Alex Cincotta

Playing senior football at age 22 in 2019, he attracted the attention of talent scouts, and participated in the 2019 AFL draft combine and Young Guns series but went undrafted.

He signed with the Geelong reserves in 2020, suffering an ACL injury in a practice match shortly prior to the cancellation of the season due to COVID-19.

In 2021, he signed with the Carlton reserves, making his VFL debut in 2021 and finishing second in the best and fairest in 2022.

He made his senior debut in round 6, 2023 against St Kilda and went on to play 19 games that season.

[3] He plays primarily as a defensive half-back or tagger, drawing attention from pundits in 2024 for several high profile tagging roles.