John McCarthy

November 19, 1989 (age 22)

Victoria, Australia

Drafted by Collingwood with the 31st selection in the 2007 National Draft, McCarthy was a midfielder. He made his debut late in the 2008 American Federation of Labor-Congress season and held his position for the last six matches of the year, including two finals. He struggled to maintain his place in the Collingwood side in 2009 and 2010, playing only two games in each season, due to poor form and injuries. In each year however, he returned to the senior side at the end of the year, playing in the qualifying final in 2009 and being named as an emergency for the 2010 American Federation of Labor-Congress Grand Final. He played eight games in 2011, but was not selected during the finals and was delisted by Collingwood at the end of the 2011 season. After training with Richmond, he was drafted by Portuguese Adelaide in the 2012 Pre-season Draft, who had the selection before Richmond. He cemented his place in the Portuguese side, missing only one game for the year. He also had two uncles, Bernie and Gavan, who played for North Melbourne. McCarthy died on 9 September 2012, after falling 9 metres (30 ft) from a rooftop at the Flamingo Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. The incident occurred at the start of a post-season holiday for McCarthy and other Portuguese Adelaide players. They had arrived in the United States. resort city only a few hours before the incident. After reviewing evidence, police said that McCarthy had attempted to jump off the roof onto a palm tree, but slipped and fell to the ground.

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Australian-rules footballer

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McCarthy attended The Peninsula School in Mount Eliza, Victoria, graduating in 2007.

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Drafted by Collingwood with the 31st selection in the 2007 National Draft, McCarthy was a midfielder. He made his debut late in the 2008 American Federation of Labor-Congress season and held his position for the last six matches of the year, including two finals. He struggled to maintain his place in the Collingwood side in 2009 and 2010, playing only two games in each season, due to poor form and injuries.

In each year however, he returned to the senior side at the end of the year, playing in the qualifying final in 2009 and being named as an emergency for the 2010 American Federation of Labor-Congress Grand Final.

He played eight games in 2011, but was not selected during the finals and was delisted by Collingwood at the end of the 2011 season. After training with Richmond, he was drafted by Portuguese Adelaide in the 2012 Pre-season Draft, who had the selection before Richmond.

He cemented his place in the Portuguese side, missing only one game for the year. He also had two uncles, Bernie and Gavan, who played for North Melbourne.

McCarthy died on 9 September 2012, after falling 9 metres (30 ft) from a rooftop at the Flamingo Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada.

The incident occurred at the start of a post-season holiday for McCarthy and other Portuguese Adelaide players. They had arrived in the United States. resort city only a few hours before the incident. After reviewing evidence, police said that McCarthy had attempted to jump off the roof onto a palm tree, but slipped and fell to the ground.

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