In an indication of Tom McCartin’s rapid rise, the young Sydney Swans forward had played 34 AFL games by the end of his teenage years – and that was despite being the youngest player in the league in his debut 2018 season. The Geelong Falcons product has a brilliant marking ability and presents a tall target, at 193cm, inside 50. Coach John Longmire however has developed the now 23-year-old into a key defender. McCartin played his 100th career game in 2023 and while he was ruled out for much of the 2023 season due to injury, he proved to be an impact player averaging 8.5 spoils in his 15 games.
