- Joel Selwood has reflected on the death of Brother Troy
- Published a moving message on social networks
- For 24 -hour confidential support in Australia, call Lifeline in 13 11 14 OA through Lifeline.org.au. In an emergency, call 000.
The former Geelong AFL star, Joel Selwood, has shared an emotional message after the death of her brother Troy Selwood, who died at the age of 40 years after a long mental health struggle.
Troy played 75 games for Brisbane's lions between 2003 and 2010, before becoming an assistant coach with Geelong, where his brother Joel was a winning captain of the prime minister.
Friends, family and former teammates, including a large number of Geelong Cats players, joined last week to remember the beloved husband, father and footballer.
On Tuesday night, Joel published a photo of the family.
“The last two weeks have been some of the hardest we have faced as a family,” Joel wrote on Instagram.
'However, we are really grateful for the overwhelming love and support of so many who have been touched by Troy's death.
Joel Selwood (left) has shared a moving message after the death of his brother Troy
Thousands of loved ones and members of the Footy AFL community attended Troy's funeral last week
'While our hearts are heavy, we find comfort to know that he is now at peace. Thank you for being with us during this difficult time.
'I love Selwoods'.
Troy Selwood's death has caused AFL calls to establish a mental health round to raise awareness and support players fighting to adapt to life after football.
AFL is open to exploring this possibility, recognizing the importance of addressing mental health problems within the football community.
The former star of Carlton and Brisbane Lions Brendan Fevola recently broke the air during her radio program, asking for more mental health support for players after enduring their own fights in their game days.
“We see it all the time that players have mental health problems, and I feel that AFL is not equipped … or does not throw enough light on mental health for men,” said Fevola.
'There is not talk enough … when I was going through some problems, I never told anyone. I thought it was this great soccer player, I win a little money, and if I said something, I thought that people would not like. ''
Troy Selwood (Center) played 75 AFL games for Lions Brisbane between 2003 and 2010
Joel said that the last two weeks were the most difficult that his family had faced
The director of inclusion and social policy of the AFL, Tanya Hosch, says that a thematic round to highlight mental health was “one of the many suggestions that we will continue considering”, and could be incorporated with the annual game in memory of the former captain of ST Kilda and popular announcer Danny “Spud 'Frawley.
“We have the Spud game, which is a really important and extremely well supported game and something that St K Kbor has … I am sure we will continue to build on that,” said Hosch.
For 24 -hour confidential support in Australia, call Lifeline in 13 11 14 OA through Lifeline.org.au. In an emergency, call 000.