Joe Sellwood
| Joe Sellwood | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Joe Selwood | ||
| Date of birth | 24 January 1911 | ||
| Place of birth | New Zealand | ||
| Date of death | 18 October 2007 (aged 96) | ||
| Place of death | Belmont, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Wunghnu Football Club | ||
| Height / weight | 184 cm / 86 kg | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1930–1941; 1944–1945 | Geelong | 180 (97) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1945.
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Joe Sellwood (24 January 1911 – 18 October 2007) was a New Zealand bornAustralian 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.
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. He died on 18 October 2007 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 four great-great grandchildren. Joe's interests included playing the piano accordion, keyboard, watching football (particularly the Cats) and being with his family.
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