Allen Jakovich
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Allen John Jakovich | ||
| Nickname(s) | Jacko | ||
| Date of birth | 21 March 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Western Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | South Fremantle (WAFL), Southern Districts(NTFL), Woodville (SANFL). | ||
| Draft | No. 6, 1990 National Draft, Melbourne No. 9, 1995 National Draft, Footscray |
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| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 98 kg (216 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1991–1994 | Melbourne | 47 (201) | |
| 1996 | Footscray | 7 (7) | |
| Total | 54 (208) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1996.
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Allen John Jakovich (born 21 March 1968) is a retired Australian rules football player. Jakovich was a prolific full forward and is notable for kicking 208 goals in his 54 Australian Football League matches, an average of 3.85 per game, for Melbourne and Footscray. He and his younger brother, Glen Jakovich, both began their AFL careers in the 1990 AFL Draft.
Jakovich grew up in Western Australia and has also played football with clubs in the Northern Territory, South Australia and Victoria. He is of Croatian descent.
Allen Jakovich was the second of three sons for Darko and Mary Jakovich. Allen represented Western Australia in 1983 for the Secondary Schools U15 competition. He played alongside Chris Lewis, Andrew McGovern, Paul Peos and Chris Waterman who would also go on to play AFL.
Allen also played in the 1985 Teal Cup football team for Western Australia. Allen played alongside future West Coast Eagles players Chris Lewis, Paul Peos, Guy McKenna, Chris Waterman, Scott Watters, Peter Sumich and John Worsfold in what was Western Australia's first TEAL cup win. Although playing well in Western Australia's first two games against Queensland and NSW, Allen Jakovich only scored a single goal in the final against Victoria and was replaced halfway through the 3rd quarter.
Allen followed his older brother Garry (3 Senior Games in 1984) and began his senior career with South Fremantle in the West Australian Football League. Over the 1985 and 1986 seasons, Allen played 7 games in the seniors and kicked 22 Goals at an average of 3.14 goals per game. As of 2015 this was the 15th best goals per game average for the club. Allen kicked 62 goals for the Colts 1984 season and was an important part of the Bulldogs premiership victory. In Round4 of the 1985 Season for the Colts, Allen kicked 10 goals against Subiaco.
Jakovich left the club in 1987.
He then played in towns in outback Western Australia such as Port Headland and Kalgoorlie. It was while playing at Port Hedland that Allen Jakovich met Brian Hood who was the Coach of the NTFL team Southern Districts. Brian convinced Allen to join Southern Districts for the 1988/1989 season.
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