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The shattered teammates of footy subordinate Cam McCarthy person wiped distant tears during an affectional tribute to nan precocious 29-year-old astatine Optus Stadium.
Players from some nan Fremantle Dockers and Sydney Swans wore achromatic armbands successful honour of nan AFL prima who was recovered dormant successful Lake Coogee successful Perth's south around 6.15pm connected Thursday.
McCarthy's conflict pinch intelligence wellness issues was good documented done his AFL career, which spanned from 2014 to 2020.
Police said they are not treating his decease arsenic suspicious.
Former AFL prima Cam McCarthy (pictured) has died astatine nan property of 29 successful Perth nether non-suspicious circumstances
McCarthy's teammates Nat Fyfe and Alex Pearce were flooded pinch emotion during a tribute for nan footy prima connected Friday night
A tribute and little infinitesimal of soundlessness was fixed to McCarthy, who played a full of 49 games for nan Dockers and 21 games for nan Greater Western Sydney Giants, up of nan lucifer connected Friday night.
As a commentator shared a tribute to nan subordinate complete a loudspeaker, McCarthy's teammates Alex Pearce and Nat Fyfe were seen overwhelmed pinch emotion.
Fyfe dropped his caput and appeared visibly upset while Pearce wiped distant tears pursuing nan tribute.
Both teams stood arm-in-arm arsenic nan crowd gave a information of applause for McCarthy.
Footy fans astatine Optus Stadium besides stood and applauded during nan 23rd infinitesimal of nan crippled to honour McCarthy who wore nan No.23 jersey.
A tribute and little infinitesimal of soundlessness was fixed to McCarthy arsenic players wore achromatic armbands to honour nan precocious footballer
Pearce, Fremantle's captain, had encouraged nan crowd to get up connected their feet.
Fremantle Chief Executive Simon Garlick released a connection connected Friday, saying: 'On behalf of everyone astatine nan Fremantle Football Club, we widen our deepest sympathies to Cam's family astatine this unimaginably difficult time.
'His decease is tragic, and to each of his family, friends and teammates, we widen our deepest condolences.
'Cam was a benignant and easy-going personification astatine nan Club, and he was personification who had a wont of making group grin and laugh. His talent was undeniable and he loved his footy.
'Our thoughts are pinch Cam's family and his loved ones during this time.'
GWS person besides issued a statement, reading: 'The GIANTS are profoundly saddened to study of nan passing of erstwhile subordinate Cam McCarthy. We widen our deepest sympathies to nan full McCarthy family.'
Cam McCarthy is seen pinch his woman Grace Collopy
McCarthy was drafted by nan Giants pinch prime No.14 successful 2013 and managed 1 crippled successful his debut season.
Headlines followed erstwhile he near nan Giants astatine nan extremity of nan 2015 season, choosing to beryllium retired nan past twelvemonth of his statement earlier being traded to Fremantle.
McCarthy was granted indefinite time off by nan Giants successful January 2016 truthful he could beryllium person to family while he battled a intelligence wellness condition.
McCarthy would spell connected to play different 49 games complete 4 seasons pinch nan Dockers, kicking 63 goals on nan way.
He sent a scare done nan Dockers squad successful 2020 erstwhile he collapsed astatine training and was taken to hospital.
The Fremantle-born star was later diagnosed pinch epilepsy and though he was medically cleared to play, his statement was not renewed by nan nine astatine nan extremity of nan 2020 season.
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The 29-year-old (right) was capable to reignite his AFL profession erstwhile he joined Nat Fyfe (left) and nan Fremantle Dockers
