Joel Selwood is set to announce retirement after a brilliant run with Geelong Cats, a perfect ending after Grand Final.
AFL on Wednesday afternoon, four days after claiming his fourth premiership medallion
Best at GMHBA Stadium, Selwood expected to introduce himself to reporters and confirm that he has played his last AFL game.
It's a similar path taken by Hawthorn legend Shane Crawford, who also announced his post-flag retirement from the Hawks in 2008 after 305 games for the club.
The Geelong Advertiser reported that Selwood officially informed the club of his decision on Tuesday nights but, on Saturday, told those close to him that he had already
will leave the Cats and the game with one of the best resumes as a four-time A-list player, six-time.
All Australian, four-time AFLPA Bravest Player Award winner, three - fastest and fairest time, and the record for most VFL/AFL games captained.
After playing a vital role during the Geelong dynasty that saw the club claim the 2007, 2009, and 2011 flags, Selwood led the Cats to the 2022 presidency last weekend and kept the club alongside Chris Scott.
He was selected with Pick 7 in the 2006 draft.
Cats Senior Coach Chris Scott and Joel Selwood hold up the cup. Image: Michael Willson Source:
The 34-year-old also holds the AFL record for the most games as captain, leading the Cats in 245 games ahead of Carlton great Stephen Kernahan's 226 appearances.
Grand Final day footage of him with Levi Ablett, Sam Moorfoot Club Waterboy, and Archie Stockdale Auskicker of the Year.
"Then (Graham) 'Polly' Farmer changed the game, and Gary Ablett Sr. played it like no other player ever has, and may ever, but the longevity of Selwood's period of excellence, which he defines, transforms the club since he arrived.
Levi, with Sammy over the fence, with the boots on the Auskicker, and the way he was the best player in the ground in the first quarter is where the game was won."
"It's a dead chameleon. It mixes with the flow of the game," Dixon said. foxfooty.com last week.
And for Selwood, his playing time management over the years has been brilliant, playing him at running back and playing through the mids as a pinch hitter here or there.
"I think his legacy is unquestionable. His ability to lead Geelong and now possibly to a flag 11 years later is simply unheard of. Usually, the opposite happens when you get older and step aside to let someone else lead. But he has imposed a leadership in that group that no one can do. Nobody can do it more than him.
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