Troy Selwood (born 1 May 1984) is a former

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er who played 75 games for the

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in the

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(AFL). He was also captain of the Geelong Football Club's team in the

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(VFL) from 2011 to 2013.

Personal life

A member of the Selwood family, Selwood has three brothers

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brother

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(who played for ) younger brothers

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and Scott (who both played for ).

Advocacy

In June 2007, Selwood, alongside his brothers and parents Maree and Bryce, were named AFL celebrity ambassadors for

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AFL career

He was recruited as the number 19 draft pick in the 2002 AFL Draft from Sandhurst. He made his debut for the

wearing the number 28 gernsey in Round 1,

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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

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. 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

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in the hope of resurrecting his AFL career. It is suggested that Selwood will juggle completing his

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degree, while also working for Geelong and playing for the Cats in the VFL, much as

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had previously. He hoped to play AFL in season 2012. He was appointed co-captain of Geelong VFL side at the beginning of the 2011 season. 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.Cats VFL premiership captain Troy Selwood retires with no regrets
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References

External links

Troy Selwood's profile
on the official AFL website of the Brisbane Lions Football Club * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Selwood, Troy 1984 births Living people Brisbane Lions players Bendigo Pioneers players Sandhurst Football Club players Australian twins Twin sportspeople Identical twins Australian rules footballers from Bendigo