Goya Dmytryshchak
Williamstown and VFL legend Adam Marcon has hung up his boots.
The Seagulls skipper played 161 VFL games over nine seasons, including 106 for Williamstown, where he arrived in 2014 after three seasons with Northern Blues.
He was selected by Richmond in the 2015 AFL rookie draft and played two AFL games in 2016 before returning to Williamstown in 2017.
“I felt this year was always going to be my last and therefore I was able to appreciate every moment knowing that it may end abruptly as it has,” Marcon said.
“I am so grateful for the games we did get to play this year, in particular my life membership game in round three against Port Melbourne.
“I’m now really excited to spend more quality time with my family and give them the support that they have afforded me over my journey.”
Marcon captained Williamstown from 2018 and was a 2015 premiership player with the club in the Gulls’ triumph over Box Hill.
Also in 2015, he took out the Fothergill-Round-Mitchell medal as the most promising young player in the competition.
“I’ve made some great friends on and off the field at the club, and I can look back at my VFL career knowing that I gave it my all,” he said.
“The last four years as captain have been so rewarding and I hope that I led by example along the way.
“It was an absolute honour to be part of this amazing club.”
Marcon’s awards during his VFL career also include four Team of the Year selections – including three as a Seagull – in 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2017.
He won club best and fairest awards at Northern Blues in 2012 and Richmond in 2016, and the Frank Johnson Medal playing for Victoria in 2014.
Williamstown chief executive Jason Reddick said Marcon left a lasting legacy.
“History will no doubt recognise Adam as a player highly respected by his peers and a great leader who has made an enormous contribution to our club,” he said.
“Aside from his individual and team achievements, it is his profoundly positive impact on the people at Williamstown Football Club which will be the lasting legacy he leaves behind.”
