McDonald is a three-time Geelong best and fairest winner and was named in the 2022 AFL Women's season 7 All-Australian team.

A tap on the shoulder asking McDonald to fill a spot to ensure that the Youth Girls' team had enough numbers began her footballing career after taking a break from netball.

[6] Her side failed to make finals at the conclusion of the 2020 AFL Women's season and finished fifth on the conference A ladder.

[8] McDonald was Geelong's best player in its loss to North Melbourne in round 1 of the 2022 season,[9] also polling six coaches' votes.

[26] McDonald won her second Geelong best and fairest award in 2022, collecting 116 votes, 13 ahead of runner-up Rebecca Webster.