Player Watch #30 Tom McCartin

[Kennedy Parker]

Tom McCartin

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In an indication of Tom McCartin

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Tom Mccartin

Age

24

Ht

194cm

Wt

99kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.3

2star

K

5.6

2star

HB

3.7

3star

M

3.7

4star

T

1.6

4star

MG

129.5

2star

D

7.2

2star

K

4.4

2star

HB

2.8

2star

M

3.2

3star

T

0.8

1star

MG

87.4

2star

D

9.0

3star

K

5.0

2star

HB

4.0

3star

M

2.8

3star

T

2.0

4star

MG

168.0

3star

’s rapid rise, the young Sydney Swans forward had played 34 AFL games by the end of his teenage years – and that was despite being the youngest player in the league in his debut 2018 season. The Geelong Falcons product has a brilliant marking ability and presents a tall target inside 50, although coach John Longmire has also used him as a key defender. McCartin is the younger brother of number one 2014 AFL Draft pick Paddy, who played 35 AFL games with St Kilda.

Tom McCartin

30

Tom Mccartin

Age

24

Ht

194cm

Wt

99kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.3

2star

K

5.6

2star

HB

3.7

3star

M

3.7

4star

T

1.6

4star

MG

129.5

2star

D

7.2

2star

K

4.4

2star

HB

2.8

2star

M

3.2

3star

T

0.8

1star

MG

87.4

2star

D

9.0

3star

K

5.0

2star

HB

4.0

3star

M

2.8

3star

T

2.0

4star

MG

168.0

3star

DOB: 30 December 1999
DRAFT: 2017
RECRUITED FROM: St Joseph's (Vic)/St Joseph's, Geel (Vic)/Geel Gram (Vic)/Geel U18

Tom McCartin | AFL

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[SwansProudly]

Happy 21st Tom

 

[RUNVS]

Is he still the youngest player in the competition?

 

[elastic]

Is he still the youngest player in the competition?

No, but I've heard he is now taller than Cripps.

 

[SwansProudly]

Happy 50th game Tom - as a 21 year old!
2018 15 Debut:18y 132d
2019 19
2020 14
2021 1

Enjoy

 

[The Gong]

Can we change this thread title?

 

[caesar88]

Been a fun ride so far, but I suspect it would've been 50 of the better first games played for the Swans if he was in defence from the get-go rather than waiting in the forward line for the ball to come near him. Oh well you live and you learn. Love this kid. Go well son!

 

[Punts]

Sign the prick

 

[rustycrate]

Sign the prick

He will get signed. Don't stress.

 

[kelpie_X]

Can we change this thread title?

why? It's awesome

 

[Jewelsbon]

Wow that's gone quick!

 

[SwansProudly]

We enjoyed your 50th game as well, Tom.

 

[caesar88]

Absolute gun. Just gets a hand or a fingertip to every ball. He can't be taken out of a contest. And he's still only 21! Imagine how immovable he will be when he's at the peak of his strength!

 

[S120]

Absolute gun. Just gets a hand or a fingertip to every ball. He can't be taken out of a contest. And he's still only 21! Imagine how immovable he will be when he's at the peak of his strength!

That's the underrated thing about him imo: when he gets good body position and engages his legs, you can't move him off it. Doesn't look that strong but it shows in his play and when he's 26 he'll be impossible to shift.

 

[Swansujelly]

Tom at one end, Logan at the other. Not bad bookends.

 

[DeadlyAkkuret]

I remember wishing he was a forward because we didn’t have Buddy, Heeney or Logan and Reid was trying to hold the forward line together with Papley.

Dark days...


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[Jewelsbon]

They are holding off announcing his re-signing till the mid season draft when we sign his brother - just imagine the headlines

 

[Deccas]

Yeah I'm stunned at how quickly I've gone from "I really think he should stay forward" to "we have a 300 game key defender here"

I remember wishing he was a forward because we didn’t have Buddy, Heeney or Logan and Reid was trying to hold the forward line together with Papley.

Dark days...


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[BloodySwan]

He looked solid as a forward and was coming along nicely. Since switching to defence he looks a natural. Hoping we sign him up, looking forward to him & his brother playing each end

 

[BloodySwan]

McCartin doing alright for someone who is too slow to be a good defender

 

[SGBeach]

That's the underrated thing about him imo: when he gets good body position and engages his legs, you can't move him off it. Doesn't look that strong but it shows in his play and when he's 26 he'll be impossible to shift.

During the Swans 2020 pre-season.. according to his team mates, McCartin was the player that they didn't want to come up against in the wrestling / body / strength work, as he was too strong... only just turned 20yo then!!

 

[momentbymoment]

During the Swans 2020 pre-season.. according to his team mates, McCartin was the player that they didn't want to come up against in the wrestling / body / strength work, as he was too strong... only just turned 20yo then!!

I suspect you can thank Paddy for that. There are only so many humiliating take downs a younger brother can receive before he starts to fight back.

 

[grimlock]

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Tom McCartin

30

Tom Mccartin

Age

24

Ht

194cm

Wt

99kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.3

2star

K

5.6

2star

HB

3.7

3star

M

3.7

4star

T

1.6

4star

MG

129.5

2star

D

7.2

2star

K

4.4

2star

HB

2.8

2star

M

3.2

3star

T

0.8

1star

MG

87.4

2star

D

9.0

3star

K

5.0

2star

HB

4.0

3star

M

2.8

3star

T

2.0

4star

MG

168.0

3star

has today become the first Swan to record at least 10 spoils, 10 intercepts and 10 marks in the same game since all of these measures have been recorded (2002)

 

[wizcapper]

Surely will be an All Australian at some stage

 

[MF]

So many great marks today that very likely would have turned into dogs goals had he spilled them. Huge game.