Adam Selwood

Adam Selwood
Personal information
Full name	Adam Murray Selwood
Date of birth	1 May 1984 (1984-05-01)
Original team	Bendigo Pioneers (TAC Cup)
Draft	pick 53, 2002 National Draft, West Coast
Height/Weight	189 cm / 84 kg
Position(s)	Tagger, half-back flanker
Club information
Current club	West Coast
Number	37
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2003–	West Coast	158 (41)
International team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
2006–08	Australia	4 (0)
1 Playing statistics to end of 2011 season .
Career highlights
West Coast premiership player 2006 2005 AFL Rising Star nominee

Adam Murray Selwood (born 1 May 1984) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League.

Career

Selwood was recruited from Bendigo Pioneers as the West Coast Eagles' third pick, and number 53 overall in the 2002 AFL Draft. In 2003, his debut season, Selwood played two games including the losing elimination final against Adelaide. He played three games in 2004 before osteitis pubis curtailed his season.

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. He returned in the preliminary final against Adelaide and played in the grand final against Sydney, which the Eagles lost by four points.

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.

Selwood finished third in West Coast's club champion awards in both 2007 and 2008. He played all 22 games in 2008 and was a vice captain of the Australian team that played Ireland in the International Rules series.

Controversy

On 14 April 2007, Selwood was involved in an altercation with Fremantle's Des Headland. Both appeared before the AFL Tribunal on 18 April. 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. It found Headland guilty of two of the three charges but elected not to impose a penalty.

Personal life

Selwood has a twin brother, Troy Selwood, who played for the Brisbane Lions, and two younger brothers, Joel Selwood, who plays for Geelong and Scott Selwood, who plays with Adam at the West Coast Eagles. In June 2007, the Selwood brothers and their parents, Maree and Bryce, were named AFL celebrity ambassadors for Seeing Eye Dogs Australia. In January 2010, Selwood became an ambassador for the Meningitis Centre. He had contracted HIB meningitis at the age of two.

External links

• Adam Selwood's profile on the Official AFL Website of the West Coast Eagles Football Club
• Adam Selwood's statistics from AFL Tables