Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Brisbane Roar.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 A-League | 24 | 1 | 3 | 2064 | 6.92 |
Scout report
J. McGarry is a 28-year-old full-back at Brisbane Roar, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 3 assists in 24 appearances, a Season grade of 33, top 22% of A-League full-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 15.4, ranking 114th of 193 in the A-League. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present (91.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.01 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on McGarry.
Judged on this season alone, McGarry graded 33 — a strong campaign that ranks top 22% of the 32 full-backs in the A-League, on 6 clean sheets and 4.012 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 5 → 33). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 15, 20th of 32 of the 32 full-backs in the A-League. At 28 McGarry is in his prime years, and a market index of 0.6 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — McGarry is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · Brisbane Roar finished 11th of 12 · a relegation-threatened side
4.01 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 24 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (11th of 12) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 91.7% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.18 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.
- Defensive volume. 4.01 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 15.4, McGarry carries the 20th-highest potential of the full-backs in the A-League of 32, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Brisbane Roar finished 11th of 12) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.01 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
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