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Whilst I have high hopes that Sunday won't be his last game for us here is the opportunity to acknowledge his commitment to the club over many years. Very few players would have played more diverse positions than he has in his time at Swans. He continues a long tradition at Swans of quality fullbacks.

Best wishes in your retirement and hopefully Sunday he and Notte will get the performance from Swans that both deserve.

See link below for more:

www.wafootball.com.au/news/13288/swans-g...announces-retirement

If it wasnt for injuries and suspenions over the years he would have goine past Stan Nowotny's total and probbaly nudging 300 games. A mighty effort seeing he made his debut in 2002, which makes him the last player currently playing to be coached by John Todd.

yep...congratulations to Tallan on a fantastic WAFL career no matter what happens on Sunday. He is a true champion of our game at WAFL level and his achievements leave an indelible mark. Well done!!

Well played Tallan, an outstanding career, great clubman, 15 years of wonderful service to Swans. He has always been a favourite of supporters because he always gives his best and his celebrations after wins are legendary. He has been a thorn in the side of many opposition forwards over the years and was very rarely beaten. The 2010 premiership was a fitting reward for him given all the tough years he has played in. I hope the boys can extend his career by at least one more week and send him out in style.

In case you haven't seen my Facebook and Twitter post Ames needs one win to equal the club record of 139 wins in the WAFL - most wins for Swans
139: Don Langsford
138: Tallan Ames
136: Stan Nowotny
135 Keith Narkle
132: Bill Walker
127: Travis Edmonds
115: Tom Mullooly
108: Bill Skwirowski and Phil Narkle
102: Tony Notte
101: Ron Boucher
100: Ken Bagley

A true WAFL great imho, a player respected by all club supporters for his skills and his passion for the WAFL and his club, I hope he can go out with at least 1 finals win to finish off a wonderful career.