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Champion Richmond defender Alex Rance has announced his retirement from AFL – effective immediately, to focus on his family and faith.
The five-time All Australian has been considering his future in recent months and has decided to retire from playing football to focus on the other important areas of his life, being his family and his religion.
Rance, 30, informed his teammates this morning that he was calling time on his 200-game career.
“I am someone who will always give their best to what they commit to, and I’m proud of the time, energy and dedication that I’ve put towards my football career,” Rance said.
“Right now, I feel I have served my purpose in terms of my on-field performance and cultural impact, and I’m so grateful to the football club for their support and care in allowing me to do that in my own unique way.
“Now I feel is the right time for me to put the same time and energy into other areas of my life that need it, and to prioritise the more important things to me, such as my spiritual growth, my family and friends.”
Richmond CEO Brendon Gale paid tribute to the departing defender.
“Alex, his manager and the Club have been in regular communication about Alex’s future, and while we will miss him dearly at our football club, we understand and respect his need to step away from football to focus on his personal life,” Gale said.
“He leaves this Club a highly-decorated premiership player and it has been a privilege for all us to watch him play. He is clearly one of the greatest players to have pulled on the Richmond jumper.”
“Alex has been the ultimate competitor, an incredible character of the Club, and a fine example of a Richmond Man.
“Although he’s stepping away from playing football, he’ll always be part of Richmond and we wish him and his family all the best for the future.”
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The five-time All Australian has been considering his future in recent months and has decided to retire from playing football to focus on the other important areas of his life, being his family and his religion.
Rance, 30, informed his teammates this morning that he was calling time on his 200-game career.
“I am someone who will always give their best to what they commit to, and I’m proud of the time, energy and dedication that I’ve put towards my football career,” Rance said.
“Right now, I feel I have served my purpose in terms of my on-field performance and cultural impact, and I’m so grateful to the football club for their support and care in allowing me to do that in my own unique way.
“Now I feel is the right time for me to put the same time and energy into other areas of my life that need it, and to prioritise the more important things to me, such as my spiritual growth, my family and friends.”
Richmond CEO Brendon Gale paid tribute to the departing defender.
“Alex, his manager and the Club have been in regular communication about Alex’s future, and while we will miss him dearly at our football club, we understand and respect his need to step away from football to focus on his personal life,” Gale said.
“He leaves this Club a highly-decorated premiership player and it has been a privilege for all us to watch him play. He is clearly one of the greatest players to have pulled on the Richmond jumper.”
“Alex has been the ultimate competitor, an incredible character of the Club, and a fine example of a Richmond Man.
“Although he’s stepping away from playing football, he’ll always be part of Richmond and we wish him and his family all the best for the future.”
Rance retires to focus on family and faith
Champion Richmond defender Alex Rance has announced his retirement from AFL – effective immediately, to focus on his family and faith.
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What the actual heck?
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Strange time to announce it if true
He was thinking about retiring awhile ago before signing his last contract IIRC. Shame he missed out on another premiership.
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Wow.
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Not that shocking, he said a few years ago he'd consider retiring, and now he has when he felt he wanted to.
Thoughts and prayers.
Thoughts and prayers.
Guess he saw writing on wall when DeGoey had him on leash in his last preliminary final.
Still a good career so 200 games is always a great milestone.
Bit of a weird guy so not surprised at weird timing.
Still a good career so 200 games is always a great milestone.
Bit of a weird guy so not surprised at weird timing.
Still had plenty to give the game I recon. Professional athletes are retired for a long time.
That said, modern footy is all consuming and it can be hard to find balance in life
That said, modern footy is all consuming and it can be hard to find balance in life
Wow. Genuinely shocked and sad, he had so much more to give to the game and genuinely thought he would gear up for another crack at a flag in 2020. Makes it even more heartbreaking he missed 2019.
One door closes, another opens.
Darn good career from another Black Duck.
Darn good career from another Black Duck.
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The decision comes after Alex heard that opposition teams planned to isolate him 1v1 deep in defense.
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Big loss to the Tigers and Footy. Champion of the game.
Strange. A bit like Rance himself.
