Ron McDonald is a former Australian rules football

Australian rules football

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er who played for Richmond

Richmond Football Club

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 in the Victorian Football League

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 (VFL).

A strong marking key position player from Murtoa, McDonald was a consistent performer in six seasons at Richmond. He started out strongly with two goals on debut and after going goal-less the following week, kicked four successive hauls of four goals. When not at centre half forward, he was used either as a ruckman or centre half back. He represented the VFL at the 1958 Melbourne Carnival

1958 Melbourne Carnival

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and was Richmond's joint top vote getter in the 1959 Brownlow Medal count.