“Can we give an extra handball to a guy with no pressure?
“We still think when we’re at our best we can beat anyone. We just have to keep putting that together for longer periods.
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“We’re giving ourselves that opportunity, now we have to work on executing and converting.”
Ultra-talented McCarthy joined the Lions from Geelong in 2019 after five injury-plagued seasons in which he played more than four games just once.
Since then he’s barely missed one.
“I didn’t think I’d get to 50 … the original goal was to see if I could get back and play footy again,” the father to three boys said.
“I found myself in a bit of a rut, was really questioning whether I was made for the game, to be honest.
“I’m just really grateful for all that support.”
Reigning All-Australian captain and Giants star Toby Greene will miss the Canberra clash after failing in his bid to overturn a one-game suspension, with livewire Darcy Jones to debut up forward.
The Lions will be without concussed first-choice ruckman Oscar McInerney, but have regained Irish speedster Conor McKenna.
Ruckman Darcy Fort replaces McInerney, while Jarryd Lyons has been dropped.
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