What an amazing season it has been and as it comes to the end so does many players football careers. 2007 has seen an incredible amount of players announce their retirement and amongst these we see plenty of legends leave our game. The departure of players like James Hird, Glenn Archer, Nathan Buckley, Anthony Koutoufides and Mark Riccutio waves goodbye to a generation of stars that we have loved watching over the years. These are players who will live in our memories forever, some of the greats of the game who will always be remember as exactly that.

Below is a long list of this years retirees.

Adelaide
Mark Riccutio
Brisbane Lions
Chris Johnson
Chris Scott
Carlton
Matthew Lappin
Anthony Koutoufides
Collingwood
James Clement
Nathan Buckley
Paul Licuria
Essendon
Scott Camporeale
Chris Heffernan
James Hird
Fremantle
Shane Parker
Troy Cook
Hawthorn
Richie Vandenberg
Joel Smith
Ben Dixon
Kangaroos
Jonathan Hay
Kasey Green
Glenn Archer
Melbourne
Byron Pickett
Nathan Brown
Clint Bizzell
Port Adelaide
Darryl Wakelin
Josh Mahoney
Richmond
Darren Gaspar
Ray Hall
Trent Knobel
Kent Kingsley
St Kilda
Fraser Gehrig
Aaron Hamill
Andrew Thompson
Brett Voss
Matthew Clarke
Western Bulldogs
Luke Darcy
Chris Grant
Matthew Robbins
Brett Montgomery
West Coast
Rowan Jones
Josh Wooden