Gavan McCarthy (born 16 May 1945) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Gavan McCarthy
Personal information
Full name Gavan McCarthy
Date of birth (1945-05-16) 16 May 1945 (age 79)
Original team(s) Yea
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 86 kg (190 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1965 North Melbourne 2 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1965.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

McCarthy, who was recruited from Yea, made two appearances for North Melbourne in the 1965 VFL season.[1][2] His brother, Bernie McCarthy, was his teammate in the second of those matches, against Fitzroy at Brunswick Street Oval.[3] He had another brother Shane McCarthy, who played for Geelong.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Sportingpulse: Yea Football Netball Club History
  2. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  3. ^ AFL Tables: Gavan McCarthy
  4. ^ Herald Sun,"Port Adelaide football star John McCarthy dies in incident at Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas", Jon Ralph, Andrew Capel