Allen John Jakovich was born on 21 March 1968 and is a retired Australian rules football player.
20 Facts About Allen Jakovich
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Allen Jakovich grew up in Western Australia and played football with clubs in Western Australia, the Northern Territory, South Australia and Victoria.
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Allen Jakovich was the second of three sons for Darko and Mary Jakovich.
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Allen Jakovich represented Western Australia in 1983 for the Secondary Schools U15 competition.
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Allen Jakovich played alongside Chris Lewis, Andrew McGovern, Paul Peos and Chris Waterman who would go on to play AFL.
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Allen Jakovich played in the 1985 Teal Cup football team for Western Australia.
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Allen Jakovich played alongside future West Coast Eagles players Chris Lewis, Paul Peos, Guy McKenna, Chris Waterman, Scott Watters, Peter Sumich and John Worsfold in what was Western Australia's first Teal Cup win.
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Allen Jakovich followed his older brother Garry and began his senior career with South Fremantle in the West Australian Football League.
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Also noting that no player since Allen Jakovich played has had more goals per game for the club.
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Allen Jakovich kicked 62 goals for the Colts 1984 season and was an important part of the Bulldogs premiership victory.
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In Round 4 of the 1985 Season for the Colts, Allen Jakovich kicked 10 goals against Subiaco.
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Allen Jakovich then played in towns in outback Western Australia such as Port Hedland and Kalgoorlie.
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Allen Jakovich later moved to South Australia and played in the South Australian National Football League playing for Woodville.
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Allen Jakovich debuted in the seniors in round 1 against the West Coast Eagles at Subiaco but was quickly dropped for the following week.
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Allen Jakovich played in the Melbourne reserves and dominated the reserves competition in the first half of the 1991 season.
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Allen Jakovich kicked his 100th career goal in his 21st game, equalling the record held by John Coleman.
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Allen Jakovich kissed his brother Glen during a match between Melbourne and the West Coast Eagles at the MCG.
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Allen Jakovich was let go at the start of 1995, due to a persistent back injury.
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Allen Jakovich spent the year out of the game recovering from a back injury before being drafted by the Footscray Football Club.
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Allen Jakovich has largely been out of the public eye since the late 1990s, except for a one-off appearance on The Footy Show.