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Jakovich was one of the very few players who could match Carey for strength in a one-on-one contest and as a result he was often able to limit Carey's dominance.
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Throughout much of the 1990s Glen Jakovich was regarded as the premier Center half back in the AFL, and his battles with Carey were a talking point and a season highlight whenever the Eagles and Kangaroos met.
In all they played against each other 18 times, 16 while Carey was at North Melbourne and two when he was at Adelaide, first meeting in round 12 of 1992 and last in round 19 of 2003, with Jakovich being able to hold Carey to averages of 6 marks, 14 disposals and 2. 1 goals per game.
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 formed one of the most feared backlines in the AFL, along with John Worsfold, Ashley McIntosh, Glen Jakovich and Michael Brennan and was known for his cool demeanour and reliability.
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The following week five first half goals against West Coast, including one of the goals of the year in the second quarter, saw Glen Jakovich taken to the bench.
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Football personalities and commentators who have newly signed or re-signed to be a part of the relaunched channel include Eddie McGuire ( who will commentate 1 non-Collingwood match a week and host his own talk show ), Gerard Healy, Paul Roos, Jason Dunstall, Dwayne Russell, Brad Johnson, Alastair Lynch, Tony Shaw, Liam Pickering, David King, Danny Frawley, Mark Ricciuto, Glen Jakovich, Anthony Hudson and Dermott Brereton.
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Statistically, Jakovich held Carey to fewer disposals and goals than any other player could consistently manage.
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Carey consistently won games off his own boot, including a game against reigning premiers the West Coast Eagles at the WACA in round 12, where he cut All Australian and Hall of Fame centre half-back Glen Jakovich to shreds and then against that year's eventual premiers in Essendon in round 15, where he played a dominant final quarter that marked him as an out-and-out champion.
The season ended on a sour note for Carey, being well held by Jakovich in the Semi Final and then Full back of the Century Stephen Silvagni in the Preliminary Final, where North Melbourne went down to eventual Premiers Carlton.
He kicked six goals in round 14 against Melbourne, and the next week, against West Coast, Carey kicked five goals and had a season high 18 disposals in his final game in North Melbourne colours matched up against long time adversary Glen Jakovich.
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Jakovich grew up in Western Australia and has also played football with clubs in the Northern Territory, South Australia and Victoria.
Jakovich played in the Melbourne reserves and dominated the reserves competition in the first half of the 1991 season.
This effort also earned Jakovich the distinction of being the fastest player to score his first fifty goals, taking only nine games to do so.
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