ant le ▁in ▁the ▁W AF L ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁before ▁being ▁selected ▁by ▁F rem ant le ▁into ▁their ▁initial ▁squad ▁as ▁a ▁pre - d raft ▁selection ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁A FL ▁D raft . ▁ ▁Introduction ▁to ▁the ▁A FL ▁Mc Man us ▁made ▁his ▁debut ▁in ▁Round ▁ 5 ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁and ▁played ▁all ▁ 1 8 ▁remaining ▁games ▁for ▁the ▁year . ▁He ▁continued ▁his ▁good ▁form ▁into ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁and ▁despite ▁missing ▁ 6 ▁games ▁with ▁an k le ▁inj uries ▁finished ▁ 1 0 th ▁in ▁the ▁F rem ant le ▁Best ▁and ▁Fair est ▁award . ▁ ▁In ▁Round ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁he ▁suffered ▁a ▁kne e ▁injury ▁in ▁the ▁season ' s ▁first ▁Western ▁Derby ▁and ▁required ▁a ▁full ▁reconst ruction . ▁He ▁returned ▁for ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁season , ▁but ▁in ▁Round ▁ 6 ▁against ▁Port ▁Ad ela ide ▁he ▁suffered ▁a ▁rec urrence ▁of ▁the ▁injury ▁and ▁required ▁a ▁second ▁reconst ruction . ▁ ▁Return ▁from ▁injury ▁He ▁returned ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁and ▁played ▁all ▁but ▁five ▁games ▁over ▁the ▁next ▁six ▁seasons . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁his ▁leadership ▁qual ities ▁were ▁recogn ised ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁co - capt ain cy ▁of ▁the ▁club ▁alongside ▁Ad rian ▁F let cher . ▁