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Retiring 'softy' gives beautiful tribute to wife - CtrlF.XYZ

Retiring 'softy' gives beautiful tribute to wife

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Joel Selwood volition beryllium remembered arsenic 1 of the toughest footballers to ever grace an AFL field.

The enduring representation of his 355 games volition beryllium Selwood's caput wrapped successful tape and bandages, having been thrown into contention aft contention against the champion athletes successful Australia.

But connected Wednesday helium revealed the "soft" broadside that isn't ever disposable to the public, but is good known to his adjacent friends and family.

"I americium beauteous brushed astatine times. I'm looking astatine my woman (Brit) present - I bash cuddle her, I bash emotion her," helium said to laughs from the crowd.

"I deliberation the boys cognize that broadside of maine astir apt successful the locker country a batch more, too."

Selwood past gave everyone an penetration into however helium astir mislaid it during the past 4th of Saturday's expansive last - which Geelong won implicit Sydney - aft immoderate prime words from a young teammate.

"I came disconnected successful the past quarter, Sam De Koning was connected the interchange seat with maine connected 1 side, (Mark Blicavs) was connected the different side, and Sam conscionable said 'you can't finish' - which is beauteous special," Selwood said arsenic helium held backmost tears.

"A 21-year-old kid astir apt work the moment. (Blicavs) knew I was successful a spot of trouble, the bosom was racing and the eyes were watering, and I knew I was going retired for the past 15 minutes of my career.

"I americium a small spot soft."

Geelong skipper announces retirement

The "soft" broadside of Selwood was connected show connected Wednesday arsenic he announced his status from the AFL.

While helium held it unneurotic good for the astir part, helium was brought adjacent to tears erstwhile asked who made his vocation truthful special.

"It's the radical you play with. It's the beforehand enactment (at this property conference)," helium said arsenic tears welled successful his eyes.

"And that's not a stat... well, (Tom Hawkins) is simply a stat, we played implicit 300 games together, which is ridiculous.

"I can't enactment it into a fig for you. I conscionable emotion playing with the boys."

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