Bernie McCarthy

Bernie McCarthy (21 August 1943 – 16 February 2019) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Bernie McCarthy
Personal information
Full name Bernie McCarthy
Date of birth (1943-08-21)21 August 1943
Date of death 16 February 2019(2019-02-16) (aged 75)
Original team(s) Yea (WNEFL)
Height 191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 92 kg (203 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1962–1971 North Melbourne 148 (80)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1971.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

McCarthy was the eldest of three brothers from Yea who played in the VFL.[1] The youngest, Shane, played at Geelong and the other, Gavan McCarthy, made two appearance for North Melbourne, one of them with Bernie in round five of the 1965 VFL season.[2] A nephew, Matthew, was also a Geelong footballer and another, John, played at Collingwood and Port Adelaide.

A centre half-forward, McCarthy partnered John Dugdale as North Melbourne's key forwards throughout the 1960s.[3]

He finished the 1971 season at Victorian Football Association (VFA) club Preston and was one of the club's best players in the Grand Final loss to Dandenong that year.[4]

His career then continued in the Bendigo Football League, where he captain-coached South Bendigo. He won the Michelsen Medal in 1973 and led his side to a premiership in 1974.

McCarthy died on 16 February 2019, aged 75.[5]

References
  1. The Age,"Ibrahim Hopes To Train, But Chances Slim", 14 April 1965, p. 11
  2. AFL Tables: Bernie McCarthy
  3. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
  4. The Age,"Dandenong in dicey Grand Final win", 27 September 1971, p. 11
  5. Jones, Richard. "Almanac Obituaries: South Bendigo's Bernie McCarthy passes away". The Footy Almanac. The Footy Almanac. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
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