North Melbourne key forward Jarrad Waite will retire after Sunday’s AFL game against St Kilda.
Waite, the son of Carlton player Vin Waite, played 184 games for the Blues and Sunday will be his 60th for the Kangaroos.
The 35-year-old has been a strong contributor for the Kangaroos when fit, booting 122 goals from 59 games across four years.
But persistent calf injuries have plagued his time at Arden St, restricting him to only 22 games in the last two seasons.
Waite started 2018 in hot form, booting 22 majors from his first nine games including a bag of four against GWS before his troublesome calf again flared up.
Earlier this year Waite said he was open to playing on into a 17th season but that was before the AFL’s fourth-oldest active player again succumbed to injury.
Waite’s first season with North in 2015 was also the most productive of his career, yielding 42 goals from 23 games.
He will address media alongside coach Brad Scott on Tuesday afternoon.