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AFL Player Dies in Las Vegas
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This is very very sad.
Young blokes out having a good time - its always so dangerous!
I am so sorry for his family and friends.
I hope this makes all of the players from all of the football codes and grades stop and think about what they are doing - be careful.
Young blokes out having a good time - its always so dangerous!
I am so sorry for his family and friends.
I hope this makes all of the players from all of the football codes and grades stop and think about what they are doing - be careful.
rosy23 said:
Good stuff Rosy, it might only mean a little if we do it but every little bit hopefully helps.
Geez this puts lots of things into perspective.
Will Cloke stay or go?
Same with Goddard?
Tiges miss the finals.
Vickery's got a bad shoulder.
10 Tiges get delisted.
Ratton sacked.
And a young man loses his life on a footy trip.
Words can't express the numbness I feel.
I just hope the Port Adelaide Footy Club get behind the family, their players, officials and members and offer whatever support they can.
Parochial tribal footy support falls a long way down the list when this happens.
Will Cloke stay or go?
Same with Goddard?
Tiges miss the finals.
Vickery's got a bad shoulder.
10 Tiges get delisted.
Ratton sacked.
And a young man loses his life on a footy trip.
Words can't express the numbness I feel.
I just hope the Port Adelaide Footy Club get behind the family, their players, officials and members and offer whatever support they can.
Parochial tribal footy support falls a long way down the list when this happens.
This is terrible news 
John could have been a champion player so annoyed we didnt get him and even more disheartned that he passed away.
RIP John.
John could have been a champion player so annoyed we didnt get him and even more disheartned that he passed away.RIP John.
Thanks to those who showed the courtesy and respect not to discuss John by name until it was officially confirmed.
Statement: John McCarthy
4:15 PM Mon 10 Sep, 2012
It is with great sadness that the Port Adelaide Football Club today confirms the tragic death of player John McCarthy.
John, 22, was holidaying in the United States with 10 team mates. The club was informed by US authorities in Las Vegas this morning that John had died as a result of injuries sustained in a fall from a building. The circumstances of the tragedy are still being investigated.
Port Adelaide extends its deepest sympathies to John’s family, girlfriend and team mates, and is providing whatever support necessary to help them through this tragedy.
The other players in the travelling party are Travis Boak , Matthew Broadbent , Alipate Carlile, Brett Ebert, Hamish Hartlett, Tom Logan, Andrew Moore , Paul Stewart , Jackson Trengove and Justin Westhoff . These players are all safe and accounted for and arrangements are being made for them to return to Australia.
Port Adelaide general manager (football) Peter Rohde is travelling to Las Vegas to provide support for the players and to work with the US authorities and Australian consular officials.
John McCarthy played 21 games in his debut season with Port Adelaide this year after joining the club from Collingwood in the pre-season draft last year. He was drafted by Collingwood in 2007, having played 18 games for the Magpies from 2008-2011.
Port Adelaide chief executive officer Keith Thomas said the death was an enormous shock and a terrible tragedy for John’s family, partner and friends as well as for the club and the wider Port Adelaide community.
“John embraced Port Adelaide and we embraced him, and we are deeply shocked and saddened by his passing,” Thomas said.
“He was a very popular player among his team mates and our supporters. John played 21 of 22 games this season for Port Adelaide and was a valued member of our team who quickly won the respect and friendship of us all.
“He will be greatly missed by everyone at Port Adelaide and we extend our sympathies to his parents Shane and Cath, his brother Matt, sisters Frances, Elizabeth and Jane, his girlfriend Dani and his extended family and network of friends.”
The Port Adelaide Football Club is unable to comment further on the circumstances around John’s death while an investigation is underway.
We request that the media respect the privacy of John’s family, friends, team mates and club staff as they grieve during this difficult period.
Statement: John McCarthy
4:15 PM Mon 10 Sep, 2012
It is with great sadness that the Port Adelaide Football Club today confirms the tragic death of player John McCarthy.
John, 22, was holidaying in the United States with 10 team mates. The club was informed by US authorities in Las Vegas this morning that John had died as a result of injuries sustained in a fall from a building. The circumstances of the tragedy are still being investigated.
Port Adelaide extends its deepest sympathies to John’s family, girlfriend and team mates, and is providing whatever support necessary to help them through this tragedy.
The other players in the travelling party are Travis Boak , Matthew Broadbent , Alipate Carlile, Brett Ebert, Hamish Hartlett, Tom Logan, Andrew Moore , Paul Stewart , Jackson Trengove and Justin Westhoff . These players are all safe and accounted for and arrangements are being made for them to return to Australia.
Port Adelaide general manager (football) Peter Rohde is travelling to Las Vegas to provide support for the players and to work with the US authorities and Australian consular officials.
John McCarthy played 21 games in his debut season with Port Adelaide this year after joining the club from Collingwood in the pre-season draft last year. He was drafted by Collingwood in 2007, having played 18 games for the Magpies from 2008-2011.
Port Adelaide chief executive officer Keith Thomas said the death was an enormous shock and a terrible tragedy for John’s family, partner and friends as well as for the club and the wider Port Adelaide community.
“John embraced Port Adelaide and we embraced him, and we are deeply shocked and saddened by his passing,” Thomas said.
“He was a very popular player among his team mates and our supporters. John played 21 of 22 games this season for Port Adelaide and was a valued member of our team who quickly won the respect and friendship of us all.
“He will be greatly missed by everyone at Port Adelaide and we extend our sympathies to his parents Shane and Cath, his brother Matt, sisters Frances, Elizabeth and Jane, his girlfriend Dani and his extended family and network of friends.”
The Port Adelaide Football Club is unable to comment further on the circumstances around John’s death while an investigation is underway.
We request that the media respect the privacy of John’s family, friends, team mates and club staff as they grieve during this difficult period.
poor young fellow, i really feel for his parents and family, their hearts must be conpletely broken and tormented, its every parents nightmare when the kids leave the nest and this shocking accident happens, if this was my 18 or 16 year old sons, i know my world would be thunderously black, r i p young felow and condolenses to family, friends, collingwood, port adelaide, tigers
