Colby McKercher is a professional Australian rules footballer who was selected by North Melbourne as the number two pick in the 2023 AFL draft.[1] He previously played for the Tasmania Devils.
After collecting 18 disposals in North Melbourne's only official pre season game against St Kilda, McKercher made his official debut for North Melbourne in Round 1 against Greater Western Sydney.[2][3] On debut McKercher collected 22 disposals and 8 marks in 39 point loss at Giants Stadium.[4] McKercher continued his good form in his next few games with 22 disposals and 6 marks in Round 2 against Fremantle and 19 disposals and 6 marks in Round 3 against Carlton in the Good Friday match. However in Round 4 in his first Gather round match he only gathered 13 disposals and took no marks. Though he did have 5 tackles when losing by 70 points at Norwood Oval against reigning Grand Finalists, Brisbane Lions.[5][6][7] McKercher played again in round 5 in their clash against Geelong. However, McKercher ended up getting substituted out of the match due to his collision with opposition player, Jeremy Cameron, late in the first quarter. McKercher ended up making his way to hospital where he found out he had damaged his ribs.[8]
McKercher received a Rising Star nomination after Round 9 of the 2024 season.[9]
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| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2024 | North Melbourne | 10 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 255 | 126 | 381 | 70 | 29 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 15.9 | 7.9 | 23.8 | 4.4 | 1.8 | 1 |
| 2025 | North Melbourne | 10 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 342 | 190 | 532 | 78 | 40 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 14.8 | 8.2 | 23.1 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 0 |
| Career | 39 | 12 | 3 | 597 | 316 | 913 | 148 | 69 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 15.3 | 8.1 | 23.4 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 1 | ||
