| Scott Selwood | |||
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| Full name | Scott Francis Selwood | ||
| Date of birth | 27 March 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Bendigo, Victoria | ||
| Original team | Sandhurst/Bendigo Pioneers | ||
| Height/Weight | 185cm / 80kg | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2008 – | West Coast Eagles | 68 (17) | |
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1 Playing statistics to end of 2011 season .
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Scott Francis Selwood (born 27 March 1990) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL).
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Selwood was recruited from the Bendigo Pioneers with the West Coast Eagles' fourth pick and number 22 overall in the 2007 AFL Draft. He made his debut against Fremantle in the Round 3 Western Derby in 2008. He was retained in the team for the Round 4 match against the Sydney Swans, but was dropped after a poor performance, obtaining only nine possessions.
Selwood returned to the senior side in Round 16, three months after his previous game, against the Brisbane Lions at the expense of veteran Michael Braun. Although a poor performance, amassing a six possessions, he was retained for the unexpected win against St Kilda. This time he gave a greater output, gaining a career high 15 possessions and also scoring his first goal. Selwood is currently trying to have a regular place in the senior side.
Over his first four games, Selwood has averaged 11 possessions per game. In the 2011 football season he has averaged 19 disposals, and 8.4 tackles per game (the fourth highest tackle per game average in the AFL), for a total of 67, the third highest total in the AFL. Selwood finished the 2011 regular season with the highest amount of tackles made of any player for the season. .
Selwood has three elder brothers who are also footballers, the twins Adam (who also plays for West Coast) and Troy (who previously played for Brisbane) and Joel, who plays for Geelong. In June 2007, the Selwood brothers and their parents, Maree and Bryce, were named AFL celebrity ambassadors for Seeing Eye Dogs Australia.[1]
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