Lincoln McCarthy (born 22 October 1993) is a professional Australian rules football player for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Lincoln McCarthy
Personal information
Full name Lincoln McCarthy
Date of birth (1993-10-22) 22 October 1993 (age 30)
Original team(s) Bordertown Football Club, Glenelg (SANFL)
Draft No. 66, 2011 national draft
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 81 kg (179 lb)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current club Brisbane Lions
Number 11
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2012–2018 Geelong 029 0(25)
2019– Brisbane Lions 111 (129)
Total 140 (154)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 23, 2023.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

McCarthy, from Bordertown, South Australia, was recruited from Glenelg to Geelong in the 2011 National Draft with pick 66. He made his debut in round 10, 2012, against Greater Western Sydney at Kardinia Park.[1] It was his sole game for the 2012 season; he did not play in the 2013 season after undergoing foot surgery. McCarthy played four games in 2014, struggling with a back injury. He suffered another foot injury in 2015. McCarthy played 19 games in 2016 before he was struck down by hip and groin problems in 2017. He played two games in 2018[2] and was traded to Brisbane at the conclusion of the 2018 season.[3]

Statistics edit

Updated to the end of the 2022 season.[4]

Legend
  G  
Goals
  K  
Kicks
  D  
Disposals 
  T  
Tackles
  B  
Behinds 
  H  
Handballs 
  M  
Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2012 Geelong 6 1 0 0 3 3 6 3 0 0.0 0.0 3.0 3.0 6.0 3.0 0.0 0
2013 Geelong 6 0
2014 Geelong 6 4 0 5 24 16 40 5 11 0.0 1.3 6.0 4.0 10.0 1.3 2.8 0
2015 Geelong 6 0
2016 Geelong 6 19 19 7 122 87 209 49 49 1.0 0.4 6.4 4.6 11.0 2.6 2.6 0
2017 Geelong 6 3 4 1 24 16 40 6 8 1.3 0.3 8.0 5.3 13.3 2.0 2.7 0
2018 Geelong 6 2 2 3 14 8 22 5 4 1.0 1.5 7.0 4.0 11.0 2.5 2.0 0
2019 Brisbane Lions 11 24 20 13 179 135 314 70 94 0.8 0.5 7.5 5.6 13.1 2.9 3.9 2
2020[a] Brisbane Lions 11 17 15 15 89 76 165 40 53 0.9 0.9 5.2 4.5 9.7 2.4 3.1 0
2021 Brisbane Lions 11 24 36 15 183 123 306 77 80 1.5 0.6 7.6 5.1 12.8 3.2 3.3 3
2022 Brisbane Lions 11 25 35 13 199 110 309 89 83 1.4 0.5 8.0 4.4 12.4 3.6 3.3 1
Career 119 131 72 837 574 1411 344 382 1.1 0.6 7.0 4.8 11.9 2.9 3.2 6

Notes

  1. ^ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

References edit

  1. ^ Wade, Nick (28 November 2011). "Pleasant draft shock for new Cat". Geelong Advertiser. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
  2. ^ Cleary, Mitch (21 September 2018). "Make me a Lion: Cat requests Brisbane trade". afl.com.au. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  3. ^ Navaratnam, Dinny (8 October 2018). "Lincoln a Lion: Fringe Cat joins Brisbane". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  4. ^ "AFL Tables - Lincoln McCarthy statistics". AFL Tables.

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