Drafted from the Murray Bushrangers with pick 19 in the 2003 national draft, Mundy made his debut in round six of 2005 and has since featured at AFL level on 371 occasions, making him Fremantle’s games record holder ahead of Australian Football Hall of Famer Matthew Pavlich on 353.
Mundy sits 10th in total games played in AFL/VFL history and will finish his career in ninth spot as he overtakes Sydney legend Adam Goodes on 372 in a fortnight’s time.
Having experienced all the highs and lows a professional football career has to offer, Mundy said he was ‘proud’ of everything he had achieved in the game.
“I’m incredibly proud. I’ve been living my dream for 19 years now and I’ve loved every bit of it,” Mundy told the Fremantle Football Club.
“Not all of it has been easy. There’s been quite a few really hard and emotional bits to it, but I’ve been able to grow as a person and as a player throughout my time at Fremantle and I wouldn’t have it any other way.
“I’m really proud of the person I’ve been able to develop into, the family I’ve been able to create and my role within the football club. I feel I’ve grown from a skinny full-back who didn’t want to talk to anyone, to being a part of the leadership group for a number of years now.
“I’m proud of that growth and that journey and I’m looking to get the most out of this season and explore what’s next.”
Easily the most accomplished AFL footballer to come out of Seymour, Mundy’s career highlights include an All-Australian blazer in 2015 and Doig Medal for Fremantle’s best-and-fairest in 2016.
He also captained Fremantle for one season in 2016 and has accumulated more than 900,000km of travel over his 19-year career — the most of any player in AFL/VFL history.
Mundy said it had been an honour to be involved with Fremantle and praised the influence it had on his life.
“I’ve grown up at the Fremantle Football Club and I’ve spent more than half of my life in WA and associated with Fremantle,” he said.
“The entire football club, and each iteration we’ve had with players, staff and coaches, have been really supportive and it’s been a great environment to work in and strive for success and excellence.
“The whole club integration at the moment is the best it’s ever been. I love coming to work every day and it’s meant a lot to me.”
The storied career of the 37-year-old Docker will be honoured at the club’s last home game of the home-and-away season in round 2022, which is fittingly a derby against cross-town rival West Coast.
He will then get a chance to add premiership player to his illustrious resume, with Fremantle poised to play finals for the first time since 2015.