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Top Cat Enright calls time on a decorated career

South Australian-born Geelong champion Corey Enright has announced his retirement, bringing his decorated AFL career to an end after a club-record 332 games.

Oct 05, 2016, updated Oct 05, 2016
Corey Enright has played his final game for Geelong. Photo: Tracey Nearmy / AAP

Corey Enright has played his final game for Geelong. Photo: Tracey Nearmy / AAP

The 35-year-old was in good enough form to play on after earning his sixth All-Australian selection but foreshadowed his retirement when he left the field in tears after Geelong’s preliminary final loss to Sydney.

“It has been a privilege to play for this great club and alongside so many champions. I will now take some time now to assess what the future holds,” he said in a statement today.

“Obviously the success we have enjoyed over the past 17 years has been a highlight, but the friendships and relationships that I have made over my time with the club will endure for the rest of my life, and that in itself is a highlight.”

Enright became Geelong’s all-time games record holder when he passed Ian Nankervis’s longstanding mark of 325 matches in the navy blue and white hoops in the round-19 victory over the Western Bulldogs.

The focus will now shift to Jimmy Bartel, another of the heroes of Geelong’s 2007, 2009 and 2011 premierships.

Bartel has a clause in his contract allowing him to play on in 2017 but says he has yet to raise the subject of his playing future with coach Chris Scott.

Scott said Enright would leave a legacy that would be impossible to replicate.

“He has played at a high level throughout his career, and that continued through this year,” said Scott.

“Corey is not only a great player, but he has shown outstanding leadership both on and off the field during his time at the club.

“The statistics and honours speak for themselves, but it’s the work that he has done with his teammates outside of the public view that sets him apart.

“Corey has always been willing to help other players, to pass on his knowledge and to do everything he can to make the team better. He is the true embodiment of what we want our players to be.”

-AAP

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