Andrew McGovern (born 7 April 1968) is a former

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er who played for the

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and

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in the

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. He was originally drafted by the Swans from Claremont in the

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with selection 4 in the 1991 AFL Draft but only played two seasons with Sydney for 20 games. At the end of the 1993 season he was delisted and returned to Western Australia and played for Claremont in 1994. During this season he captained the Western Australian state side in their victorious interstate game against South Australia. The following season he followed Claremont coach

Gerard Neesham Gerard Joseph Neesham (born 11 December 1954) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Sydney Swans in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and for the East Fremantle Football Club, Swan Districts Football Club and Claremont ...

to the newly formed Fremantle Football Club and played 17 games, mainly as a defender. He would play a total of 63 games for Fremantle in four seasons before retiring at the end of 1999 after playing with Claremont in Westar Rules the whole season. Since retiring from professional football McGovern has been involved with the

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. Both of his sons, Jeremy and

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, are currently on AFL lists, with the elder, Jeremy, listed at

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and younger, Mitch, at

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:McGovern, Andrew 1968 births Fremantle Football Club players Sydney Swans players Claremont Football Club players Living people Australian rules footballers from Western Australia Peel Thunder Football Club players