Kate McCarthy

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Kate McCarthy
Personal information
Nickname(s) Cathy Freeman [1]
Date of birth (1992-10-24) 24 October 1992 (age 32) [2]
Original team(s) Yeronga South Brisbane (QWAFL) [2]
Draft No. 82, 2016 AFL Women's draft
Debut Round 1, 2017, Brisbane  vs. Melbourne, at Casey Fields
Height 164 cm (5 ft 5 in) [3]
Position(s) Midfield/small forward [4] [5]
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2017–2019 Brisbane 23 (16)
2020–2022 (S6) St Kilda 16 0(2)
2022 (S7) Hawthorn 03 0(0)
Total42 (18)
Representative team honours
YearsTeamGames (Goals)
2017 The Allies 1 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2022 (S7).
2 State and international statistics correct as of 2017.
Career highlights
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Kate McCarthy (born 24 October 1992) is a former Australian rules footballer, media personality and sports commentator who played for the Brisbane Lions, St Kilda Football Club, and Hawthorn Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW).

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Early and personal life

McCarthy grew up in Brisbane where she initially pursued a career in cricket and represented Queensland in the process. She later switched to play Australian rules football for Yeronga South Brisbane in the QWAFL before signing for the Brisbane Lions. She has represented Australia for touch rugby league to at least as high as the under-20s age group. [6] As of 2017, she works as a mathematics and physical education teacher at Clairvaux MacKillop College. [7] She has required an implanted pacemaker since the age of ten. [8] [9]

AFL Women's career

McCarthy was taken with the number 82 pick by Brisbane in the 2016 AFL Women's draft. [2] She made her debut in the Lions' inaugural game against Melbourne at Casey Fields in the opening round of the 2017 AFL Women's season. [10] McCarthy is noted for her speed and ability to kick the ball accurately while sprinting. [11] [12] [13]

At the end of the season, McCarthy was listed in the 2017 All-Australian team. [14]

Brisbane signed McCarthy for the 2018 season during the trade period in May 2017. [15]

In April 2019, McCarthy joined expansion club St Kilda, along with fellow Brisbane player Nat Exon. [16]

In May 2022, McCarthy was delisted by St Kilda to allow her to explore her options. [17] Following her delisting, she was signed by expansion club Hawthorn as a delisted free agent. [18] At the conclusion of the season, on January 12th 2023 McCarthy retired from the sport after 7 seasons at the highest level.

Statistics

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game) Votes
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2017 Brisbane 98913811499211.10.14.81.46.11.12.60
2018 Brisbane 98123794614130.10.34.61.15.81.81.60
2019 Brisbane 9764328407200.90.64.61.15.71.02.90
2020 St Kilda 9410261036680.30.06.52.59.01.52.00
2021 St Kilda 961226834730.20.34.31.35.71.20.50
2022 (S6) St Kilda 960237542550.00.36.20.87.00.80.80
2022 (S7) Hawthorn 930011213660.00.03.70.74.32.02.00
Career4218112075326054760.40.34.91.36.21.31.80

Honours and achievements

Team

Individual

Media Career

McCarthy joined Seven Network as a media personality supporting shows including Armchair Experts for the 2024 AFL season alongside Kane Cornes and the 2024 AFL Grand Final broadcast alongside Jude Bolton. [19] [20]

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References

  1. ↑ Flanagan, Martin (3 March 2017). "Tayla Harris has AFL Women's football kicking on in Brisbane". The Age . Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "Brisbane Lions AFL Women's Players". Brisbane Lions. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "KATE MCCARTHY". Australian Football. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  4. ↑ de Haer, Katie (9 March 2017). "One change made for Bulldogs clash – lions.com.au". lions.com.au. Brisbane Lions. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "Observations from five weeks of AFLW". The Roar. 8 March 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  6. ↑ "Australian Youth And Masters Squads". Touch Football. 25 June 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  7. ↑ Cormack, Michael (28 January 2017). "Clairvaux Mackillop College teacher Kate McCarthy kicking goals with the Brisbane Lions". Quest Community Newspapers . Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  8. ↑ "Kate McCarthy is believed to be the first player to play AFL with a pacemaker". 3AW. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  9. ↑ Beaton, Robert (1 March 2017). "Lionhearted McCarthy". AFL Players Association. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  10. ↑ "AFLW 2017 round one: Melbourne Demons v Brisbane Lions". Herald Sun . 5 February 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  11. ↑ Cheadle, Josh (23 February 2017). "Pacemaker not slowing down speedy Lion Kate McCarthy – AFL.com.au". afl.com.au. AFL. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  12. ↑ "Kate McCarthy delivers brilliant goal as Brisbane Lions beat Collingwood in AFLW". The Age. AAP. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  13. ↑ AFL Women's on Twitter
  14. ↑ Navaratnam, Dinny (28 March 2017). "Lions, Crows dominate AFLW All Australian team – AFL.com.au". AFL.com.au. BigPond. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  15. ↑ "AFLW: All the clubs' full lists after trade period – AFL.com.au". afl.com.au. Telstra Media. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  16. ↑ "2020 vision for McCarthy and Exon". St Kilda . Telstra Media. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  17. ↑ "Saints confirm further list changes". St Kilda . Telstra Media. 27 May 2022.
  18. ↑ "McCarthy makes way to Hawthorn for Season Seven". Hawthorn . Telstra. 9 June 2022.
  19. ↑ McCarthy to depart Dogs for new role 1 March 2024
  20. ↑ Channel 7 commentator Kate McCarthy hospitalised over heart issue by Andrew McMurtry for News.com.au 1 October 2024
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