Jaxon Crabb retires

[gytre]

http://www.claremontfc.com.au/news/family-the-main-focus-for-retiring-crabb

FAMILY THE MAIN FOCUS FOR RETIRING CRABB

By Chris Pike

JAXON Crabb's love runs deep for the Claremont Football Club and he will go down as a champion player, but in the end wanting time with his family meant the 2009 WAFL season was always likely to be his last.

Crabb and his wife Charmian have a young daughter Georgia who through work and football commitments, he hasn’t had the time to spend with he would have liked.

That, and the desire to finish playing while still contributing, made his decision to retire be one that he is comfortable with. In an amazing twist of fate, his 188th and final Claremont game on Saturday against Perth will be Georgia's second birthday.

While Claremont has always been like a second home to Crabb since he arrived to play colts in 1995 and has been there ever since aside from his one year with Port Adelaide in 2002, the calling of family has won out in the end for the 29-year-old.

A very sad day when one of your all-time sporting heroes retires.

Having played for both Claremont and Port Adelaide made him pretty bloody heroic in my eyes.

 

[swannies]

Dedicated and loyal servant, not only to Claremont, but also to the WAFL!

Well done, Jaxon!

 

[Crooza]

Wow, Jaxon has been around for ever.

 

[EaglesFlyingHigh]

He should be congratulated on great career. Shame he didn't take that mark in the dying seconds of his last match that would have given him a shot for goal after the siren to win the game. GO TIGERS!!

 

[Kim Hagdorn]

Good player but jinxed by the last name to make it to the next level.