John McCarthy (Australian footballer)
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John McCarthy is an Australian rules football
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

er who played for Collingwood Football Club
Collingwood Football Club
The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...

 in the AFL
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...

 between 2008 and 2011.

Drafted with the 31st selection in the 2007 National Draft
2007 AFL Draft
The 2007 AFL Draft consisted of four opportunities for player acquisitions during the 2007/08 Australian Football League off-season. These were trade week, the National Draft, the Pre-Season Draft and the Rookie Draft.- Trades :...

, McCarthy is a midfielder.

His father Shane and brother Matthew
Matthew McCarthy
Matthew McCarthy is a former Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League , playing 22 games between 2003 and 2006. He is the brother of Collingwood player John McCarthy....

 both played league football with Geelong
Geelong Football Club
The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club, named after and based in the city of Geelong, playing in the Australian Football League . The club has been the VFL/AFL premiers nine times, with a record equalling 3 in the AFL era. Geelong has also...

. He also had two uncles, Bernie
Bernie McCarthy
Bernie McCarthy is a former Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League ....

 and Gavan, who played for North Melbourne
North Melbourne Football Club
The North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Kangaroos, is the fourth oldest Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League and is one of the oldest sporting clubs in Australia and the world...

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