▁F rem ant le ▁Football ▁Club ▁in ▁the ▁Australian ▁Football ▁League ▁( AF L ) ▁and ▁is ▁often ▁seen ▁as ▁an ▁icon ▁or ▁favour ite ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁club . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁the ▁A FL ' s ▁u ph ill ▁ski ing ▁champion ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁courage , ▁pers istence ▁and ▁res ili ence ▁in ▁over coming ▁two ▁kne e ▁reconst ru ctions . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁co - capt ain ▁of ▁F rem ant le ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁the ▁second ▁player ▁to ▁reach ▁ 2 0 0 ▁games ▁with ▁the ▁club ▁and ▁his ▁ 2 2 8 ▁games ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁most ▁games ▁played ▁for ▁F rem ant le ▁behind ▁Sh ane ▁Parker ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁ret irement . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁ret irement ▁of ▁Peter ▁Bell ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁season , ▁Mc Man us ▁became ▁the ▁last ▁remaining ▁player ▁from ▁F rem ant le ' s ▁inaug ural ▁squad ▁to ▁still ▁be ▁playing ▁in ▁the ▁A FL . ▁ ▁Early ▁career ▁Mc Man us ▁was ▁a ▁highly ▁r ated ▁junior ▁player ▁who ▁won ▁the ▁Lar ke ▁Medal ▁as ▁the ▁best ▁player ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁National ▁Under ▁ 1 7 ▁A FL ▁Youth ▁Championships . ▁He ▁represented ▁Western ▁Australia , ▁alongside ▁future ▁team m ates ▁Peter ▁Bell , ▁Jeff ▁Far mer ▁and ▁T roy ▁Cook . ▁ ▁He ▁then ▁won ▁a ▁premi ership ▁with ▁East ▁F rem