Career
He previously played for the Street Kilda Football Club between 2008 and 2013. McEvoy is an Australian Institute of Sport and American Federation of Labor-Congress Academy graduate. He was an All-Australian selection in the National Association of Broadcasters American Federation of Labor-Congress Under 18 championships, averaging seven marks per game as a ruck/forward.
He played junior football with Dederang-Mountain Beauty and U18 football with the Murray Bushrangers in the TAC Cup.
Street Kilda
McEvoy was recruited by Street Kilda with the ninth selection in the 2007 American Federation of Labor-Congress Draft from the Murray Bushrangers. With an injury to Michael Gardiner he made his debut for Street Kilda against Fremantle in 2008.
This was his only game for that year and he has been in and out of the Street Kilda senior side for the next two years, wearing the number 5 jumper. In that time he was consistently in the best players for Street Kilda"s VFL affiliate team, Casey Scorpions.
2010 season
Hawthorn and Street Kilda played out a draw in Round 17 after McEvoy kicked a goal with 12 seconds remaining.
McEvoy went up uncontested in a ball-up and then dribbled through the goal from 12m out with no Hawthorn player in the goalsquare. After playing strongly into and through the 2010 finals series, including eight consecutive games and 18 for the season, McEvoy was dropped for the Grand Final. With injury to first ruck Michael Gardiner, McEvoy regained his place in the side for the grand final replay in which Street Kilda were defeated by Collingwood.
2011 season
The 2011 season was his "break out" season.
After an strong preseason, McEvoy"s fitness and preparation was lauded as outstanding by those close to the club He worked closely with Steven King before and during the season to improve his technical skill to assume the lead ruck role for the club
2012 season
He was Street Kilda"s number one ruckman again in 2012, but had mid season surgery to his knee after he injured it a training. He missed six games and after returning played every game to season"s education
He liked to spend time dropping back into defence to take strong contested marks.
2013 season
McEvoy played all 22 games for Street Kilda in season 2013 and held down the number one ruck role. Hawthorn
During the 2013 trade period, McEvoy was traded by Street Kilda to Hawthorn in exchange for young midfielder Shane Savage and Hawthorn"s first round pick. The Saints had decided to rebuild their playing list by trading players for early draft picks.
McEvoy was holidaying in Cambodia when he was contacted to agree to the trade.
The Hawks are hopeful that McEvoy can hold down the number one ruck position after premiership ruckman Max Bailey announced his retirement post-season. He also featured in the 2015 Hawthorn Premiership side where the Hawks defeated the West Coast Eagles to claim their third straight premiership.