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Geelong's grand final hero tipped for retirement - CtrlF.XYZ

Geelong's grand final hero tipped for retirement

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Geelong skipper Joel Selwood is expected to denote his status from the AFL this afternoon.

The Cats issued a media alert connected Wednesday greeting for a "significant nine announcement" astatine GMHBA Stadium astatine 1pm.

Selwood would go the club's 3rd successive premiership skipper to discontinue aft starring the squad to a flag.

Touching Cats infinitesimal during tally out

The 34-year-old has won 4 premierships and played 355 games.

Selwood was prime No.7 successful the 2006 draft, and was a subordinate of Geelong's 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2022 premiership sides.

He besides holds the AFL's record for astir games arsenic captain, having led the Cats for 226 matches.

Why Joel Selwood is 1 of the AFL's astir revered figures

Selwood melted hearts passim his glittering AFL career, including astatine the expansive last against the Sydney Swans connected Saturday.

As Geelong were coming up the passageway to tally onto the MCG, nine legend Gary Ablett Jr was waiting with three-year-old lad Levi.

Selwood scooped up Levi and took him done the banner and onto the ground.

Then, during the team's thigh of honour aft the game, Selwood recovered the club's caput waterboy Sammy Moorfoot successful the beforehand enactment of the Cats cheer squad.

Selwood gave him a hug implicit the fence, earlier inviting him onto the ground.

Moorfoot completed the team's thigh of honour portion wearing Jeremy Cameron's premiership medal, earlier joining the squad successful the sheds.

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