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 29)[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]
Club information
Current club St Kilda
Number 9
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2017–2019 Brisbane 23 (16)
2020– St Kilda 10 0(2)
Total 33 (18)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
2017 The Allies 1 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2021 season.
2 State and international statistics correct as of 2017.
Career highlights

AFLW

  • AFLW All Australian team (2017)

QWAFL

  • 2017 QWAFL Best & Fairest
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Kate McCarthy (born 24 October 1992) is an Australian rules footballer playing for St Kilda in the AFL Women's.

Early and personal life[]

McCarthy played for Yeronga South Brisbane in the QWAFL before signing for the 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]

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. ^ a b c "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.

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