Tom McCartin (born 30 December 1999) is a professional

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er playing for the

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in the

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(AFL). He is a key defender. He made his debut in round 8 of the 2018 season against at the

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(MCG). McCartin originally played in the TAC Cup for the Geelong Falcons, but has also played three games in the AFL Under 18 Championships for Vic Country. He missed the whole of the 2016 season due to viral

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. At the

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, he recorded in the running vertical leap and level 21.5 in the yo-yo test. McCartin was drafted with pick 33 in the 2017 draft while completing

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St Joseph's College, Geelong , motto_translation = Striving for the highest , city = Newtown , state = Victoria , zipcode = 3220 , country = Australia , coordinates = , ty ...

, but decided not to complete

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. He was the youngest player on an AFL list in round 1, 2018 at 18 years and 82 days. Sydney coach

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praised McCartin for his work rate during his first preseason. Tom is the brother of former St Kilda player

Paddy McCartin Patrick McCartin (born 19 April 1996) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL), having previously played for the St Kilda Football Club from 2015 to 2019. He was drafted ...

. The brothers played against each other for the first time in round 12, 2018 at Docklands Stadium. Sydney won by 71 points and both brothers kicked a goal. In September 2018, McCartin extended his contract by two years, tying him to Sydney until 2021. He played 15 games in his debut season as a key-position forward after Sam Reid was kept out with injuries. Football manager Tom Harley commented, "For an 18-year-old to hold down a key-position post for more than half the season in his debut year is an unbelievable achievement."

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:McCartin, Tom Australian rules footballers from Geelong Living people 1999 births Sydney Swans players Geelong Falcons players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)