Video Shout-Out from Glen Jakovich

With over 250 games under his belt, Glen Jakovich has become one of West Coast’s greatest of all time players. He debuted for the Eagles in 1991 and played for the club in the centre half-back position. Jakovich was selected in that position in the All-Australian team of 1994 and 1995. He was notable for his duels with rival centre half-back forward, North Melbourne Football Club’s Wayne Carey. Carey was considered to be one of the best of all time, and the contests between these two were highly anticipated events on the football calendar. Jakovich also had a rivalry with Geelong Football Club All-Australian centre half-forward Barry Stoneham.

After undergoing a knee reconstruction in 1996 he was unable to recapture his superlative form of the previous three years. Although still able to win his club’s best and fairest award in 2000, he was not the imposing player of the past. His brother Allen Jakovich was a full-forward for the Melbourne Football Club. During their career, the two brothers lined up against each other on more than one occasion. In 2003, Jakovich was selected as the Australia international rules football team’s goalkeeper for the 2003 International Rules Series in Australia. Glen Jakovich retired from football in 2004, kicking three goals in a win over Sydney Swans in his last game. Jakovich was the Eagles’ games played record holder in 2003, until Dean Cox surpassed him in 2014. Jakovich was an expert commentator on Fox Sports and 882 6PR, but now broadcasts from Western Australia for 1116 SEN Melbourne. In 2008, he was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame and the West Australian Football Hall of Fame. He was an inaugural inductee in the West Coast Eagles Hall of Fame in 2011.