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Skipper rates high

Geelong's skipper, Joel Selwood, has been unveiled as the second best player in the AFL

12:00pm  May 9, 2013

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A perilous contest awaits

Joel Selwood is preparing for a tough encounter when the Cats face Richmond on Saturday night at the MCG

2:51pm  Apr 30, 2013

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The highest distinction

Joel Selwood's rise to the star he is today has been meteoric.

3:41pm  Apr 25, 2013

Latest Player Video

2012 Mastermind: Joel Selwood

1:12am  Jul 23, 2012

Joel Selwood post-match (Rd15)

3:47pm  Jul 9, 2012

Selwood the master

2:32pm  Jul 1, 2012

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Joel
Selwood

Height
182 cm
DOB
26-05-1988
Weight
87 kg
Debut
2007
Games
2013
8
Career
143
Goals
2013
8
Career
69
2013 Dream Team Points
Total
772
Avg
96
JoelSelwood

Player Bio

At a Glance

Junior Clubs: Sandhurst
Clubs: Geelong
Debut: 2007
Recruited from: Bendigo U18
Brownlow Votes: 89

Outlook

Courageous midfielder who is entering his second season as captain. Led from the front during 2012, gathering more possessions (511 at an average of 24 a game) than any of his teammates. Finished second in Geelong’s best and fairest, just six votes behind Tom Hawkins. Polled well again in the Brownlow Medal with 14 votes. Has one of the best winning percentages in AFL history, having won 111 of the 135 games he has played in.

Season by Season

Season by Season

  • Another brilliant season capped with third premiership
  • Was runner up in Norm Smith medal voting
  • Had 28 possessions, two goals and seven tackles in GF
  • Was vice captain for first time
  • Played 20 games including all three finals
  • Had 20+ disposals in 18 of 20 games (had 19 vs Haw in rd 12; 7 vs St K in rd 1 when knocked out in 1st qtr)
  • Set a new career high with 43 disposals vs Melbourne in rd 19
  • Also new best with three goals vs GC in rd 20
  • Named among All Australian nominees
  • Played 100th game in rd 8 win over Collingwood
  • Equaled career best with 11 tackles in rd 19 vs Melb and rd 24 vs Coll
  • Ranked 15th in the AFL in tackles
  • Was equal first for Geelong with 114 inside 50s
  • Polled 17 Brownlow votes
  • Kicked 15 goals, highest total in his career
  • Capped brilliant season by winning first best & fairest
  • Also finished fourth in Brownlow and was again named All Australian
  • Gathered over 20 possessions in 21 of 24 games
  • Also had 11 games with 30+ possessions
  • Polled Brownlow votes in his final eight games (rd 14-21)
  • Had a six game streak (rd 13-18) with over 30 possessions, incl 41 against Brisbane
  • Had a career high 29 handballs in rd 6 win over Richmond
  • Finished 8th in AFL with 677 disposals, 3rd in handballs with 388and 13th with 126 tackles
  • His 388 handballs are 10th most in AFL history
  • Played in second premiership team and third GF in his third AFL season
  • One of only two players to play every game (Enright the other)
  • Named as a member of Cats leadership group
  • Set career highs in every category
  • Gathered 25+ possessions in 17 games and 30+ in 11 games
  • Set new career high with 42 disposals vs. Hawthorn in rd 17
  • Had 10+ handballs in 24 of 25 games
  • Twice had 11 tackles twice
  • 50th game came in rd 5 win over Lions
  • Received 16 Brownlow votes
  • Earned All Australian honours for the first time
  • Ranked 4th in AFL with 687 possessions
  • His 386 handballs were 4th most in AFL and 12th most in history
  • Ranked 12th in AFL in tackles with 118 and 1st in free kicks with 59
  • Named as most courageous player by the AFLPA
  • Member of NAB Cup winning team
  • Won Michael Tuck medal as best on ground in NAB Cup GF

 

  • Second season eclipsed brilliant first campaign
  • Had the 8th most disposals in the AFL with 607, and the 6th most handballs with 324
  • Played in 24 games (22-2) including his second straight AFL grand final
  • Had at least 20 disposals in 21 games
  • Picked up 29 disposals on grand final day
  • Career best 37 possessions came in rd 14 vs. Crows
  • Received 19 Brownlow votes to finished 5th overall
  • Finished 5th in Cats best & fairest
  • Was a nominee for All Australian selection
  • Played for Victoria in AFL’s hall of fame game

 

  • Capped a brilliant debut season as a member of Cats drought breaking grand final win
  • Awarded Ron Evans medal as the AFL’s rising star
  • Named Geelong’s best first year player
  • Played 21 games (19-2) and averaged just under 20 possessions per game
  • Made debut in opening round against Bulldogs

 

  • Limited to just three TAC Cup games with Bendigo due to knee injury

 

  • Earned All Australian U18 honours at national championship playing with Victoria Country
  • Played for Australia vs. Ireland in U17 international rules series, winning Barassi medal as best player

 

Stats

By the numbers

  • 2013   Season Average
    Games Played 8
    • Kicks 9.9
    • Handballs 13.4
    • Disposals 23.2
    • Marks 3.9
    • Hit-Outs 1.1
    • Tackles 5.7
    • Goals 1.0
    • Dream Team 96.5

2013 Highlights

Statistics Best Opponent Round
Kicks 14 North Melbourne Rd 2
Handballs 20 Hawthorn Rd 1
Disposals 33 Hawthorn Rd 1
Marks 8 Hawthorn Rd 1
Hit-outs 2 Collingwood Rd 8
Tackles 10 Sydney Swans Rd 4
Goals 2 Western Bulldogs Rd 5
Dream Team 123 Sydney Swans Rd 4

2013 Season Breakdown

Rd Opponent Result K H D M HO FF FA T G B DT
1 Hawthorn W 86 - 93 13 20 33 8 2 2 5 6 1 0 122
2 North Melbourne W 112 - 108 14 12 26 2 1 3 2 8 1 1 109
3 Carlton W 119 - 103 5 9 14 3 0 2 0 4 1 0 66
4 Sydney Swans W 103 - 124 12 19 31 2 1 4 3 10 1 1 123
5 Western Bulldogs W 86 - 107 10 10 20 5 1 1 1 2 2 0 84
6 Richmond W 87 - 131 10 13 23 5 2 2 0 4 1 1 98
7 Essendon W 113 - 85 9 10 19 4 0 4 0 8 1 0 101
8 Collingwood L 102 - 96 6 14 20 2 2 2 1 4 0 0 69
9 Port Adelaide - - - - - - - - - - -
10 Gold Coast Suns - - - - - - - - - - -
11 GWS Giants - - - - - - - - - - -
13 Brisbane Lions - - - - - - - - - - -
14 Fremantle - - - - - - - - - - -
15 Hawthorn - - - - - - - - - - -
16 Melbourne - - - - - - - - - - -
17 Adelaide Crows - - - - - - - - - - -
18 St Kilda - - - - - - - - - - -
19 North Melbourne - - - - - - - - - - -
20 Port Adelaide - - - - - - - - - - -
21 West Coast Eagles - - - - - - - - - - -
22 Sydney Swans - - - - - - - - - - -
23 Brisbane Lions - - - - - - - - - - -
TOTAL W: 7 - L: 1 79 107 186 31 9 20 12 46 8 3 772

By the numbers

  • Career Average
    Games Played 143
    • Kicks 12.3
    • Handballs 13.0
    • Disposals 25.3
    • Marks 4.3
    • Hit-Outs 0.4
    • Tackles 4.9
    • Goals 0.5
    • Dream Team 98.4

Career Highlights

Statistics Best Opponent Round
Kicks 20 Melbourne Rd 19, 2011
Handballs 29 Richmond Rd 6, 2010
Disposals 43 Melbourne Rd 19, 2011
Marks 10 Hawthorn Rd 17, 2009
Hit-outs 3 Carlton Rd 11, 2012
Tackles 11 Hawthorn Rd 19, 2012
Goals 3 Gold Coast Suns Rd 20, 2011
Dream Team 185 Hawthorn Rd 17, 2009

Career Breakdown

Season Club K H D M HO FF FA T G B DT
2013 Geelong Cats 79 107 186 31 9 20 12 46 8 3 772
2012 Geelong Cats 293 246 539 74 21 56 22 118 13 12 2166
2011 Geelong Cats 296 222 518 82 13 60 26 125 15 12 2175
2010 Geelong Cats 289 388 677 112 8 53 24 125 9 10 2532
2009 Geelong Cats 301 386 687 111 5 59 36 118 11 10 2512
2008 Geelong Cats 283 324 607 102 2 63 21 78 6 9 2162
2007 Geelong Cats 215 189 404 109 0 35 20 94 7 8 1751

Legend

K
Kicks
H
Handballs
D
Disposals
M
Marks
HO
Hit-outs
FF
Frees For
FA
Frees Against
T
Tackles
G
Goals
B
Behinds
DT
Dream Team

Milestones

AFL
Geelong: 135 games, 61 goals
NAB Cup
Geelong: 12 games, 6 goals
VFL
Geelong: 2 games, 0 goals
TAC Cup
Bendigo Pioneers: 15 games, 9 goals

Milestone Games

 

Milestone

versus

round

venue

result

AFL debut

Western Bulldogs

rd 1, 2007

Telstra

L 20

Finals debut

Nth Melbourne

QF, 2007

MCG

W 106

50th game

Brisbane

rd 5, 2009

Skilled

W 93

100th game

Collingwood

rd 8, 2011

MCG

W 3

 

Draft History

Selected by Geelong with 7th pick in 2006 national draft

Vs. Opponents

Joel Selwood history vs. opponents 2007-2012

 

Opponent

Gms

Kicks

HB

Marks

Poss

Goals

Beh

HO

Tack

FF

FA

Adelaide

8

106

126

38

232

7

2

3

36

15

7

Brisbane

9

122

111

33

233

1

3

2

45

21

12

Carlton

7

93

75

32

168

4

5

3

46

13

5

Collingwood

13

168

150

61

318

6

8

5

74

37

20

Essendon

6

64

91

34

155

4

4

4

33

9

1

Fremantle

10

113

142

40

255

4

5

5

33

24

9

Gold Coast

3

50

42

18

92

5

3

1

10

6

4

GWS

1

9

10

1

19

0

0

0

4

2

2

Hawthorn

11

146

157

58

303

2

5

8

73

34

16

Melbourne

7

88

114

35

202

4

2

2

30

16

7

Nth Melb

8

102

111

30

213

2

4

0

42

19

9

Port Adel

8

86

101

36

187

2

4

1

30

31

7

Richmond

8

98

106

34

204

4

1

6

50

20

8

St Kilda

8

83

90

21

173

3

4

2

39

15

8

Sydney

11

148

123

40

271

2

5

4

48

36

11

West Coast

7

80

80

29

160

2

0

1

33

11

6

W- Bulldogs

10

121

126

50

247

9

6

2

34

18

17

 

Awards

AFL

Ron Evans Medal 2007
Michael Tuck medal 2009
All Australian 2009, 2010
All Australian nomine 2008, 2011, 2012
AFLPA most courageous player 2009, 2012

Geelong

Best and fairest 2010
Runner up best and fairest 2012
Fourth best and fairest 2009
Fifth best and fairest 2008
Tom Harley award 2011
Best first year player 2007

Premierships

AFL 2007 (Geelong dft Port Adelaide)
NAB Cup 2009 (Geelong dft. Collingwood)
AFL 2009 (Geelong dft. St Kilda)
AFL 2011 (Geelong dft. Collingwood)

Representative Honours

Victoria vs Dream Team 2008
All-Australian U18 2005
Vic Country U18 2005
Barassi Medal 2005
International rules series vs. Ireland 2005