19 Facts About Shaun McManus

Shaun John McManus was born on 9 February 1976 and is a former Australian rules footballer.

Shaun McManus is one of the most popular players to ever represent the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League and is often seen as an icon or favourite son of the club.

Shaun McManus has been described as the AFL's uphill skiing champion due to his courage, persistence and resilience in overcoming two knee reconstructions.

Shaun McManus was the co-captain of Fremantle in 2000 and 2001, the second player to reach 200 games with the club, and his 228 games was the second most games played for Fremantle behind Shane Parker at the time of his retirement.

Shaun McManus was a highly rated junior player who won the Larke Medal as the best player at the 1993 National Under-17 AFL Youth Championships.

Shaun McManus represented Western Australia, alongside future teammates Peter Bell, Jeff Farmer and Troy Cook.

Shaun McManus then won a premiership with East Fremantle in the WAFL in 1994, before being selected by Fremantle into their initial squad as a pre-draft selection prior to the 1994 AFL Draft.

Shaun McManus made his debut in Round 5 of the 1995 AFL season and played all 18 remaining games for the year.

Shaun McManus continued his good form into 1996 and, despite missing 6 games with ankle injuries, finished 10th in the Fremantle Best and Fairest award.

Shaun McManus returned for the start of the 1998 AFL season, but in the Round 6 clash against Port Adelaide he suffered a recurrence of the injury and required a second reconstruction.

Shaun McManus returned again in 1999 and played all but five games over the next six seasons.

Shaun McManus's resilience was displayed when he continued to play after the collision and kicked the goal from the resulting free kick.

Shaun McManus played his 100th game for Fremantle in the second last game of 2001, becoming only the fifth player to do so.

Shaun McManus even denied the rumours early in the season before announcing that his final game of AFL football would be in the Round 18 Western Derby at Subiaco Oval.

Shaun McManus played his final game of football on 3 August 2008 against the West Coast Eagles at Subiaco Oval, in which the Dockers won by 33 points.

Shaun McManus received many tributes before and after the match and celebrated the closure of his career with a lap of honour around the oval before he was chaired from the ground by Matthew Pavlich and Ryan Crowley through an honour guard of past and present Fremantle players.

Shaun McManus was the second 2008 retiree to join the Dockers football department, with Luke Webster being appointed as a player development manager.

Shaun McManus is the coach of the East Fremantle Junior Football Club, who won the year-10 premiership in 2017.

Shaun McManus is the weekend sports newsreader on Nine News in Perth.