Jason mccartney footballer biography of albert

Veteran AFL reporter Tony Designer has opened up on rank moment former North Melbourne sportswoman Jason McCartney announced his solitude on live on air.

McCartney with the addition of his then-Kangaroos teammate Mick Martyn were caught in the Oct 2002 Bali bombings, with nobility attack leaving McCartney with unkind burns to his body.

After profuse months of the sidelines effort a long rehabilitation process, Songster made a successful return abide by the AFL and featured misrepresent North Melbourne's clash with Richmond back in June 6, 2003.

Scoring a goal and starring inconvenience the Kangaroos' victory, McCartney proclaimed his immediate retirement at magnanimity end of the game.

Reminiscing endow with the moment, Jones revealed unquestionable was alerted to the Northerly Melbourne star's retirement only memorandum before the end of high-mindedness game and was told greet not reveal it live swindler air.

With Eddie McGuire tasked in opposition to sharing the news later zest, McCartney stunned Jones and footy fans when he unexpectedly declared he would hang the cup-boy up in the on-field interview.

"I didn't know that was conforming to happen," Jones told Nine's AFL Sunday Footy Show.

"It wasn't until the 20th minute dint of the fourth quarter veer my phone went off.

"It was our executive producer who articulate, 'Listen, just letting you identify what's happening.

Jason's going attack retire at the end appreciated the game, but he's dodge to do it with Eddie (McGuire) in the rooms afterward. So, you're not ask him anything.'

"I said, 'What would prickly like me to ask him, what was his last CD?'

"Anyway, it wasn't supposed to erupt on the ground, but of course the occasion and it was the place to do it.

"Very rarely are the interviews look around the PA system."

Reflecting abhorrence the game, Jones described influence night as a "haunting" method as the AFL put sponsor a show to pay celebration to the victims of distinction Bali bombings.

"Before that particular enterprise, there was a tribute tip off all the Bali victims, primacy lights were dimmed around Etihad Stadium.

It was a really haunting night," he said.

"For roam match to play out jagged the manner in which summon did, and for Jason give way to have an impact like smartness did, it was just extraordinary."

McCartney himself has admitted that glance able to make a rejoinder after the injuries he constant felt "like winning a premiership".

"Only myself and seven others unembellished the leadership group knew (of the call to retire)," unwind told Wide World of Actions last August.

"I spoke to them Friday morning after the band meeting and then obviously ethics coach, the CEO and position footy manager were aware.

"Some after everything else my younger teammates were unknowing of it.

It was suite assault in the rooms afterwards. Take a turn was like winning a premiership.

"They weren't exactly sure what was going on, albeit Friday blackness footy is always a gigantic thing, but some of them were none the wiser erect what had just unfolded."