Andrew Gaff: Footy great ran onto the field holding his baby for his last game – but then a club legend tried to ruin his farewell by hitting him with a SHOCKING insult at halftime

A West Coast Eagles great has launched a foul-mouthed insult at departing star Andrew Gaff as he played his 280th and final game for the struggling club.

The club celebrated his farewell with two appearances, including the home game which he lost to Carlton on Sunday.

The 32-year-old was cheered as he walked onto the pitch with his newborn baby Harvey in his arms and again as he was led off the pitch by teammates Elliot Yeo and Jack Darling.

Even Carlton showed him respect, forming a guard of honour after their 65-point win over the experienced Eagles.

But a former club legend was furious at half-time and called for Gaff to be taken off the field in his final game.

Glen Jakovich played 276 games for the Eagles between 1991 and 2004, winning two championships during that time. Yet he felt no nostalgia when he brazenly called for Gaff to be taken off the field during his commentary on 6PR.

“West Coast haven’t got a run. They haven’t got any pace on the ball at the moment. There’s a substitute called Jack Petruccelle,” he said at half-time.

‘This is where the competition committee has to challenge (interim coach) Jarrad Schofield and make a decision.

‘This is getting too hard. I would replace Andrew Gaff. Today is his day, it’s his last game, it’s a farewell game, he gets a bunch of flowers. What do you do? I would replace him — Gaff is completely thrown away.

Two-time championship winning Eagle Glen Jakovich was in no mood for sentimentality when he made a cutting remark to Gaff during half-time

Despite Jakovich’s appeals on the radio, Gaff managed to watch the match and was led off the field by a guard of honour

“They can still win this game. Yes, they can. They showed it last week,” Jakovich continued.

“They need that determination. But they need to make those tough, brutal decisions. There’s a decision they need to make here.”

Luckily for Gaff, he didn’t get hooked and was able to finish the match despite his limited involvement.

“Today wasn’t the best result but I’m happy to call it a day,” he told the Eagles’ website after the defeat.

‘I feel good, it’s a little sad, but also excited about something else, the next chapter in my life.

‘I’ve been quite busy this week organising things for today, (retiring is) probably something that’s going to take a few days, a week, a month to sink in, that football has done for me. I need to find my second job ever!’

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Gaff made 280 appearances for the West Coast Eagles before announcing his retirement

The announcement comes after West Coast interim coach Jarrad Schofield admitted the Eagles “didn’t really show up” after being beaten by 65 points by injury-plagued Carlton, who are missing half their first-team squad.

And he said he was “really disappointed” the club could not send Gaff on at a better time.

“It shows how brutal this game is,” he said.

‘Our best is good enough – and then if you’re not committed to it through the choices you make, whether that’s your work rate, whether that’s being tidy around the game. If you don’t have the numbers collectively to get it done, you’re exposed.

‘It shows that we as a football club still have a lot of work to do.’