UTILITY Tom McDonald said he is beginning to find his feet after Melbourne's 39-point win over St Kilda at Etihad Stadium on Sunday.

An interrupted start to the season saw McDonald miss the first five games with a foot injury, but he is quickly getting back to his best, despite having just two matches under his belt in 2018.

“It’s been exhausting getting back into game shape when I haven’t had games leading in,” McDonald told Melbourne Media.

“This week was a lot better, I felt like I had my legs under me a bit more and ran out the game with a bit more intensity compared to last week.

“Hopefully over the next few weeks I’m back to where I’d like to be.”

But settling in has been made tricky for McDonald, as the 194cm swingman has had to learn how to play in all positions across the ground.

“It’s probably the wing that I’m trying to get used to playing, not knowing always where to be,” he said.

“That’s probably the biggest learning curve, playing that wing role and understanding the right time to push back or even push forward and get on the end of it.”

While McDonald has added many strings to his bow, it is inside the forward 50 where he is thriving the most.

McDonald took seven marks and booted two goals on Sunday, proving to be a pivotal component in the new look Demon forward line.

“I think we’ve got a good mix at the moment of smalls and talls,” McDonald said.

“If you have me, Sam (Weideman) and Jesse (Hogan) all playing forward then we’ve got to be careful that we’re not too tall, but having us play in different positions throughout the game makes us a bit more unpredictable.

“Some of our mid-type players like Hannan and Fritsch are giving us good options in the air and on the ground, so I think it’s a well balanced forward line at the moment.

“We’re a lot more dangerous going forward I think.”

But McDonald credited the firing midfield for the repeat opportunities in front of goal.

“I think their clearance work has been outstanding,” he said.

“(Angus) Brayshaw today was one of our best, I think Nathan (Jones) is having one of his best years … and Max (Gawn) has been dominant in the ruck.”

While it wasn’t a perfect performance, McDonald was pleased in his sides ability to restrain the opposition, failing to concede more than two consecutive goals in the match.

“Over the four quarters there were probably bits that were sub-par … but over the whole game you’re going to have lapses,” he said.

“But [the damage] wasn’t too severe which was a good thing.”

McDonald said eradicating the lapses within matches has been a strong focus amongst the group.

“We have been talking about it,” he said.

“Discussing how we can maintain momentum and if momentum is going against, how we can cull it a bit.

“But it’s a hard one to just stop.

“You can talk about it but until you actually action it, it probably takes six to eight weeks to make it a habit.

“The opposition can turn up the intensity as well so it’s a combination of lots of different things.”

Despite some technicalities to work on, McDonald said the Demons are beginning to play with confidence and gain some momentum in the season.

“There’s definitely some continuity happening between the group which is a good thing,” he said.

“I think we’re starting to get a group of players who’ve played a fair bit together this year, and hopefully we get Jack Viney back in the next week or two – that would make us a really strong side as well.”