Gerald McCarthy (footballer)

Gerald McCarthy
Personal information
Full name Gerald Thomas McCarthy
Date of birth (1951-11-02) 2 November 1951 (age 72)
Original team(s) Ashburton YCW
Height 191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 92 kg (203 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1972–1977 Hawthorn 75 (18)
1978–1982 Fitzroy 75 (23)
Total 150 (41)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1982.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Gerald "Gerry" McCarthy (born 2 November 1951) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

McCarthy, recruited from Ashburton YCW, played most of his football as a defender. He appeared in five finals for Hawthorn, but never got to play in a grand final, missing out on selection in both 1975 and 1976.[1]

He was traded to Fitzroy at the end of the 1977 VFL season, in exchange for Terry Wallace, who was residential bound to Fitzroy but hadn't played any VFL football for them.[2]

  1. ^ "AFL Tables: Gerald McCarthy". afltables.com.
  2. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.