Shane Parker (born 18 February 1973) is a former

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

er who played for the Fremantle Football Club. He made his debut in 1995, Fremantle's inaugural year in the

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. In 2005, Parker became the first person to play 200 games for the club and celebrated the match by kicking the 10th goal in his career, his first goal in almost 4 seasons. He was known for his reliability in defence and his reclusive nature. On 24 August 2007 after 238 games, Parker announced his retirement from AFL football (along with fellow player

Troy Cook Troy Cook (born 12 August 1976) is an Australian rules footballer. Cook played for the Perth Football Club in the West Australian Football League as well as the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League. Early career Cook grew ...

). Parker was the Dockers longest serving player for Fremantle until it was broken by Matthew Pavlich in 2016. Pavlich's record was however broken by

David Mundy David Mundy (born 20 July 1985) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He played as a half back flanker or midfielder and was the captain of Fremantle durin ...

in 2021. Parker attended

St Stephen's School, Perth St Stephen's School is a K-12, co-educational independent, day school of the Uniting Church located on two campuses – one in Duncraig and the other in Carramar, two suburbs of Perth, Western Australia. The school is one of Western Austr ...

and is a devout Christian. In 2005 he was allegedly religiously vilified by Fraser Gehrig.

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* 1973 births Living people Fremantle Football Club players Subiaco Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Western Australia Australian Christians Western Australian State of Origin players {{AFL-bio-1970s-stub