A Clear and shocking news: three Geelong Cats key players just announced their retirement

February 1, 2024 admin Geelong cats news 0

‘Best player I’ve ever seen’: Cats great Selwood retires

Geelong captain Joel Selwood has announced his retirement

JOEL Selwood knew “about six weeks ago” that he would be hanging up the boots, regardless of how Geelong’s finals campaign ended.

Selwood ended his 355-game career in fairytale fashion, retiring after winning his fourth premiership on Saturday, and following in the trend of preceding captains Tom Harley (2009) and Cameron Ling (2011), who hung up the boots after claiming the ultimate prize.

He retires as the longest-serving captain in VFL/AFL history, having taken over from Ling ahead of the 2012 season, and as the Cats’ games record holder.

Geelong great Joel Selwood retires after leading Cats to 2022 premiership

He also broke the record for most VFL/AFL finals played in Saturday’s Grand Final, surpassing Michael Tuck’s long-standing benchmark of 39.

Selwood said he knew heading into the finals series that these would be the last appearances of his distinguished career, despite several teammates wanting him to play on.

“This is actually probably a little bit easier for me today than probably what most people would think. About six weeks ago I decided that this would be it, that I’d finish my playing days at the Geelong footy club – win, lose or draw come the end of the year,” Selwood said on Wednesday afternoon.

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