Marty McGrath

{{About|the Australian footballer|other people|Martin McGrath (disambiguation)}}

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{{Infobox AFL biography

| name = Martin McGrath

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1984|02|23}}

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| death_date =

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| originalteam = South Fremantle

| debutdate = Round 17, 26 July 2003

| debutteam = Richmond

| debutopponent = Western Bulldogs

| debutstadium = Docklands

| height = 180 cm

| weight = 78 kg

| position =

| statsend = 2003

| years1 = 2003

| club1 = Richmond

| games_goals1 = 4 (6)

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Martin Leslie McGrath (born 23 February 1984) is an indigenous former Australian rules football player who played in the AFL in 2003 for the Richmond Football Club. He is the cousin of footballers Ashley, Toby and Cory McGrath.[http://www.essendonfc.com.au/team/player-past.asp?id=1041 Cory McGrath profile at EFC] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091012122349/http://www.essendonfc.com.au/team/player-past.asp?id=1041 |date=12 October 2009 }}

He kicked five goals in his debut match in 2003, but only kicked one more in his career before he was delisted at the end of the season.Niall, Jake (4 December 2003) [http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/07/26/1059084268734.html Tigers sack small forward McGrath]; The Age He remained in Victoria and has played for Templestowe in the Eastern Football League and Lalor in the Diamond Valley Football League.Ceddia, Adrian (14 March 2006) [https://archive.today/20070719044449/http://www.starnewsgroup.com.au/story/11447 Bloods go on the attack]

In July 2020, McGrath was charged with causing bodily harm after allegedly throwing a brick at a teenager riding a motorcycle. He escaped from custody after facing Perth Magistrates Court in August, but turned himself in to police the next day.{{cite news |last1=Juanola |first1=Marta Pascual |title=Former AFL player hands himself in to police after a night on the run |url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/police-searching-for-former-afl-player-after-escape-from-police-custody-20200815-p55m06.html |accessdate=15 August 2020 |work=The Age |date=15 August 2020 |language=en}}