After playing in the first and final match of the 2016 NAB Challenge against and respectively , McDonald started the season playing in the AFL when he played in the opening round match against Greater Western Sydney in the two point win at the Melbourne Cricket Ground . During the match , he suffered an ankle injury which forced him to miss the next week . Playing for Casey , he received a concussion which saw him miss further football . He returned to the senior side in the sixty-three point win against the at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in round nine . With the club focusing on youth , he maintained a spot in the seniors for the remainder of the season , which saw him play as the second key back behind his brother , Tom . Despite not missing another match , he did , however , injure his ankle a further two times during the season , in the round 16 match against Fremantle and the round 18 match against . After finding consistency in the back-line , he was awarded the round 21 nomination for the AFL Rising Star in the forty-point win against Port Adelaide at Adelaide Oval , where he recorded twenty-three disposals , nine marks , and five rebound-50s . In August , he signed a two-year contract , tying him to the club until the end of the 2018 season
AFL Rising Star
2016 AFL Rising Star
Oscar McDonald