Education
Originally from South Australia, McCarthy attended and played school football for Sacred Heart College in Somerton Park.
Originally from South Australia, McCarthy attended and played school football for Sacred Heart College in Somerton Park.
McCarthy plays primarily as a tall defender. McCarthy was recruited by the Carlton Football Club with its second round selection in the 2010 American Federation of Labor-Congress National Draft (Number 34 overall). He was given guernsey number 24.
He played three seasons with Carlton, playing mostly for its VFL-affiliate, the Northern Bullants/Blues.
He played his sole senior American Federation of Labor-Congress match in the last round of the 2012 season. McCarthy was delisted at the end of the 2013 season.
He will return to play for Glenelg from 2014.