No farewell game for Jordan McMahon Michael Warner
Herald Sun
August 24, 2010 11:15PMJORDAN McMahon will bow out of football with the dubious honour of being Richmond's only senior listed player overlooked for selection by first-year coach Damien Hardwick.
The Tigers confirmed youngster Dylan Grimes would be picked to play in Sunday's match against Port Adelaide at Etihad Stadium.
Grimes, brother of Melbourne rising star Jack, will become the 42nd Richmond player to run out for an AFL game this year - the most players used by a club since the Sydney Swans used 43 in 1993.
It leaves the injured McMahon as the last of 38 senior listed players at Punt Rd to miss out on a game.
Another five elevated rookies have been used by the Tigers under Hardwick.
McMahon, 27, is in the final season of an estimated $1 million three-year deal and had been out of favour before suffering a leg injury for Coburg in the VFL about five weeks ago, cruelling any chance of a farewell game.
"He's probably been a little bit unlucky," Tigers general manager of football Craig Cameron said.
"He was every chance to get a game with our numbers getting low, but he's carried himself really well."
McMahon was recruited from the Western Bulldogs by former Richmond coach Terry Wallace in exchange for pick 19 in the 2007 national draft, used by the Dogs on midfielder Callan Ward.
He played 12 games last season, highlighted by a post-siren 50m goal against Melbourne in Round 18.
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