Glen Jakovich

Glen Jakovich is a former Australian rules footballer, born on 24 March 1973, who spent his whole Australian Football League career with the West Coast Eagles. Recruited from South Fremantle in the West Australian Football League, he debuted for the Eagles in 1991 and became the club's centre half-back, wearing the number 27 guernsey. He was chosen in that position in the All-Australian team in 1994 and 1995, and was famous for his duels with North Melbourne's Wayne Carey. A knee reconstruction in 1996 reduced his dominance, though he won the club best and fairest award in 2000. He retired in 2004 as the Eagles record holder for games played, a mark later passed by Dean Cox, and was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2008. He now works as a radio commentator in Western Australia.