| Adam Selwood | |||
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_(cropped).jpg) Selwood with West Coast in 2005 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Adam Murray Selwood[1] | ||
| Born | (1984-05-01)1 May 1984 Bendigo,Victoria, Australia | ||
| Died | 17 May 2025(2025-05-17) (aged 41) Herdsman, Western Australia | ||
| Original team | Bendigo Pioneers (TAC Cup) | ||
| Draft | 53rd overall,2002 National Draft | ||
| Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||
| Positions | Tagger, half-back flanker | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2003–2013 | West Coast | 187 (43) | |
| International team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 2006–2008 | Australia | 4 (0) | |
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com | |||
Adam Murray Selwood (1 May 1984 – 17 May 2025) was anAustralian rules footballer who played 11 seasons for theWest Coast Eagles in theAustralian Football League (AFL). Originally fromBendigo,Victoria, Selwood was recruited by West Coast in the third round of the2002 National Draft. He made his debut for the club in 2003, and received a nomination for theAFL Rising Star two seasons later, in 2005. Alternating between midfield and defensive roles, Selwood played in West Coast's2006 premiership win overSydney, and also representedAustralia in the2008 International Rules Series againstIreland. He retired at the end of the2013 season, having played 187 games for the club.
Selwood was born inBendigo,Victoria.[2]
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Selwood played under-18 football for theBendigo Pioneers in theTAC Cup.
Selwood was recruited as theWest Coast Eagles' third pick, and number 53 overall, in the2002 AFL draft. In 2003, his debut season, Selwood played two games, including the losing elimination final againstAdelaide. He played three games in 2004 beforeosteitis 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 captainMark Ricciuto in round 22, but the forced rest helped Selwood to recover fromcompartment syndrome. He returned in the preliminary final against Adelaide and played in thegrand final againstSydney, which the Eagles lost by four points.
In 2006, Selwood cemented his place in the Eagles' starting 22, and he built a reputation as a defensive midfielder. He played in all of the 26 games for West Coast in 2006 and was part of thepremiership team.
On 14 April 2007, Selwood was involved in an altercation withFremantle'sDes Headland. Both appeared before theAFL 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. The tribunal found Selwood not guilty of using insulting language.[3] It found Headland guilty of two of the three charges but elected not to impose a penalty.[4]
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.
In July 2012, after missing two games with a serious arm infection, the Eagles opted to have Selwood assigned to theWAFL where he played for theEast Perth Football Club for the first time in five years.[5]
Selwood retired at the end of the2013 AFL season, having played 187 games for the Eagles over 11 seasons.[6][7] He claimed the Chris Mainwaring Medal in 2013 as the West Coast Eagles best clubman award.[8] He played for East Perth in the2013 WAFL Grand Final, where he had 32 touches and 10 clearances in a 49-point loss toWest Perth.[9]
Following his playing career, Selwood remained with the West Coast Eagles as a development coach and became the inaugural Head of Female Football, setting up the club'sAFLW team.[10]
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2003 | West Coast | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2004 | West Coast | 37 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 15 | 39 | 11 | 7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 8.0 | 5.0 | 13.0 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 0 |
| 2005 | West Coast | 37 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 179 | 109 | 288 | 78 | 50 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 9.0 | 5.5 | 14.4 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 2006 | West Coast | 37 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 267 | 239 | 506 | 147 | 72 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 10.3 | 9.2 | 19.5 | 5.7 | 2.8 | 0 |
| 2007 | West Coast | 37 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 208 | 259 | 467 | 142 | 60 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 9.0 | 11.3 | 20.3 | 6.2 | 2.6 | 5 |
| 2008 | West Coast | 37 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 230 | 161 | 391 | 110 | 47 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 10.5 | 7.3 | 17.8 | 5.0 | 2.1 | 0 |
| 2009 | West Coast | 37 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 231 | 284 | 515 | 84 | 76 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 11.0 | 13.5 | 24.5 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4 |
| 2010 | West Coast | 37 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 179 | 200 | 379 | 74 | 68 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 11.2 | 12.5 | 23.7 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 0 |
| 2011 | West Coast | 37 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 245 | 185 | 430 | 102 | 57 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 9.8 | 7.4 | 17.2 | 4.1 | 2.3 | 0 |
| 2012 | West Coast | 37 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 155 | 117 | 272 | 70 | 42 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 7.8 | 5.9 | 13.6 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 0 |
| 2013 | West Coast | 37 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 38 | 99 | 21 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.8 | 4.2 | 11.0 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 0 |
| Career | 187 | 43 | 37 | 1788 | 1618 | 3406 | 843 | 495 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 9.6 | 8.7 | 18.2 | 4.5 | 2.6 | 9 | ||
A member of theSelwood family, Selwood had three brothers: twin brotherTroy (1984–2025),Joel, andScott.[12] Selwood had two children.[13] He was found dead during a welfare check by police on 17 May 2025, aged 41, inHerdsman, Western Australia, three months after Troy had died by suicide.[13][14] It would later be revealed Adam had also died by suicide.[15]
Selwood achieved aBachelor of Commerce degree fromCurtin University.[16]
In June 2007, Selwood, alongside his brothers and their parents Maree and Bryce, were named AFL celebrity ambassadors forSeeing Eye Dogs Australia.[12] In January 2010, Selwood became an ambassador for the Meningitis Centre. He had previously contracted HIBmeningitis at two years old.[17]
The mixture of heartache and disbelief that Adam Selwood had taken his life three months after his twin brother Troy left everyone speechless.
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Coach:Sheedy | ||