A file picture of John McCarthy from 2012. Photo: Sarah Reed. Source: News Limited
PORT Adelaide Football Club has had to "check back'' with its playing group after the tragic death of Australian and Redbacks cricketer Phillip Hughes.
Outgoing football operations boss Peter Rohde has revealed the Power spoke to its players about their welfare before they left for their pre-season training camp to Dubai after Hughes' death triggered their emotions of teammate John McCarthy's passing two years ago.
"Obviously that (the players' emotional state) has been a bit of a worry for us because all those thoughts of what happened to John have been brought back again,'' said Rohde, who finished at the Power yesterday after 10 years as a key administrator at the club.
"We've checked back with the players to see if they are all right and considering the circumstances they have coped pretty well.''
Rohde said McCarthy, who died in an accident on an end-of-season players' trip in Las Vegas two years ago, was never far from the players' thoughts.
"The players certainly still refer to John a lot,'' he said.
"He's never far from peoples thoughts and in many ways he still guides the group.
"What happened to John has had a big influence over everyone at the club to try to make the most of every opportunity you get. That's the message we take out of it.
"The players don't hide from it, they're very open about it, which I think is very healthy.''
Rohde was the Port official who hurriedly flew to the US to identify McCarthy and counsel the Power players who had been holidaying with him.
He described the experience as "shocking'', revealing Port was first told of the devastating news through a "tip-off'' by McCarthy's previous club Collingwood.
"It was just a terrible time,'' Rohde said.
"John had a Victorian licence in his pocket so the initial police inquiries went through the Victorian Police via Collingwood before we were contacted.
"We then had to get our players in the US together to tell them the shocking news, which was terribly difficult.
"Boaky (captain Travis Boak) and Alipate Carlile were fantastic in that period with the way they handled things but it's still all a bit surreal to be honest.
"I had a good relationship with John and his family and it certainly rocked everyone.
"It really affected our whole playing group because everyone liked John and felt close to him.''
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