AFL journeyman Quinton Narkle has announced his retirement from football, effective immediately.
The 27-year-old ends his AFL career having played 59 games with Fremantle, Geelong, and Port Adelaide between 2017 and 2025, after being drafted from Perth Football Club with pick 60 in the 2016 National Draft.
Signed as an SSP last November, Narkle represented Fremantle in rounds 7 and 8 this season and played 12 games for the Club’s WAFL affiliate Peel Thunder.
Narkle now plans to relocate his young family to Darwin.
“I’m feeling quite content with the decision and I’m looking forward to what’s ahead in a place that’s very special to us,” Narkle said.
“I’m very grateful that I’ve played AFL for so long and I’d like to thank the three clubs that gave me a chance. I feel so lucky that I got to be a part of strong clubs with winning cultures.
“I got to play with great players and people I’ll be friends with for the rest of my life.
“Running out with Sam Powell-Pepper and Shai Bolton was a dream come true after being boarders together at Wesley College and playing WA 18s.
“I never got all the way to an AFL Grand Final, but I played in two preliminary finals and it’s those big finals games that I’ll remember forever.
“My AFL career has definitely had some ups and downs, and I’d like to thank my mum, my siblings, my partner Taylah - and our girls - for riding the wave with me.”
Fremantle Executive General Manager of Football Joe Brierty thanked Narkle for his contribution to Fremantle and congratulated him on his career.
“Nine years in the AFL system is an amazing achievement,” Brierty said.
“The Club thanks Quinton for his time at Fremantle and we wish Quinton, his partner Taylah, and their young family, all the best starting their next chapter in Darwin.”
