AFL great Tim Watson believes the Sydney Swans are interested in former Pick 1 Paddy McCartin.
The key forward was delisted by St Kilda at the end of last season after being cruelled by concussions over his five-year career.
He played 35 games for the Saints from 2015 to 2019, booting 34 goals over that period.
Speaking onย SEN Breakfast,ย Watson has heard murmurs that the Swans are keen on acquiring the 24-year old - whose brother Tom McCartin plays for.
โPaddy McCartin, I keep hearing this, that he is going to resume his career, heโs passed all his medical testing that he needed to, and heโll be playing at Sydney,โ Watson toldย SEN Breakfast.
Demons legend Garry Lyon, who is close with the McCartin family, said Paddy had trimmed down and was in fantastic shape.
โAll Iโll say to that is this, having seen him last week, he looks unbelievable,โ Lyon said.
โPaddyโs always looked a bit bigger than what you would want him to be, and that happens when youโre a bigger lad coming in and you donโt know how to train hard, he looks like an elite AFL footballer.
โHeโs slimmed down, he looks hard, he looks really lean and heโs worked his backside off and if he gets a second chance, I think heโs beautifully positioned for it.โ
McCartin told SEN in April that he was keen to get back on an AFL list after being medically cleared by doctors.
"But I'm really hoping that someone anywhere would want to potentially take a chance because the fire's burning pretty deep and I want to play, so it's just about getting that opportunity," he said.
