Donald William Macdonald (died 12 June 1994) was an Australian rugby league referee and administrator.
Macdonald began his refereeing career in the Newtown District Junior Rugby League.
He was subsequently graded to referee in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) in 1963,[1] gaining his first first-grade match in 1967.
[3] Macdonald was a no-nonsense referee who was not averse to sending off players for violent play or dissent, including Craig Young,[4] Johnny Greaves and Ron Raper,[5] Steve Kneen,[6] Kevin Ryan,[7] Paul Sait,[8] Graham Olling[9] and Bill Ashurst.
[10] Macdonald was also involved in some volatile situations after matches, being pelted with fruit[11] and cans[12] by irate spectators, and doused with beer.