Background
McGrath was born in Northam, Western Australia.
McGrath was born in Northam, Western Australia.
He was rookie-listed with both the West Coast Eagles and Essendon in the Australian Football League (American Federation of Labor-Congress), but did not play a game for either club He has three brothers: Bradley, Cory and Ashley McGrath. Cory and Ashley both played in the American Federation of Labor-Congress, for Carlton and the Brisbane Lions respectively.
McGrath played junior football in Katanning before being recruited to South Fremantle in the WAFL, where he made his debut in 1994.
McGrath had a brief taste of the professional Australian Football League, when he was recruited from South Fremantle to the West Coast Eagles’ rookie list. He was delisted after spending a year on their list without playing a game.
He represented Washington on six occasions in 2000, 2004 and 2005, and was captain of the 2008 Washington side that defeated Queensland in Townsville, 2009 and 2010. In 2008 he was appointed captain of South Fremantle and played his 150th game for the Bulldogs while also winning his second Best & Fairest award.
He played his 200th game for South Fremantle in the final round of the 2010 season.
In 2011 Toby McGrath was named in South Fremantle’s Indigenous Team of The Century and he in 2012 was included in the WAFL’s Best 25 players of the Last 25 Years. McGrath is employed as a fireman with the Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia. He has three brothers, Cory and Ashley who have both played in the American Federation of Labor-Congress and Bradley.
Marty McGrath and Dion Woods, who played for Richmond and Fremantle respectively, are both cousins.
In 2009 he played in his fifth WAFL Grand Final and captained South Fremantle to the WAFL premiership, his second after being a member of the 2005 team