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| Birth | May 1, 1984 , |
| Recruited from | Bendigo Pioneers |
| Height and weight | 189cm / 82kg |
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| Debut | Round 19, August 9, 2003, West Coast Eagles vs. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) The Bendigo Pioneers are an Australian rules football team in a Victorian under 18s league called the TAC Cup. Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. West Coast Eagles Football Club is an Australian rules football club competing in the Australian Football League. Adelaide, at Subiaco Oval |
| Team(s) | West Coast Eagles (2003-)
85 games, 21 goals |
| ¹ Statistics to end of Round 11, 2008 season | |
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Adam Selwood (born 1 May 1984) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the West Coast Eagles in the AFL. This page is for the Australian Rules Football Club in Adelaide Subiaco Oval, known colloquially as Subi, is the highest capacity sports Stadium in Perth, Western Australia. West Coast Eagles Football Club is an Australian rules football club competing in the Australian Football League. The International Rules Series is a senior men's competition in International rules football played each October after the completion of the Australian Football League Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Australian (rules football, or simply known as football, footy or Aussie rules, is a Team sport played between two teams of 18 players West Coast Eagles Football Club is an Australian rules football club competing in the Australian Football League. The Australian Football League (AFL is both the professional Australian national competition in the Sport of Australian Rules Football and its highest
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Career
Selwood was recruited from Bendigo Pioneers as the West Coast Eagles' third pick, and number 53 overall in the 2002 AFL Draft. West Coast Eagles Football Club is an Australian rules football club competing in the Australian Football League. The 2002 AFL Draft consisted of a pre-season draft a national draft a trade period and the elevation of rookies In 2003, his debut season, Selwood played two games including the losing elimination final against Adelaide. This page is for the Australian Rules Football Club in Adelaide He played three games in 2004 before osteitis pubis curtailed his season. Osteitis pubis is a medical condition which is prevalent among footballers, runners and other athletes particularly players of Australian rules football.
In 2005, Selwood played 21 matches and received a rising star nomination in round 16. He was knocked unconscious in a collision with Adelaide captain Mark Ricciuto in round 22 but the forced layoff helped Selwood to recover from compartment syndrome. Mark Anthony "Roo" Ricciuto (born 8 June 1975 is an Australian rules football player who represented the Adelaide Crows in the Australian Football Compartment syndrome is an acute medical problem following injury surgery or in most cases repetitive and extensive muscle use in which increased pressure (usually caused by inflammation He returned in the preliminary final against Adelaide and played in the grand final against Sydney, which the Eagles lost by four points. The Sydney Swans is an Australian Football League (AFL club based in Sydney, New South Wales.
2006 saw him cement his place in the Eagles' starting 22, and build a reputation as a defensive midfielder. Selwood played in all of the 26 games for West Coast in 2006. He capped off the year by finishing fifth in the West Coast Eagles Club Champion award.
2007 Round 3 controversy
On 14 April 2007, Selwood was involved in an altercation with Fremantle's Des Headland. Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Fremantle Football Club, unofficially nicknamed The Dockers and known informally as "Freo" is one of 16 teams in the Australian Football League (AFL Des Headland (born 21 January 1981 is an Australian rules footballer He plays as a half-forward flanker or midfielder. Both appeared before the AFL Tribunal on 18 April. The AFL Tribunal is the disciplinary Tribunal of the Australian Football League (an Australian rules football competition Headland was charged with two counts of striking Selwood, and one count of wrestling with him, while Selwood was charged with using insulting language towards Headland. On 18 April, the tribunal found Selwood not guilty of using insulting language. [1] It found Headland guilty of two of the three charges but elected not to impose a penalty. [2]
Personal life
Selwood has a twin brother, Troy Selwood, who plays for the Brisbane Lions, and two younger brothers, Joel Selwood, who plays for the Geelong Cats and Scott Selwood, who was drafted to play at the West Coast Eagles. Troy Selwood (born 1 May 1984 is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. Brisbane Lions Australian Football Club (the trading name for the Brisbane Bears-Fitzroy Football Club) is an Australian Football League club based in Brisbane Joel Anthony Selwood (born 26 May 1988 is an Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club based in the city of Geelong. Scott Francis Selwood (born 27 March 1990 is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the West Coast Eagles in the AFL. West Coast Eagles Football Club is an Australian rules football club competing in the Australian Football League. In June 2007, the Selwood brothers and their parents, Maree and Bryce, were named AFL celebrity ambassadors for Seeing Eye Dogs Australia. Seeing Eye Dogs Australia (SEDA is the only national organisation in Australia to focus on providing Guide dogs to people with Vision impairment. [3]
References
- ^ Witham, Jennifer. "Selwood cleared of language charge", AFL. com. au, 18 April 2007. Retrieved on 2008-03-21. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem.
- ^ "Headland, Selwood free to play", AFL. com. au, 18 April 2007. Retrieved on 2008-03-21. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem.
- ^ McClure, Geoff. "Paddle Pops out, Jeff goes for the doctor", The Age, 15 June 2007. Retrieved on 2008-03-21. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem.
External links
- Adam Selwood profile on the Official AFL Website of the West Coast Eagles Football Club
- Adam Selwood's statistics from AFL Tables
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