The 2012 Norm Smith medallist, who announced his decision to move on after 15 years at the club last Thursday, shared the moment with his two children Levi and Savannah, who accompanied him during his lap of the stadium.
Speaking to SwansTV on Saturday, O’Keefe said he was thrilled to be able to share the moment and celebrate his career with his young family.
“It was great and that’s what it’s all about,” he said.
“They both got into it and Savannah was waving to the crowd and Levi too, so to be able to do it with my kids was absolutely fantastic.
“It was just something I really wanted to do in making sure my kids were there to enjoy it and hopefully it’s something they’ll remember for the rest of their lives.”
Both Swans and Richmond fans were on their feet as the 33-year-old travelled around the ground, with many loyal fans holding up personalised thank you messages for the club veteran.
O’Keefe said he felt both humbled by the support he received and grateful to be able to thank his fans once last time.
“It was pretty amazing,” O’Keefe said.
“Everyone, even the Richmond supporters were up, and that is just so humbling to have all those people cheer me on and say goodbye and thank me for what I’ve done.
“It was pretty awesome and I’m just so glad I had the chance to get out there and thank everyone.”
O’Keefe, who played 286 games and sits in fourth place for most games played in the red and white, has also received overwhelming support since his announcement to move on at the end of the season, saying the number of messages he had received both in person and on social media had exceeded all of his expectations.
“It’s been unreal and overwhelming,” he said.
“To be honest I didn’t realise I had that much support, so all the messages throughout the whole week has been absolutely fantastic.
“You just don’t sort of realise how many people you touched over the period, you just sort of took it for granted and thought nothing of it, so just to see the support and the well wishes during the week has been very humbling.”
