Full name Scott Francis Selwood Name Scott Selwood Original team(s) Sandhurst Career start 2008 | Place of birth Bendigo, Victoria Weight 86 kg Nickname(s) Scooter Height 1.86 m | |
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Date of birth (1990-03-27) 27 March 1990 (age 25) Draft 22nd overall, 2007 National Draft Role Australian Rules Footballer Siblings Joel Selwood, Adam Selwood, Troy Selwood Similar People Joel Selwood, Adam Selwood, Troy Selwood | ||
Education Catholic College Bendigo | ||
Scott selwood s 9 goals from the 2011 afl season
Scott Francis Selwood (born 27 March 1990) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the West Coast Eagles between 2008 and 2015. As an Eagle, Selwood won a John Worsfold Medal in 2012, and was one of five acting co-captains at the club in the second half of the 2014 season after then-captain Darren Glass retired midway through the season. At the end of the 2015 season, he moved to Geelong via free agency, joining his brother and current Geelong captain, Joel Selwood.
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- Scott selwood s 9 goals from the 2011 afl season
- Scott selwood slips up afl
- Early life
- West Coast Eagles 20082015
- Geelong 2016present
- Personal life
- Statistics
- Honours and achievements
- References
Scott selwood slips up afl
Early life
Selwood grew up in Bendigo, Victoria, where he attended Catholic College Bendigo. Selwood was recruited from the Bendigo Pioneers in the TAC Cup with the West Coast Eagles' fourth pick (number 22 overall) in the 2007 AFL draft.
West Coast Eagles (2008–2015)
Selwood made his debut against Fremantle in the round 3 Western Derby in 2008. He played the following week against the Sydney Swans, but was dropped after a poor performance, obtaining only nine possessions. Selwood became a regular in the Eagles' line-up over the following three seasons, initially as a tagger, and later as an inside midfielder. He continued his outstanding form throughout the 2012 season, playing predominantly as a tagger and midfielder depending on the opposition. He capped off a stellar season by winning the John Worsfold Medal, ahead of teammates Dean Cox and Shannon Hurn.
When then-skipper Darren Glass announced his retirement immediately after round 12 of the 2014 season, Selwood, who had already shared acting captain duties with fellow vice-captain Josh Kennedy in the games that Glass had missed that season, was announced as one of several candidates who would rotate the captaincy for the remainder of the season.
Geelong (2016–present)
On 12 October 2015, Selwood left the West Coast Eagles and joined his brother Joel at Geelong as a restricted free agent. Selwood missed most of the 2016 season with an ankle injury, but managed to return for the final five games of the season. Selwood had another injury-plagued year in 2017, but managed to play eleven games and, at his best, return to the form that made him one of the best taggers in the competition.
Personal life
Selwood has three older brothers who are also footballers: the twins Adam (who also previously played for West Coast) and Troy (who previously played for the Brisbane Lions), and Joel, who is the current captain of Geelong. In June 2007, the Selwood brothers and their parents, Maree and Bryce, were named AFL celebrity ambassadors for Seeing Eye Dogs Australia.
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