Troy Selwood Explained

Troy Selwood
Fullname:Troy Selwood
Nickname:Bunnings, Bunno
Birth Date:1 May 1984
Originalteam:Sandhurst/Bendigo Pioneers
Draftpick:19th overall, 2002 AFL Draft
Height:187 cm
Weight:88 kg
Position:Midfielder
Statsend:2010
Years1:2003–2010
Games Goals1:75 (11)

Troy Selwood (born 1 May 1984) is a former Australian rules footballer who played 75 games for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was also captain of the Geelong Football Club's team in the Victorian Football League (VFL) from 2011 to 2013.

Personal life

A member of the Selwood family, Selwood has three brothers twin brother Adam (who played for) younger brothers Joel and Scott (who both played for).[1]

AFL career

He was recruited as the number 19 draft pick in the 2002 AFL Draft from Sandhurst. He made his debut for the Brisbane Lions wearing the number 28 guernsey in Round 1, 2005 against St Kilda.

Selwood's endurance and accountable style of play saw him mainly utilized in a tagging role on key opposition players.

On 9 May 2009, Selwood was knocked unconscious in a collision with Richmond's Alex Rance.[2] [3]

After Round 21 of the 2010 season, Selwood was told he would be delisted by the Brisbane Lions at the end of the season.

VFL career

On 1 October 2010, Selwood was rumoured to be moving back to his home state of Victoria and to the Geelong Football Club in the hope of resurrecting his AFL career. It is suggested that Selwood will juggle completing his commerce degree, while also working for Geelong and playing for the Cats in the VFL, much as James Podsiadly had previously. He hoped to play AFL in season 2012.[4] He was appointed co-captain of Geelong VFL side at the beginning of the 2011 season.[5]

On 23 September 2012, Selwood led the Geelong Cats VFL side to a premiership defeating Port Melbourne by 33 points at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne. Selwood retired from VFL football at the end of the 2013 season.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Paddle Pops out, Jeff goes for the doctor . . 15 June 2007 . 21 March 2008 . McClure, Geoff. https://web.archive.org/web/20181216032216/http://www.theage.com.au/news/sport/paddle-pops-out-jeff-goes-for-the-doctor/2007/06/14/1181414463795.html . 16 December 2018 . live.
  2. Web site: Alex Rance and Troy Selwood knock each other out - 2009 . YouTube . SR B . 18 August 2022.
  3. Web site: Voss pays tribute to Troy Selwood . . 10 May 2009 . 18 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111007035345/http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl/voss-pays-tribute-to-selwood/story-e6freck3-1225710870331 . 7 October 2011 . dead.
  4. News: Sheahan. Mike. Another Selwood joins Cats . 10 December 2010. Herald Sun. 1 October 2010.
  5. Web site: Carty. Daniel. VFL: Cats down to Scorpions (report). Geelong Football Club. 19 June 2011. 3 April 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110725074852/http://www.geelongcats.com.au/geelongnews/newsarticle/tabid/3933/newsid/110514/default.aspx. 25 July 2011. dead. dmy-all.
  6. http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/sport/cats-vfl-premiership-captain-troy-selwood-retires-with-no-regrets/story-fnjuhrhu-1226765438238 Cats VFL premiership captain Troy Selwood retires with no regrets