Jeremy McGovern was born on 15 April 1992 and is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League.
23 Facts About Jeremy McGovern
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Jeremy McGovern is a tall key-position player who has spent most of his career as a defender, although he occasionally plays forward.
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Jeremy McGovern was something of a late bloomer, only making his senior debut for West Coast midway through the 2014 season.
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Jeremy McGovern has been a fixture in the Eagles' line-up since then, and in 2015 played in the grand final loss to Hawthorn.
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Jeremy McGovern was named as a defender in the 2016,2017,2018 and 2019 All-Australian teams entrenching himself as one of the best key defenders in the league.
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Jeremy McGovern is the son of Andrew Jeremy McGovern, who played for Fremantle and Sydney in the 1990s.
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Jeremy McGovern later spent time in Kalgoorlie and Albany, attending North Albany Senior High School.
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Jeremy McGovern played WAFL colts for Claremont in 2010, as a ruckman.
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Jeremy McGovern was drafted by the Eagles with the 44th pick in the 2011 Rookie Draft.
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Jeremy McGovern was elevated to the senior list in November 2013.
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In late 2013, Jeremy McGovern showed up for pre-season training significantly overweight, after a holiday to Thailand.
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Jeremy McGovern was "banished" from the club and told to pursue an individual training routine if he wished to continue his career, eventually losing 10 kg and regaining the trust of the coaching staff.
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Jeremy McGovern was dropped for the next game, but returned in round twelve against Hawthorn as a like-for-like replacement for Josh Kennedy.
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Jeremy McGovern kicked 10 goals across the next four games, and held his spot for the rest of the year.
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In 2015, Jeremy McGovern emerged as one of the best contested marks in the game as a result of West Coast's considerable injury list.
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Injuries to Eric MacKenzie and Mitch Brown meant Jeremy McGovern was forced back into a key defender role.
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Jeremy McGovern performed it with aplomb despite often being undersized and inexperienced compared to some of the best forwards in the game.
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Jeremy McGovern emerged as a reliable mark, often going back with the flight of the ball into packs to influence the contest, and he was rewarded with a position in the 40-man All-Australian squad.
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In 2016, after a career-best season, Jeremy McGovern was named as a defender in the 2016 All-Australian team.
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Jeremy McGovern was the first Eagles key defender to make the team since Darren Glass in 2011.
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Jeremy McGovern set a new overall record for the most contested intercept marks in a season, and recorded the equal-most marks from opposition kicks in 2016.
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In July 2018, Jeremy McGovern signed a five-year contract extension with West Coast reportedly worth $5 million.
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In Round 23,2018, Jeremy McGovern broke the record for most intercept marks in a season by taking his 77th of 2018.