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John McCarthy

John McCarthy

Collingwood / Port Adelaide
Forward · Half Forward Flank Right Retired
Career games
39
Debut
2008
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Player Information

Height 189 cm
Date of Birth 19-Nov-1989
AFL Debut 2008

Player bio

A career in numbers

John McCarthy made his AFL debut for Collingwood in 2008 and played 39 games, including 18 for Collingwood between 2008 and 2011 and 21 for Port Adelaide in 2012.

His primary role in the recorded starting lineups in 2012 was right half forward flank. Across his recorded games, he averaged 3.7 marks and 2.4 tackles per game and scored 15 goals and 17 behinds. He played 6 games in his debut season, averaging 5.0 marks per game. His highest recorded season total was 88 marks, from 21 games in 2012 at an average of 4.2 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 18.67 per game in 2012. The largest total in those seasons is 392 disposals, recorded in 2012.

Selected seasons: disposals
SeasonAppearancesTotalPer game
20122139218.67
201189511.88
About these season figures

Compared 3 recorded seasons with at least five appearances and disposals recorded for every included appearance. Regular-season and finals appearances are included. Rates are total divided by appearances; ties use unrounded rates. Ongoing seasons can change. This compares the player’s own seasons, not their rank against other players.

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Career and season figures include finals where played.

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Recent Games

-- Not recorded. Coverage varies by statistic.

Year Round Team Opponent Result Score Venue POS APOS
# D K HB M G B T HO I50 R50 CL CP UP CG FF FA CM M50 IM 1% BO GA TOG EFF MIN SC DT MG GBG CC SCL TO HTA HOW% HTA% SP CD1 CDL% CO1 COW% INT CBA% SOG SHACC% GACC% SI PA CBA KI KIPO KI% RC EK KE% MOL T50 APR D50P DMP AMP A50P Tagged
2012 23
Port Adelaide PTA
Richmond @ RIC
D
106-106
MCG INT INT 35 9 3 6 2 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 4 6 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 51% 78% 62 25 37 129 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 -- 1 0% 0% 4 6 -- -- -- -- -- 1 33.3% 1 1 1 0 3 6 1 —
2012 22
Port Adelaide PTA
Brisbane Lions vs BRL
L
93-104
AAMI Stadium FWD HFFR 35 10 5 5 2 0 0 1 0 3 1 1 5 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 82% 80% 104 51 36 146 4 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 -- 0 0% 0% 3 12 -- -- -- -- -- 5 100% 0 0 4.6 1 2 6 2 —
2012 21
Port Adelaide PTA
West Coast vs WCE
L
50-98
AAMI Stadium INT INT 35 22 11 11 5 0 0 2 0 1 3 2 8 14 2 2 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 79% 64% 93 91 80 255 5 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 -- 1 0% 0% 0 11 -- -- -- -- -- 6 54.5% 0 0 5.1 6 10 5 1 —
2012 20
Port Adelaide PTA
Hawthorn @ HAW
L
87-159
UTAS Stadium SUB SUB 35 6 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29% 67% 37 12 18 128 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0% 0% 0 15 -- -- -- -- -- 1 50% 0 0 3.1 0 4 2 0 —
2012 19
Port Adelaide PTA
Greater Western Sydney @ GWS
L
73-107
GIANTS Stadium INT INT 35 15 8 7 4 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 2 14 6 1 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 76% 73% 90 45 54 221 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 -- 0 0% 0% 3 15 -- -- -- -- -- 5 62.5% 0 0 -0.4 2 10 4 0 —
Latest 5 of 39 career games

Games

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Grand Final

Grand Final Sat 26 Sep FINAL
Fremantle FRE
89–96
Brisbane Lions BRI
M.C.G.
AFLW
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
Geelong GEE
52–56
Melbourne MEL
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
North Melbourne NTH
49–13
Carlton CAR
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Sydney SYD
—–—
Western Bulldogs WBD
Henson Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Gold Coast GCS
—–—
Hawthorn HAW
People First Stadium
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