Rookie Draft: Selection No. 7 – Mitch McCarthy
Position: Ruckman/ tall utility
Height: 195cm
Weight: 93kg
Born: 10/10/1997
Recruited from: Dandenong U18
Profile
"Mitchell is a 19-year-old athlete whose first love was basketball, which took him to the USA in 2015. He returned in Christmas 2015 but missed the first six weeks of the pre-season so he played catch-up. He added 12kg to his frame and is a 60 metre kick with lots of tricks in the air. He has a new age ruck style (a 205cm hand span) but will develop as a key defender at AFL levek. He will become a better player the more games of football he plays - he was limited this year due to a broken foot. He might take a year or two before playing at AFL level but will be exciting," - Dandenong Stingrays talent manager Mark Wheeler, Inside Football, November 2016.
Rookie Draft: Mitch McCarthy
One-time basketballer Mitch McCarthy joined Collingwood with the seventh overall selection in the Rookie Draft.
