News Pavlich To Retire This Year

[YelloMit]

He was interviewed on 7 News Perth and revealed that his last game was going to be in Round 23 against the Bulldogs. The video below isn't the full version though.



The greatest Docker ever.

 

[E Shed]

Simply a champion in the true sense of the word. Will be there to say goodbye to one of the games all time greats.
A privilege to have been able to watch his whole career.

 

[Unique Name]

Legend.

 

[FD2646]

Love that he is playing out the season....would have been easy to retire now or after his 350th. Great player, great captain, great man.

 

[Van_Dyke]

Not surprising, but I doubt my eyes will be dry after the Bulldogs game. Absolute legend of the football club, great player, great captain, great person and great role model. The greatest Docker ever. No matter how good Fyfey gets, Pav will always be my favourite Docker, for standing by us for 16 years. Thanks for everything Pav.

 

[Kram]

Might have to try and swing things so I can make it up the Perth to see this.

 

[peppy la pew]

Our best player by a mile

I still have the Heritage strip he wore against Melbourne round 16 2006, the white jumper with red chevrons. I had the jumper and black shorts framed

 

[StingBitten]

Deserved a Flag.

Hero.

 

[peppy la pew]

Deserved a Flag.

Hero.

So true, I wonder if he will consider a coaching role in the future

 

[Sweetback]

 

[Sweetback]

Pav statue at Cockburn. Something like this:

 

[scon]

I'll be there to pay my respects and applaud Our Supreme Leader one last time.
Remember when he first arrived and outwitted,,outbodied and outmarked Slappovitch on the boundary and bananaed the goal.He was 18 I think.
We've been blessed.
Ross just calls him The Champ.

 

[danstar]

i say us melbourne people should gather to watch this somewhere and have a drink to PAV

 

[sportsmaniac89]

i say us melbourne people should gather to watch this somewhere and have a drink to PAV

We will. The Great Northern is looking good for such an occasion

 

[holy diver]

 

[Gekko71]

Not surprising, but I doubt my eyes will be dry after the Bulldogs game. Absolute legend of the football club, great player, great captain, great person and great role model. The greatest Docker ever. No matter how good Fyfey gets, Pav will always be my favourite Docker, for standing by us for 16 years. Thanks for everything Pav.

...Bugger waiting till the Bulldogs game, my eyes aren't dry now!

 

[Scatter]

Hopefully we can do to the Bulldogs what teams have done to us in the past when their greats were retiring (eg v St Kilda in 2013).

 

[Mr Fonebone]

Deserved a Flag.

Hero.

Maybe he will get one as a coach

 

[masai]

When you look at it, Pav is the STATESMAN of WA footy.

He is respected across the footy world for his conduct on AND off the field.

He has given 100% of himself to Freo. He deserves to be sent off with a standing ovation, with a line of players he has played with, near the exit to the playing arena.

 

[Righteo]

We'll win. I have no doubt at all.

 

[Stuart88]

Our best player by a mile

I still have the Heritage strip he wore against Melbourne round 16 2006, the white jumper with red chevrons. I had the jumper and black shorts framed

I have 1 of his 29 signed/framed 300 games / 600 goals guernseys. Hopefully it will become a cherished family heirloom haha

 

[Eski3]

He really should have a statue at the new Cockburn place.

First WA based player to reach 300 games. Club games record holder (unlikely to be beaten for a long long time), 6 x AA, 6 x B&F winner, 8 x club leading goal kicker. Will be inducted into the hall of fame eventually.

Also our longest serving captain (again, unlikely to be beaten for a long long time).

 

[peppy la pew]

Pav statue at Cockburn. Something like this:

Those shoulders look proportionally correct

 

[Freo]

Our best player by a mile

I still have the Heritage strip he wore against Melbourne round 16 2006, the white jumper with red chevrons. I had the jumper and black shorts framed

Wow, Awesome that's going straight to the pool room!
I remember that game very well, Pav smashed them playing in the guts - Legend

 

[Freo]

He really should have a statue at the new Cockburn place.

First WA based player to reach 300 games. Club games record holder (unlikely to be beaten for a long long time), 6 x AA, 6 x B&F winner, 8 x club leading goal kicker. Will be inducted into the hall of fame eventually.

Also our longest serving captain (again, unlikely to be beaten for a long long time).

I reckon heel be inducted into the Hall of Fame within a couple of years.