Joe Sellwood

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Joe Sellwood (January 24, 1911 – October 18, 2007) was a New Zealand born[1] Australian rules football player, playing 181 games from 1930-1945. Sellwood, recruited from Wunghnu Football Club was part of the Geelong Football Club 1937 premiership team.[2]

Prior to his death in 2007, at 96 years old, he was recognised as the oldest VFL/AFL premiership player and was given honorary induction into the AFL 200 Club, because his career suffered significant interruption during World War II, preventing him from reaching 200 games.[3] He died on 18 October 2007[2][4] at a nursing home in Belmont, Victoria. He is survived by his four daughters Lesley, Margaret, Joan and Judith, 18 grandchildren, 37 great-grandchildren, and 4 great-great grandchildren.[3]

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  2. ^ a b Anderson, Jon. "Sellwood mourned", Herald Sun, 2007-10-20. Retrieved on 2007-10-20. 
  3. ^ a b Green, Brad. "Cats bid farewell to Joe Sellwood", Geelong Advertiser, 2007-10-19. Retrieved on 2007-10-20. 
  4. ^ "Oldest VFL/AFL premiership player dies", realfooty.com.au, 2007-10-20. Retrieved on 2007-10-20. 
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1937 Geelong Cats Premiership Players
Abbott | Arklay | Coles | Dougherty | Evans | Everett | Grant | L. Hardiman | P. Hardiman | Hawking | Hore | Metherell | Muller | Quinn | Sellwood | Slack | Wills | Reserve: Mahon
Captain / Coach: Hickey


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