▁Club ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁W AF L ▁season ▁and ▁made ▁his ▁senior ▁debut ▁in ▁August . ▁ ▁A FL ▁career ▁ ▁Gold ▁Coast ▁( 2 0 1 3 – 2 0 1 6 ) ▁O ' M ear a ▁was ▁rec ru ited ▁by ▁ ▁with ▁the ▁first ▁selection ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁mini ▁draft , ▁a ▁special ▁draft ▁of ▁players ▁who ▁were ▁too ▁young ▁to ▁be ▁el ig ible ▁for ▁selection ▁in ▁the ▁main ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁A FL ▁D raft . ▁Gold ▁Coast ▁obtained ▁the ▁first ▁selection ▁in ▁the ▁mini ▁draft ▁by ▁trad ing ▁their ▁first ▁selection , ▁the ▁fourth ▁overall , ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁ ▁team . ▁ ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁mini - d raft ▁rules , ▁O ' M ear a ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁play ▁for ▁the ▁Gold ▁Coast ▁S uns ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁season , ▁but ▁did ▁play ▁for ▁them ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁N AB ▁Cup ▁pr ese ason ▁competition ▁and ▁then ▁with ▁the ▁reserve ▁team ▁in ▁the ▁North ▁East ▁Australian ▁Football ▁League . ▁He ▁under w ent ▁gro in ▁surg ery ▁that ▁prevent ed ▁him ▁from ▁playing ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁ ▁O ' M ear a ▁made ▁his ▁debut ▁in ▁the ▁opening ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁A FL ▁season ▁and ▁was ▁reward ed ▁with ▁the ▁round ▁ 5 ▁nom ination ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁A FL ▁R ising