List Mgmt. Welcome Tom McCarthy (Pick 1, 2025 MSD)

[Bleedblueandgold]

Pretty incredible debut game. Very impressed.

 

[Grahame]

I saw a picture of him after the game and was looking east. Go home factor?

 

[Carbine Chaos]

It wasn't just his pace it was how clean he was.

We had 100+ gamers out there who handled it like a bar of soap all day.

 

[fullbull]

Alright lads, let’s get to the real hard-hitting questions.

What number is T-Mac wearing in 2026?

Here are some expected available numbers for him:

4 - Dom Sheed
5 - Jayden Hunt

5

Jayden Hunt

Age

30

Ht

188cm

Wt

82kg

Pos.

D/M

Career

Season

Last 5

D

5.3

1star

K

3.3

1star

HB

2.0

2star

M

1.7

2star

T

2.3

4star

MG

78.7

1star

D

5.3

1star

K

3.3

1star

HB

2.0

1star

M

1.7

2star

T

2.3

3star

MG

78.7

1star

D

5.3

2star

K

3.3

2star

HB

2.0

2star

M

1.7

2star

T

2.3

4star

MG

78.7

2star

12 - Oscar Allen

12

Oscar Allen

Age

26

Ht

196cm

Wt

96kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.8

2star

K

6.6

3star

HB

3.2

3star

M

3.8

4star

T

2.4

4star

G

1.1

4star

No current season stats available

D

8.6

3star

K

5.8

3star

HB

2.8

3star

M

3.8

4star

T

2.0

4star

G

1.2

4star

20 - Jeremy McGovern

20

Jeremy Mcgovern

Age

33

Ht

197cm

Wt

97kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.7

4star

K

10.1

4star

HB

4.6

3star

M

6.8

5star

T

1.5

3star

MG

238.7

4star

D

12.4

3star

K

8.6

3star

HB

3.8

3star

M

6.4

5star

T

2.0

3star

MG

183.4

3star

D

11.0

3star

K

8.8

4star

HB

2.2

2star

M

7.2

5star

T

1.4

4star

21 - Jack Petruccelle

21

Jack Petruccelle

Age

26

Ht

188cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.2

2star

K

6.2

2star

HB

3.0

3star

M

3.0

3star

T

1.8

4star

G

1.0

4star

D

6.7

1star

K

4.0

1star

HB

2.7

2star

M

1.7

2star

T

1.3

2star

G

0.7

4star

D

7.8

2star

K

4.6

2star

HB

3.2

3star

M

2.8

3star

T

1.6

4star

G

0.6

3star

Personally I’d like him in #5, would suit him and would be somewhat ironic if he took Hunt’s number, given the stories about him loving Hunt years ago as a Melbourne supporter, and the Instagram DM conversations they used to have.

 

[garlic munchers]

Alright lads, let’s get to the real hard-hitting questions.

What number is T-Mac wearing in 2026?

Here are some expected available numbers for him:

4 - Dom Sheed
5 - Jayden Hunt
12 - Oscar Allen
20 - Jeremy McGovern
21 - Jack Petruccelle

Personally I’d like him in #5, would suit him and would be somewhat ironic if he took Hunt’s number, given the stories about him loving Hunt years ago as a Melbourne supporter, and the Instagram DM conversations they used to have.

9?

 

[stallon]

Alright lads, let’s get to the real hard-hitting questions.

What number is T-Mac wearing in 2026?

Here are some expected available numbers for him:

4 - Dom Sheed
5 - Jayden Hunt
12 - Oscar Allen
20 - Jeremy McGovern
21 - Jack Petruccelle

Personally I’d like him in #5, would suit him and would be somewhat ironic if he took Hunt’s number, given the stories about him loving Hunt years ago as a Melbourne supporter, and the Instagram DM conversations they used to have.

I expect he would get first dibs on a number if he keeps this form up, but id like it if our 2 top draftees got single digit numbers.
McCarthy gets 12(or 20 if Oscar stays), then any other recruits we get fight over the rest.

McCarthy will probably get first pick though

 

[Altum Volantes]

9?

Ooft.

 

[Altum Volantes]

I saw a picture of him after the game and was looking east. Go home factor?

Has already been back to Melbourne since he was drafted for a 'prior commitment' and apparently is planning to return to Victoria during the bye week to 'sort some stuff out'

May be his collection of Faberge Eggs that he is yet to relocate to Perth, or may be set to sign one of those Kosi Pickett deals that Melbourne are throwing around at the moment.

 

[Mop]

This photoshop is an absolute hack job

 

[PepperTom32]

Don’t recall him missing a target, though I only saw 3/4 of the game. Any idea of his disposal efficiency?

 

[squashface]

Don’t recall him missing a target, though I only saw 3/4 of the game. Any idea of his disposal efficiency?

93.5%

 

[Grrr]

Posted on the day you drafted him that he has all the traits of an AFL player, not that I expected a debut like that. He played exactly the same at VFL level, but AFL has more space and the grounds far nicer to play on, Vic winter, windy, wet, small grounds. Good for club moral to unearth one from the rough.

 

[Cuzz09]

Think he'll love playing on a fast, dry Marvel deck next week v a soggy Optus

 

[Art OF war]

Think he'll love playing on a fast, dry Marvel deck next week v a soggy Optus

He unfortunately won't be picked to play next week.

 

[Westend]

fantastic debut

 

[PremiershipNo4]

Already our best player, and I’m not even joking

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

He unfortunately won't be picked to play next week.

Gotta fit in Archer somehow!

 

[flyinghi64]

T-Mac what a recruit. Looks like he has been playing in the team all year.
Ran all day and constantly provided an option.
Over half the team should be looking at him and what he did and feel ashamed with the performance they have been bringing.

 

[Mr Q]

Didn't the big Q Stick debut in 45 v Carlton

Merenda to kick the winning point

How quickly we forget Jake Waterman started in 45. Matt Priddis also debuted in 45.

And if you go back to the beginning, our first full back Andrew Lockyer specifically chose 45 in the Eagles debut season (we didn't even have 40 players on the list - a lot of players in that season chose their WAFL club number where they could get it)

 

[BeornJ]

So, Tom, no pressure, but we just need you to play like that every single game:

 

[Ochre]

93.5%

100% by foot too

 

[oak79]

So doing the maths, means 29 of his 31 disposals hit their targets.

 

[RanaNaved]

So good getting a guy like this for nothing

 

[SloppyJoe]

100% by foot too

Send him back to the 2s to work on his hands

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Couldn't even crack 30 tonight.

Delist.