Patrick "Pirren" McCarthy (born 11 March 1992)Carlton Football Club
Selection 34 - Pat McCarthy
18 November 2010, Retrieved 25 March 2011. is an

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er formerly in the

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Career

McCarthy plays primarily as a tall defender. Originally from South Australia, McCarthy attended and played school football for Sacred Heart College in

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. He played under 18s and reserves football for the

Glenelg Football Club Glenelg Football Club is an Australian rules football team, which plays in the South Australian National Football League. The club is known as the "Tigers" (or the "Bays"), and their home ground is ACH Group Stadium (formerly Glenelg Oval), lo ...

in the

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up to the 2010 season,Sportingpulse
Player statistics for Patrick Mccarthy
Retrieved 25 March 2011. and he represented South Australia at the 2010

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, where he was selected as a defender in the Under 18 All-Australian team. McCarthy was recruited by the

Carlton Football Club The Carlton Football Club, nicknamed the Blues, is a professional Australian rules football club that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's top professional competition. Founded in 1864 in Carlton, an inner suburb of Mel ...

with its second round selection in the 2010 AFL National Draft (No. 34 overall). He was given guernsey number 24. He played three seasons with Carlton, playing mostly for its , the Northern Bullants/Blues. He played his sole senior AFL match in the last round of the 2012 season. McCarthy was delisted at the end of the 2013 season. He returned to play for Glenelg in 2014.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:McCarthy, Patrick 1992 births Living people Carlton Football Club players Australian rules footballers from South Australia Glenelg Football Club players Preston Football Club (VFA) players People educated at Sacred Heart College, Adelaide