Toast Farewell Joel Selwood, champion of the game and legend of the Geelong Football Club

[Elmer_Hauser]

One of the greatest and most decorated players of tbe 21st Century.

Is fitting he leaves our great game in the same way he started. With a Premiership Medal.

Always been a class act, on and off the field

Enjoy your retirement mate, it was a privilege to watch you play (except against Carlton )

 

[00Stinger]

could at least wait until it's official

 

[SM]

could at least wait until it's official

But then he might not get in first for the likes!

 

[Bald]

Geelong boar..

No just kidding. Well done.

 

[Elmer_Hauser]

But then he might not get in first for the likes!

I am not the type of poster who goes fishing for likes.

 

[PhatBoy]

I’m absolutely shattered

 

[Sky]

I will never see a better representative of the Geelong Football Club, as long as I live.

My childhood hero.

 

[Stocks_go_Up]

 

[Duskfire]

This was always going to happen unfortunately, everyones reaction to him kicking that goal pretty much highlighted that. Tom Hawkins

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Tom Hawkins

Age

36

Ht

197cm

Wt

105kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.2

3star

K

7.9

3star

HB

4.4

3star

M

5.5

5star

T

1.9

4star

G

2.1

5star

D

12.7

3star

K

8.6

3star

HB

4.1

3star

M

5.1

5star

T

2.1

3star

G

1.6

5star

D

7.8

2star

K

5.6

3star

HB

2.2

2star

M

4.2

4star

T

1.0

3star

G

2.2

5star

afterwards was hugging him while weeping.

 

[danster168]

Finished out on top. A great player for a long period of time. Hard as nails. A slight blight on his career was definitely the way he played for free kicks for the entirety of his career which hurts his legacy in my eyes. It's the elephant in the room.

 

[BF Tiger]

What a career! Well played Joel.

(Happy to see the back of you (as an opposition supporter)).

 

[Fitzey]

Great career, still the second best Selwood behind Adam but he’s been a remarkable player. What a way to go out.

 

[Bostonian]

Has he ducked off officially?

 

[Ozguy]

Has he ducked off officially?

Oh the wit

 

[SM]

I am not the type of poster who goes fishing for likes.

 

[PhatBoy]

Finished out on top. A great player for a long period of time. Hard as nails. A slight blight on his career was definitely the way he played for free kicks for the entirety of his career which hurts his legacy in my eyes. It's the elephant in the room.

Look everyone is entitled to their opinion.

But anyone who actually lives and breathes football should be capable of telling the difference between a player who plays for free kicks, and a player who tries to break tackles and forces an opponent to give them away

 

[Bradkli]

Future hall of famer and legend of the game. One of the all time great leaders. Congratulations on an incredible career at the highest level. Seems like a great bloke off-field as well. Deserves to retire as a premiership captain!

As a hawks supporter this will forever sting!!! What hurts more is Xavier Ellis

Xavier Ellis

Age

36

Ht

186cm

Wt

81kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.2

4star

K

8.9

3star

HB

7.3

5star

M

4.6

4star

T

2.5

4star

MG

272.9

4star

No current season stats available

D

9.6

3star

K

6.2

3star

HB

3.4

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

0.8

3star

, begged the club to draft Selwood..the rest is history

2005 AFL draft:

Pick 6- Mitch Thorp
Pick 7- Joel Selwood

 

[mcgarnacle]

Given his professionalism, I thought he could play a few more seasons. Of course, easy to say but harder to do.

He's a big reason for Geelong's long run of competitiveness. The perfect example of hard work and humility.

 

[danster168]

Look everyone is entitled to their opinion.

But anyone who actually lives and breathes football should be capable of telling the difference between a player who plays for free kicks, and a player who tries to break tackles and forces an opponent to give them away

I do believe that he invented the lifting the arm technique. And he really paved the way for the way that guys like Ginnivan and Weightman play these days. A great player but I just didn't like this aspect of his game.

 

[Rusty Brookes]

Future hall of famer and legend of the game. One of the all time great leaders. Congratulations on an incredible career at the highest level. Seems like a great bloke off-field as well. Deserves to retire as a premiership captain!

As a hawks supporter this will forever sting!!! What hurts more is Xavier Ellis, begged the club to draft Selwood..the rest is history

2005 AFL draft:

Pick 6- Mitch Thorp
Pick 7- Joel Selwood

Yeah, we might have made a mistake there

Magnificent career and probably has claims on being the greatest Geelong player ever.

 

[Taylor]

I hope he announces the birth of his baby with a head bandage on. That's a hard earned bub.

 

[Plugger46]

Future hall of famer and legend of the game. One of the all time great leaders. Congratulations on an incredible career at the highest level. Seems like a great bloke off-field as well. Deserves to retire as a premiership captain!

As a hawks supporter this will forever sting!!! What hurts more is Xavier Ellis, begged the club to draft Selwood..the rest is history

2005 AFL draft:

Pick 6- Mitch Thorp
Pick 7- Joel Selwood

Begged? where did you get that info from?

 

[Bradkli]

Begged? where did you get that info from?

"begged" may have been wrong word to use, but here is the story-

Inside the ‘secret meeting’ that saw Hawthorn miss out on drafting Joel Selwood in 2006

Inside the ‘secret meeting’ that saw Hawks miss on Selwood

www.foxsports.com.au

 

[WillHayward]

Well done to him. Gone out well and truly on top. Now lives his life as a legend.

 

[ChristianBoy]

I do believe that he invented the lifting the arm technique. And he really paved the way for the way that guys like Ginnivan and Weightman play these days. A great player but I just didn't like this aspect of his game.

Be gone now get out.