| Glen Jakovich | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Jakovich in July 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Glen Darren Jakovich | ||
| Nickname | Jacko | ||
| Born | (1973-03-24)24 March 1973 (age 52) | ||
| Original team | South Fremantle | ||
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 100 kg (220 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre half-back | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1989-1991 | South Fremantle | 51 (109) | |
| 1991–2004 | West Coast | 276 (60) | |
| Total | 327 (169) | ||
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 1990–1998 | Western Australia | 9 (3) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2004. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com | |||
Glen Darren Jakovich (born 24 March 1973) is a formerAustralian rules footballer who played for theWest Coast Eagles in theAustralian Football League (AFL).
Jakovich was recruited fromSouth Fremantle in theWest Australian Football League (WAFL), where he became a regular senior player at centre half-forward at sixteen[1] and played his fiftieth match at eighteen.[2] In 1990, he played a total of 46 matches for his school,Hamilton Senior High School, South Fremantle, and the Western Australian state side at three levels; under-19s in theTeal Cup, and theWestern AustraliaState of Origin team.[3]
He debuted for the Eaglesin 1991 and played for the club in thecentre half-back position and the number 27 guernsey. He was selected in that position in theAll-Australian team of 1994 and 1995.
He was notable for his duels with rival centre half-forward,North Melbourne Football Club'sWayne 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.[4]
Jakovich also had a rivalry withGeelong Football Club All-Australian centre half-forwardBarry Stoneham- Along with Carey this rivalry was highly anticipated when West Coast played Geelong.[5]
After undergoing aknee 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 brotherAllen Jakovich was afull-forward for theMelbourne Football Club. During their career, the two brothers lined up against each other on more than one occasion. Another brother, Gary, had played with South Fremantle during the early 1980s.[1] Glen was taller than his brother at 193 cm, but at 100kg, both brothers were similarly solid in build.
Jackovich represented his state of Western Australia several times, in State of Origin. Jakovich has described that playing for his state, was one of his fondest memories in football.[6] In 2003, Jakovich was selected as theAustralia international rules football team's goalkeeper for the 2003 International Rules Series in Australia.[7] Although the series was tied at one test win apiece, Australia won the series with a 101–94 aggregate score.
Glen Jakovich retired from football in 2004, kicking three goals in a win overSydney Swans in his last game.[8] Jakovich was the Eagles' games played record holder from 2003, when he overtookGuy McKenna's 267 games, untilDean Cox surpassed him in 2014.[9]
Jakovich is an expert commentator on882 6PR,in Western Australia.
In 2008 he was inducted into theAustralian Football Hall of Fame[10] and theWest Australian Football Hall of Fame.[11] He was an inaugural inductee in the West Coast Eagles Hall of Fame in 2011.[12]
Jakovich is married to Emily and they have three children. He is a second generation Australian of Croatian heritage.
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks | H/O | Hit-outs |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | |||||
| 1991 | West Coast | 48 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 178 | 94 | 272 | 69 | 12 | 83 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 11.1 | 5.9 | 17.0 | 4.3 | 0.8 | 5.2 | 0 |
| 1992† | West Coast | 27 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 277 | 128 | 405 | 99 | 36 | 68 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 11.5 | 5.3 | 16.9 | 4.1 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 10 |
| 1993 | West Coast | 27 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 297 | 96 | 393 | 104 | 20 | 44 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 13.5 | 4.4 | 17.9 | 4.7 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 6 |
| 1994† | West Coast | 27 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 359 | 137 | 496 | 130 | 18 | 38 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 14.4 | 5.5 | 19.8 | 5.2 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 12 |
| 1995 | West Coast | 27 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 298 | 153 | 451 | 107 | 25 | 43 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.4 | 6.4 | 18.8 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 9 |
| 1996 | West Coast | 27 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 161 | 72 | 233 | 44 | 11 | 40 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 13.4 | 6.0 | 19.4 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 4 |
| 1997 | West Coast | 27 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 187 | 92 | 279 | 66 | 19 | 24 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 11.7 | 5.8 | 17.4 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2 |
| 1998 | West Coast | 27 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 222 | 117 | 339 | 79 | 20 | 62 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 10.6 | 5.6 | 16.1 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 5 |
| 1999 | West Coast | 27 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 307 | 129 | 436 | 85 | 15 | 68 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 13.3 | 5.6 | 19.0 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 5 |
| 2000 | West Coast | 27 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 333 | 93 | 426 | 102 | 25 | 35 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 15.1 | 4.2 | 19.4 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 0 |
| 2001 | West Coast | 27 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 216 | 107 | 323 | 87 | 31 | 45 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 9.8 | 4.9 | 14.7 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1 |
| 2002 | West Coast | 27 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 251 | 99 | 350 | 81 | 26 | 18 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.4 | 4.5 | 15.9 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 8 |
| 2003 | West Coast | 27 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 191 | 92 | 283 | 93 | 24 | 6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 9.1 | 4.4 | 13.5 | 4.4 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 3 |
| 2004 | West Coast | 27 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 46 | 22 | 68 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 7.7 | 3.7 | 11.3 | 4.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Career | 276 | 60 | 68 | 3323 | 1431 | 4754 | 1171 | 289 | 577 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 12.0 | 5.2 | 17.2 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 65 | ||
