Former AFL star Cam McCarthy has been farewelled in an emotional service in Fremantle on Wednesday. Fremantle and West Coast players were among the family and friends to pay tribute to the 29-year-old who sadly died earlier this month . McCarthy started his AFL career at the GWS Giants before joining Fremantle for the start of the 2017 season.
Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today Across a decade-long footballing career, McCarthy also represented WAFL club South Fremantle, and fittingly it was at the Fremantle cemetery that his family and friends said their final goodbyes. Dockers teammates Alex Pearce, Sean Darcy, Michael Walters and Luke Ryan were among those who joined loved ones of the 29 year old at the funeral. His loveable character transcended footy rivalries, too, with close friend and West Coast star Tom Barrass a pallbearer, and veteran Eagles defender Jeremy McGovern among those paying their respects.
It was inside the chapel where McCarthy was remembered for his character — kind, warm, and fun-loving. His father Graham McCarthy recalled the moment he received the shocking call where he learned of his son’s death. “We got the phone call about 5.
30pm that night (Thursday, May 8) and had had a couple of ales that afternoon,” Graham McCarthy said. “We couldn’t believe it. His mum and I were just in shock.
“The next day, the 14-hour drive towing the caravan, just gave us time to think. We talked, cried, cried a bit more. “We got home to our .