He was rookie-listed with both the West Coast Eagles and Essendon in the Australian Football League (AFL), but did not play a game for either club.
McGrath played junior football in Katanning before being recruited to South Fremantle in the WAFL, where he made his debut 1998.
McGrath had a brief taste of the professional Australian Football League, when he was recruited from South Fremantle to the West Coast Eagles’ rookie list.
In 2011 Toby McGrath was named in South Fremantle’s Indigenous Team of The Century and he in 2012 was included in the WAFL’s Best 25 players of the Last 25 Years.
West Coast Eagles premiership player Mark Lecras, Marty McGrath and Dion Woods, who played for Richmond and Fremantle respectively, are all cousins.