 In the final round match against , he kicked his first and second career goals within a minute of each other, both were set up in near identical ways, with McDonald marking inside fifty after teammate, Dean Kent kicked to him.He played twenty-one matches for the season, resulting in a seventh-place finish in Melbourne's best and fairest.After introducing a more offensive style into the way his game, McDonald opened the 2015 AFL season with a team-high twenty-six disposals in the twenty-six point win against Gold Coast and was named in the best players.