Andrew Gaff’s AFL career has come to an end in West Coast’s heavy defeat to Carlton at Optus Stadium on Sunday.
The 32-year-old recently announced he would retire at the end of the season and, despite struggling with injury and form this season, received two farewell appearances.
He was the substitute in last week’s win over North Melbourne and received a full game in the Eagles’ 4.10 (34) to 14.15 (99) loss to the Blues.
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Gaff picked up 25 disposals — right on his career average — in his 280th and last game of league football.
Arriving on the field with his newborn child Harvey in his arms, he left it on the shoulders of long-time teammates Elliot Yeo and Jack Darling with Blues players sticking around for the guard of honour.
But in an extraordinary half-time address, club great Glen Jakovich declared Gaff should have been substituted off without fanfare.
“West Coast have got no run. They’ve got no pace on the ball at the moment. There’s a sub player by the name of Jack Petruccelle,” he said on 6PR.
“This is where the match committee have got to challenge (interim coach) Jarrad Schofield and make the call.
“This is going to be too hard. I’d be subbing Andrew Gaff out. Today’s his day, it’s his final game, it’s a farewell game, gets the bouquet of flowers. What do you do? I’d be subbing — Gaff is getting absolutely disposed of.”
Pressed on why the Eagles would remove a player who will not determine whether they win or lose the game, Jakovich was adamant.
“They can still win this game. Yes they can. They showed it last week,” he said.
“They need that grit. But they need to make that hard, ruthless decisions. There’s a decision they’ve got to make right here.”
Gaff had 11 of his disposals in the first half before recording one kick and five handballs in the third quarter and six kicks and two handballs in the last.
Fellow veteran Jamie Cripps, also 32 but playing on next year, had one goal and a goal assist from his nine disposals in his 250th game.
He was chaired off by Jake Waterman and Liam Duggan.
