1. Cameron Alex McCarthy was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Greater Western Sydney Giants and Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League.
14 Facts About Cam McCarthy
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Cam McCarthy chose the AFL pathway after some inspiration from a South Fremantle colts coach.
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Cam McCarthy had previously played junior football for South Coogee.
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Cam McCarthy came to prominence with an impressive AFL Under-18 Championships, with the highlight being when he kicked the winning after-the-siren goal for Western Australia against Vic Country in Round 4 of the Championships before suffering a broken leg in the final round against South Australia.
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Cam McCarthy made his debut in Round 23,2014, against the Western Bulldogs at Etihad Stadium; McCarthy started the game as the substitute but kicked a long goal from the boundary line with his first kick in AFL football.
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On 10 September 2015, news broke that Cam McCarthy was requesting a trade to his home state of Western Australia; the next day, Greater Western Sydney "categorically rejected" his trade request due to him being contracted until the end of the 2017 season.
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Cam McCarthy was officially traded to Fremantle during the 2016 trade period.
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Cam McCarthy was suspended for two weeks in round 15 for careless contact with St Kilda's Sam Gilbert.
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Cam McCarthy was surprisingly omitted from the Round 23 team who took on Essendon.
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In 2019, ahead of the Round 1 clash with North Melbourne, Cam McCarthy was called up to the senior team, seemingly as a replacement for new recruit Jesse Hogan, despite not playing in either pre-season match.
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Cam McCarthy was arguably Fremantle's best player in the demolition of North Melbourne in a career-best performance, kicking five goals and collecting 20 disposals.
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Cam McCarthy returned to South Fremantle Football Club in the WAFL for two seasons, but he walked away from the sport after managing just 10 games in that time.
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Cam McCarthy left school at 16 to take up a plumbing apprenticeship prior to being drafted.
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On 9 May 2024, Cam McCarthy was found dead at a property in Lake Coogee, a suburb of Perth.