page_title: Shaun McManus
section_title: Return from injury
hierarchical_section_title: Shaun McManus / Return from injury
caption_attribution_description: Shaun McManus is chaired from Subiaco Oval after his final match of Australian rules football for the Fremantle Football Club
context_page_description: Shaun John McManus is a former Australian rules footballer. He 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. He has been described as the AFL's uphill skiing champion due to his courage, persistence and resilience in overcoming two knee reconstructions.
  He 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. Following the retirement of Peter Bell during the 2008 season, McManus became the last remaining player from Fremantle's inaugural squad to still be playing in the AFL.
context_section_description: He returned again in 1999 and played all but five games over the next six seasons.  In 2000, his leadership qualities were recognised when he was awarded the co-captaincy of the club alongside Adrian Fletcher.  During the Round 4 2001 Western Derby McManus displayed one of the most courageous acts seen in a derby when he ran back with the flight of the ball to take a mark, only to collide heavily with David Wirrpanda.  His resilience was displayed when he continued to play after the collision and kicked the goal from the resulting free kick.  He played his 100th game for Fremantle in the second last game of 2001, becoming only the fifth player to do so.
  In 2005, however, his form fell away and he struggled for selection.  Amid calls for his retirement or delisting, he played on and had one of his best everseasons in 2006, playing all 22 home and away games and all three finals. In 2007, he was one of only five Fremantle players to play in all 22 matches.  Despite this, the calls for retirement continued, especially as it became clear that Fremantle's 2008 season would not result in reaching the finals series.  He 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.
  McManus played his final game of football on 2008-08-03 against the West Coast Eagles at Subiaco Oval in which the Dockers won by 33 points. 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.
caption: McManus being chaired from the ground after his final match
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