Retiring Jeremy McGovern hangs them up

[Former Decathlete]

Not sure if main thread worthy but a pretty significant career and personality.

Hangs them up a year early due to concussion after a 12 year career.

Was pretty much impassable for a few years around the Premiership year.

Eagles great forced to retire after latest concussion - https://www.afl.com.au/news/1346745

 

[Gavin Excell]

Key play late last qtr that played his part in denying a Pies flag 2018

Therefore a hero to the world

 

[Daka]

Not sure if main thread worthy but a pretty significant career and personality.

Hangs them up a year early due to concussion after a 12 year career.

Was pretty much impassable for a few years around the Premiership year.

Nothing seems official yet, I just went to West Coast's socials nothing posted there?

 

[Former Decathlete]

nothing seems official yet, I just went to West Coast's socials nothing posted there?

What is official?

Letter from King Charles

 

[PowerfulPies2023]

Nothing seems official yet, I just went to West Coast's socials nothing posted there?

Look closer. It's there.

 

[StillAtLarge]

As important to his side as any player in the last decade. Surely holds the record for playing with broken ribs too. Absolute star...brave, clean, clutch and read the ball through the air as well as anyone.

 

[PowerfulPies2023]

McGovern vs Jackovich?????

 

[Daka]

Look closer. It's there.

https://x.com/WestCoastEagles

I scrolled down pages don't see anything, but it's to be expected he will be medically retired anyway.

 

[PowerfulPies2023]

https://x.com/WestCoastEagles

I scrolled down pages don't see anything, but it's to be expected he will be medically retired anyway.

Oh, it's there.

 

[Cmarsh]

Key play late last qtr that played his part in denying a Pies flag 2018

Therefore a hero to the world

Jokes aside, that sequence leading to Sheed's grand final winning goal was one of the great play's seen in the AFL.

 

[kid_a]

Rest well sweet prince

 

[PowerfulPies2023]

One of the best defenders ever in his prime.

 

[PiCkLeJuiCe]

Have McGovern and WC supports gone mental over Melbourne's Melksham ending his career?

Hopefully we'll hear from McGovern's brother.

 

[voorhees]

One of the best defenders ever in his prime.

true that..

 

[MagpieExcalibur]

will always traumatise Collingwood supporters as part of the unbroken "Eagles Web" play in 2018 a brilliant career that was sadly all too interrupted by injury in the last few years a real shame this is the way his career ended as he was certainly playing well enough to warrant that 2026 deal

 

[Lingsface]

Champion of the game, well done Govs!

 

[Lavender Bushranger]

Not sure if main thread worthy but a pretty significant career and personality.

Hangs them up a year early due to concussion after a 12 year career.

Was pretty much impassable for a few years around the Premiership year.

Definitely main thread worthy.

What an absolute gun this bloke was.

Probably the best '3rd man up' type defender I can think of - whilst also being capable of shutting his own opponent down.


The only disappointment is that the nickname 'Chubs' McGovern never stuck.

 

[MagpieExcalibur]

Key play late last qtr that played his part in denying a Pies flag 2018

Therefore a hero to the world

always turns into Collingwood bashing rent free

 

[garlic munchers]

Key play late last qtr that played his part in denying a Pies flag 2018

Therefore a hero to the world

Except for Pies supporters, who go all doogoey over that last 5 minutes.

And yep, Willie illegally shepherded!

 

[garlic munchers]

McGovern vs Jackovich?????

Jakovich (played on Carey and only slightly shaded by him, despite what Jako claims)

 

[Andyy]

Rookie pick.

One of the best in history.

Amazing some of the talent that slips through - Dylan Grimes

2

Dylan Grimes

Age

34

Ht

194cm

Wt

92kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.6

3star

K

6.3

2star

HB

5.3

4star

M

3.9

4star

T

2.4

4star

MG

136.0

2star

D

12.2

3star

K

7.4

3star

HB

4.8

3star

M

4.7

4star

T

1.4

2star

MG

136.0

2star

D

9.4

3star

K

3.8

2star

HB

5.6

4star

M

3.0

3star

T

1.0

3star

was a PSD for example.

Congratulations on an amazing career JM.

 

[Meteoric Rise]

Possibly the best key defender this century. If not, comfortably the second best.

 

[Andyy]

Possibly the best key defender this century. If not, comfortably the second best.

Hmmmm

Big comment when we've seen the likes of Scarlett, Gibson, Rance etc.

But at his peak he was excellent.

It's been a good couple of decades for seeing KPFs.

 

[Gavin Excell]

Except for Pies supporters, who go all doogoey over that last 5 minutes.

And yep, Willie illegally shepherded!

Other than the Maynard shepherd matter, the rest of that play was all above board wasn't it?

 

[Meteoric Rise]

Hmmmm

Big comment when we've seen the likes of Scarlett, Gibson, Rance etc.

But at his peak he was excellent.

It's been a good couple of decades for seeing KPFs.

McGovern comfortably better than Scarlett or Gibson.