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Joel Selwood

Joel Selwood

Geelong
Midfielder · Centre Retired
Career games
355
Debut
2007
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Player Information

Height 183 cm
Date of Birth 26-May-1988
AFL Debut 2007

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Player bio

A career in numbers

Joel Selwood made his AFL debut for Geelong in 2007 and played 355 games for the club. His last recorded season was 2022.

His primary role in the recorded starting lineups from 2012 to 2022 was centre. Across his recorded games, he averaged 24.6 disposals and 5.2 clearances per game. He played 21 games in his debut season, averaging 19.2 disposals per game. His highest recorded season total was 687 disposals, from 25 games in 2009 at an average of 27.5 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 28.29 per game in 2016.

He won the Rising Star award in his debut season. His honours include 6 All-Australian selections and 4 premierships in 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2022.

Selected seasons: disposals
SeasonAppearancesTotalPer game
20092568727.48
20162467928.29
20212455223.00
20222145921.86
About these season figures

Compared 16 recorded seasons with at least five appearances and disposals recorded for every included appearance. Regular-season and finals appearances are included. Rates are total divided by appearances; ties use unrounded rates. Ongoing seasons can change. This compares the player’s own seasons, not their rank against other players.

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Career and season figures include finals where played.

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Recent Games

-- Not recorded. Coverage varies by statistic.

Year Round Team Opponent Result Score Venue POS APOS
# D K HB M G B T HO I50 R50 CL CP UP CG FF FA CM M50 IM 1% BO GA TOG EFF MIN SC DT MG GBG CC SCL TO HTA HOW% HTA% SP CD1 CDL% CO1 COW% INT CBA% SOG SHACC% GACC% SI PA CBA KI KIPO KI% RC EK KE% MOL T50 APR D50P DMP AMP A50P Tagged
2022 GF
Geelong GEE
Sydney vs SYD
W
133-52
MCG INT INT 14 26 14 12 8 1 0 4 0 2 0 0 6 21 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 66% 77% 81 107 113 221 4 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 47% 1 100% 100% 6 10 -- -- 0 -- -- 9 64.3% 0 0 10.2 0 8 15 4 —
2022 PF
Geelong GEE
Brisbane Lions vs BRL
W
120-49
MCG INT INT 14 12 7 5 2 1 0 7 0 5 1 6 9 3 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 68% 83% 85 89 73 282 3 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 57% 1 100% 100% 6 20 -- -- 0 -- -- 6 85.7% 0 0 14.6 0 4 7 1 —
2022 QF
Geelong GEE
Collingwood vs COL
W
78-72
MCG INT INT 14 25 14 11 1 0 0 3 0 6 0 5 12 15 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 66% 56% 83 89 78 424 10 2 3 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 61% 0 0% 0% 7 13 -- -- 0 -- -- 8 57.1% 0 1 11.3 0 10 13 4 —
2022 23
Geelong GEE
West Coast vs WCE
W
131-46
GMHBA Stadium MID ROV 14 28 12 16 6 2 0 1 0 1 2 5 10 19 3 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 70% 75% 86 104 97 224 7 2 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 63% 2 100% 100% 8 9 -- -- 0 -- -- 10 83.3% 0 0 7.7 6 7 14 2 —
2022 22
Geelong GEE
Gold Coast @ GCS
W
119-59
People First Stadium MID WR 14 21 15 6 3 0 1 6 0 3 2 6 8 12 4 4 2 0 1 0 4 0 0 65% 57% 81 84 89 283 4 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 1 100% 0% 5 16 -- -- 0 -- -- 7 46.7% 0 0 4.5 3 7 8 2 —
Latest 5 of 355 career games

Games

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Grand Final

Grand Final Sat 26 Sep FINAL
Fremantle FRE
89–96
Brisbane Lions BRI
M.C.G.
AFLW
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
Geelong GEE
52–56
Melbourne MEL
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
North Melbourne NTH
49–13
Carlton CAR
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Sydney SYD
—–—
Western Bulldogs WBD
Henson Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Gold Coast GCS
—–—
Hawthorn HAW
People First Stadium
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