Amy McDonald has been in scintillating form to start the AFLW season, but the star midfielder believes there is still room for improvement as she looks to build consistency in 2024.
The three-time Cats Best and Fairest winner has amassed an equal league-high 22 clearances across the opening two games, winning 13 of Geelong’s 27 clearances on Sunday against the Kangaroos.
McDonald also ranks in the competition’s top 10 players for disposals, inside 50’s and contested possessions in an impressive start to the season.
Despite her strong start to the year, McDonald said she is not satisfied just yet as she looks to sustain her hot form across the entirety of the 2024 season.
“I do hold myself to really high standards and I am happy with the way I have started the season,” McDonald said.
“I think the main thing I pride myself on is consistency, so I am happy with how I have started but I want to hold that for the entire season.
“Each offseason you go to work and try to add a few more layers to your game, off the back of my first two weeks there are parts of my game where I can add more to it. It is something that I keep focusing on week in and week out, but I pride myself on consistency and hopefully being able to do that for more games yet.”
The Cats were strong in their Week 2 clash with the Kangaroos but the teams could not be separated, finishing in a draw with Geelong securing their first two points of the season.
Attention now turns to Saturday’s clash with Carlton, who are coming off a thrilling one-point win over Gold Coast last weekend.
McDonald said the Cats will be looking to bring their absolute best against the Blues in Week 3.
“I don't think we have played them for a couple of years now, but the direction the competition is going any teams best footy is good enough,” McDonald said.
“We know coming up against Carlton this weekend that they are a really strong opposition, we need to bring our A-Game once again for an entire four quarters to come away with the win.
“We are really confident backing in our system and backing in our players to get the job done.”
