James I. McDonald (born October 5, 1976) is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. October 5 is the 278th day of the year (279th in Leap years). ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Australian Rules and Aussie Rules redirect here. ... The Australian Football League (AFL) is the Australian national competition in the sport of Australian rules football. ...

Nicknamed "Junior", James is the brother of former AFL players Anthony McDonald and Alex McDonald. He is noted as a hard-working in and under midfielder. In addition to this, he is also used as a tagger. In the sport of Australian rules football, each of the eighteen players in a team are assigned to a particular named position on the field of play. ...

In 1995 McDonald suffered from chronic fatigue syndrome with his VAFA side Old Xaverians. He debuted in the AFL in 1997 with the Melbourne Football Club after being promoted off the rookie list. Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), post-viral fatigue syndrome (PVFS), and various other names, is a syndrome (or group of syndromes) of unknown and possibly multiple etiologies, affecting the central nervous system (CNS), immune, and many other systems and organs. ... The Victorian Amateur Football Association is an Australian rules football league in Victoria, Australia consisting purely of amateur players. ... The Melbourne Football Club (MFC), nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League, based in Melbourne, Victoria. ... The AFL Draft is the annual draft of young talent by Australian rules football teams that participate in the main competition of that sport, the Australian Football League. ...

McDonald had one of his most consistent years in 2006, being named on the interchange bench in the All-Australian side and the only Demons player to make this list in that year. He also made it to #1 on the most amount of tackle's laid for season 2006, [1] and capped off the season with a win in Melbourne's best and fairest. The All-Australian Team is an all star team of Australian rules footballers, selected by a panel at the end of each season. ... A tackle in Australian rules football Most forms of football have a move known as a tackle. ... Best and Fairest is the phrase given to players in the Australian Football League (formerly the VFL) that are adjudged to have played the best during the season without being suspended. ...