Wiping out an umpire, a hilarious uniform fail and precious family moments: WAG pens touching tribute to her retired AFL star husband
- AFL star Liam Picken has announced he will be retiring after an injury in 2018
- Picken has battled with recovering from a head injury in the preseason match
- His wife Annie Nolan, has shared her husband's top 10 memorable moments
- She has expressed how proud she is of Picken's achievements over the years
The wife of retired AFL star Liam Picken has shared a touching tribute to her husband looking back on her favourite moments in his stellar decade-long career.
Lifestyle blogger Annie Nolan, who has been married to the Western Bulldogs player since 2015 and shares three children with him, took to Twitter to boast about her partner.
'My beautiful husband, Liam Picken, retired from AFL today. I thought I would recap my top 10 most memorable moments from his career,' she wrote.
Blogger Annie Nolan has shared a touching tribute to her retired AFL star husband Liam Picken (pictured together)
Ms Nolan shared how proud she was when her husband kicked three goals during the 2016 Western Bulldogs Grand Final and was named the Best Finals Player.
She also shared the hilarious time he wore his shorts backwards and the embarrassing moment he accidentally wiped out umpire Courtney Lai.
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'Thank you to everyone that has supported Liam and our family, particularly the last year,' Ms Nolan posted.
'It means so much to us! Football has provided us a lot and I’ll always be thankful for that. I couldn’t be prouder of you and your career. Congratulations.'
Ms Nolan also mentioned the emotional time her husband comforted her after her brother passed away despite having a game the next day.
'At the game my late brother’s favourite player (Paul Chapman) got in a fight with him. Felt like the final piece of banter between my bro and Liam,' she wrote.
Ms Nolan (pictured) also mentioned the emotional time her husband comforted her after her brother passed away despite having a game the next day
He announced his retirement on Monday after struggling with ongoing concussion symptoms (pictured with his wife Annie, twin daughters Delphi and Cheska and son Malachy)
'Unfortunately his knocks (and) concussions were also memorable,' she said.
'For how hard Liam played, I’m not at all surprised he was stretchered off from his final game rather than chaired off.'
Picken, who played 198 games, announced his retirement on Monday after struggling with ongoing concussion symptoms.
'I can concentrate on my rehab now but I'm going to miss this place. Its been such a pleasure to come in here,' he said to his teammates.
Picken has battled with recovering from a head injury in a preseason match in 2018 (pictured with his wife Annie)
Ms Nolan shared how proud she was when her husband kicked three goals during the 2016 Western Bulldogs Grand Final
Many fans shared their disappointment with losing a 'fabulous player' and congratulated his achievements.
'A fabulous player. The joy over his Grand Final efforts wasn’t limited to Bulldog fans,' one person said.
Another shared: 'Wonderful player, full of guts and determination, not to mention loads of talent. We'll miss him.'
'He made our hearts dance, sing. We will never forget his deeds. If we could, we’d carry him on our shoulders,' one person posted.
'You are a credit to each other. Both quality people. Best of luck to Liam in his next chapter,' another added.
Ms Nolan mentioned the emotional time her husband comforted her after her brother passed away, before getting in a fight with his favourite player the following day (pictured)
One of her favourite moments in his ten-year career was when he accidentally wiped out an umpire
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