Footy Great Brendan Fevola issued an emotional tribute to her close friend Troy Selwood after the former Brisbane Lions star died tragically on Tuesday, with only 40 years.
Selwood enjoyed a distinguished race in the AFL, making 75 appearances for lions for a period of seven years.
He joined the Sandhurst club as Pick NO 19 in the 2002 National Draft before being excluded in 2010.
Fevola moved to join the Lions before the 2010 season and had lived with Selwood during his season at the club.
The midfielder born in Blessed was a very respected and beloved figure around AFL, and many of the football world presented his respects to Selwood after the devastating news.
On Wednesday, Fevola defended the tears while pronouncing an emotional tribute to his friend, Selwood.
“Yesterday was a little difficult day, and I apologize for this morning, I've been out of place,” Fevola told Fifi, Fev and Nick Show from Fox.
Brendan Fevola (in the photo) has issued a moving tribute to former Brisbane Lions Troy Selwood star, who tragically died on Tuesday
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He said Selwood (in the photo) had helped him overcome a 'hard' period in his life.
Seeing him grow more emotional, Fiona Box intervened.
She said: “You don't have to talk about that … you don't have to talk about it).
But Fevola continued: 'I have not been myself, because yesterday I had a very close friend.
'I lived with him in Brisbane, and obviously, he is in the news now, his name was Troy Selwood. Troy is a rally.
'He was going through a difficult time when he was in Brisbane, and he was a kind of guy who was there for me, which meant a lot to me.
'It's a real shock. Obviously, in the world of football, we can have this person that we are hard, that we can handle anything.
'But we are human, and we really don't talk about our feelings often. That is not only in the world of football, but as men in general.
'He has two young children … It's really annoying, destroying.
Fevola played for the lions for a season in 2010 with Selwood. He praised his former teammate who said: “He was one of the really good”
'You think what you might have done, but you can't do anything. It is very difficult.
'You will hear stories about him, nobody will say a bad word about him. It was one of the really good.
'It's sad.'
Selwood is the twin brother of the star of West Coast Eagles, winner of the Premier Leagles, Adam, and is also the older brother of the former stars of Geelong Joel and Scott.
Fevola also published a sincere tribute to Troy on his Instagram.
He subtitled a photo of the former Brisbane player with the comment: 'Rip Bunno. Thank you for being there for me when I went through a lid time.
'The best housemate I've had. I love you friend. Sending all my love to Maree, Bryce The Boys Tom and Sadie #25 Dickens'
Another of Selwood's teammates, Jonathan Brown, has paid tribute to the old label of the lions and revealed how the club had landed in his nickname 'Bunno'.
'People ask him, how do you get Bunno? And he goes, the best thing about football clubs is that they give you nicknames, “Brown told Nova 100.
Fevola also published several tributes in his Instagram accounts. He subtitled one of the images: 'Thank you for being there for me when I was going through a difficult time. Better hosumo I've had. I love you friend '
'Craig McRAe, one of the funniest characters I played with, now Collingwood coach said: “Well, Troy Selwood. He needs a nickname. Selwood. Where do you sell wood? Bunnings.”
“This is how he got Bunno and stayed for the rest of his football career.”
Brown paid tribute to Selwood revealing a humorous story of how the former label was asked to leave his wedding.
“He had a beautiful soul about him and including at the wedding, I think he could have been expelled from our wedding along with (the defender of the lions) Dan Merrett, who was his great partner,” Brown said.
'The boys were taking a little on the dance floor. They thought they would put a trail of crown beers on the dance floor to make a slide and a slide, that the place operator was not too interested.
'(I said)' You can't kick some of my best companions of my own wedding '. He loved life, had a big smile and was also a very empathic guy. That is why the teammates loved him and everyone in the football club loved him and everyone who knew loved him. '
After his career as a player, Selwood would continue working in football and dedicated his time to bring the next harvest of AFL stars.
He would work as a recruitment manager with Brisbane and Collingwood before joining Geelong Grammar as school head of the school.
The Selwood family revealed its devastation in a statement on Tuesday. Photo from left to right: Scott, Bryce, Brit, Joel, Maree, Troy and Adam Selwood
After his career as a player, Selwood would continue working in football and dedicated his time to bring the next harvest of AFL stars
Andy Allthorp, who trained the child's first team, grouped praise to the great football.
“His work ethics was unsurpassed, as well as his attention to detail,” said Allthorpe.
'I believed in what we were doing and how we were trying to build the program in all areas and the character of people in it.
'He had worked hard to develop a legacy around' Pay It Forward 'where older children returned to the rest of the program, either helping the training of the girl or high school.
“He had a great belief in all people in grammar, since he was side by side with them through all his challenges and so proud of his achievements along the way.”
The AFL community was also shaken this week for the death of Essendon VFL coach, Dale, Tuesday and the winning star of the Premier League on the west coast, Adam Hunter, Wednesday.
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