Gavan McCarthy

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Gavan McCarthy
Personal information
Full name Gavan McCarthy
Date of birth (1945-05-16) 16 May 1945 (age 76)
Original team(s) Yea
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 86 kg (190 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1965 North Melbourne 2 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1965.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Gavan McCarthy (born 16 May 1945) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

McCarthy, who was recruited from Yea, made two appearances for North Melbourne in the 1965 VFL season. [1] [2] His brother, Bernie McCarthy, was his teammate in the second of those matches, against Fitzroy at Brunswick Street Oval. [3] He had another brother Shane McCarthy, who played for Geelong. [4]

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References

  1. Sportingpulse: Yea Football Netball Club History
  2. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN   9781920910785.
  3. AFL Tables: Gavan McCarthy
  4. Herald Sun ,"Port Adelaide football star John McCarthy dies in incident at Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas", Jon Ralph, Andrew Capel