WEBVTT - Bonus: Jonathan Brown On Troy Selwood's Passing

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<v Speaker 1>You are on the air with Jase and Lauren today

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<v Speaker 1>tops of twenty four we are going for it is

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<v Speaker 1>eighteen at the moment, and some shocking news came through.

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<v Speaker 2>Yesterday, Yes, some very sad news out of the AFL

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<v Speaker 2>with the passing of Troy Sellward. He was a great

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<v Speaker 2>football player. More importantly, he was a twin brother to Adam,

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<v Speaker 2>brother to Scott, and brother to Joel Selward, and the

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<v Speaker 2>son of Marie and Bryce Solwood. The Sewards are a

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<v Speaker 2>magnificent family. They're lovely, kind, beautiful people and our hearts

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<v Speaker 2>are very much with them this morning. Our hearts with

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<v Speaker 2>the Geelong community and Bendigo where he grew up and

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<v Speaker 2>everyone affected by this, including his great mate Jonathan Brown,

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<v Speaker 2>who joins us this morning. Morning. Brownie, Hey, guys.

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<v Speaker 3>Thanks for having me on the Betters circumstance. But yeah, very

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<v Speaker 3>sad day, of course.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a sad day for the AFL and it's a

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<v Speaker 2>sad day for his family and friends. You guys were

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<v Speaker 2>great mates.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, absolutely, we had many great times.

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<v Speaker 4>Memory also to Collie last night.

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<v Speaker 3>It tells you you get reflective day when close ones

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<v Speaker 3>passed away, and you know he came to our wedding,

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<v Speaker 3>and unfortunately the footy world when we all step right

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<v Speaker 3>and we you know, we don't play with each other,

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<v Speaker 3>we don't get to spend as much time as we

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<v Speaker 3>lock together. But he's just such a wonderful, wonderful human.

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<v Speaker 3>He had a beautiful soul about him, and including the wedding,

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<v Speaker 3>I think he might have nearly got kicked out of

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<v Speaker 3>our wedding along with it was a great bite because

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<v Speaker 3>the boys are getting to be carried away on the

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<v Speaker 3>dance floor. They thought they'd put a trial of Crown

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<v Speaker 3>lagers on the dance floor to make a slipping slot,

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<v Speaker 3>which the venue Yeah, the venue operator wasn't too keen

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<v Speaker 3>on he can't kick some of me best mates out

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<v Speaker 3>of my own wedding. But yeah, you know, he just

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<v Speaker 3>he's just we loved life. He had a great small

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<v Speaker 3>and it was a very empathetic bloke as well.

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<v Speaker 4>So that's what I tell you.

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<v Speaker 3>Much loved him, and well everyone in the footy cub

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<v Speaker 3>loved him, and everyone involved that he met loved him

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<v Speaker 3>so really tough.

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<v Speaker 4>I knew he'd been going through some struggles unfortunately, but.

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<v Speaker 3>It never quite prepares you for the shock of announcement

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<v Speaker 3>like that.

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<v Speaker 1>That's right, Brownie.

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<v Speaker 5>The heart hurts this morning and our thoughts go out

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<v Speaker 5>to the entire AFL community as well as a Cellward family.

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<v Speaker 5>He was a guy who I get the impression from

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<v Speaker 5>the outside looking in any way, he loved to help.

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<v Speaker 5>He loved to mentor, especially young footballers. He played that

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<v Speaker 5>role at Geelong. Was he like that at Brisbane?

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<v Speaker 3>Absolutely did? He was well end up. He finished his

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<v Speaker 3>career as the captain of the Geelong VFL team when

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<v Speaker 3>he was really starting off his post footy career as

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<v Speaker 3>an administrator down there. He started learning, yeah, cutting his

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<v Speaker 3>teeth under Stephen Hocking and Neil Balm there, two of

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<v Speaker 3>the great football administrators. And he was still playing there

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<v Speaker 3>because they wanted to mentor of the younger Gelong players

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<v Speaker 3>coming through. And he was able to win a premiership

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<v Speaker 3>back in twenty eleven or twenty twelve, I think so.

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<v Speaker 3>And you know, you don't just put anyone in those

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<v Speaker 3>sorts of roles, do you, you know? And obviously he

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<v Speaker 3>had great empathy. He was such a positive character around

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<v Speaker 3>younger fellas and obviously had a real interesting developing younger

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<v Speaker 3>men as it was. And he did that and he

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<v Speaker 3>did a fantastic job helping Stephen Wells and that recruiting

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<v Speaker 3>department down Geelong draft the next crop of premiership players

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<v Speaker 3>that we saw in twenty twenty two for the Mighty Cats.

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<v Speaker 3>And he was continuing on that good work at Geelong

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<v Speaker 3>Grammar recently up until he's passing yesterday, so you know,

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<v Speaker 3>so you know, those jobs don't get handed out lightly

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<v Speaker 3>unless you've shown in the path that you're very good

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<v Speaker 3>at that.

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<v Speaker 1>He Brandie, You guys are good mates. How are you doing?

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<v Speaker 1>You would have been not for six?

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<v Speaker 3>I think it's sort of you go through the reflections

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<v Speaker 3>of it, of guardee, yet you wish you might have

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<v Speaker 3>been able to catch up a bit more Often these

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<v Speaker 3>sorts of things. I suppose it's it's times like this,

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<v Speaker 3>isn't it when you appreciate the ones classes to you.

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<v Speaker 4>But you also.

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<v Speaker 3>You can't take for granted the friendships and how people

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<v Speaker 3>are actually going. So I suppose just to just to

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<v Speaker 3>be able to always get on the front foot and

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<v Speaker 3>stay connected with people and be able to reach out

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<v Speaker 3>to mate if you know they are struggling and have

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<v Speaker 3>a chat to them.

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<v Speaker 1>So sometimes you also don't know what people are going

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<v Speaker 1>for it Sometimes.

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<v Speaker 3>You don't do it, you know, and that's a really

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<v Speaker 3>that's a really difficult thing. So but you know, you

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<v Speaker 3>sort of look at it, you look at the good times. Well,

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<v Speaker 3>I remember when he first come to the footy Cup

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<v Speaker 3>and yeah, the people asking you what his nickname is?

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<v Speaker 3>You know, the four Cellard Boys, a famous family.

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<v Speaker 4>I think you got Scoter. I'm not sure Joel's probably

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<v Speaker 4>going the greatest of all time. I'm sure.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm not sure what Adam was West Coast, but yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>Troy's was Bonner and uh and yeah, people ask me

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<v Speaker 3>how to get Banner, and he goes, well, you know

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<v Speaker 3>a great thing about footy cubs, they'll give you nicknames.

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<v Speaker 3>Craig McCray one of the funniest characters I'll play with there, Collingwood,

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<v Speaker 3>couch table, Troy Talwood. He needs he needs a nickname

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<v Speaker 3>sal Wood. Where do you where do you sell Wood? Bunnings.

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<v Speaker 3>So that's how we got Bunner.

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<v Speaker 4>The rest.

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<v Speaker 3>I'll tell you what he was. It as hard as

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<v Speaker 3>a piece of for me two as well. That's the

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<v Speaker 3>way he played. And I think Michael Voss spoke about

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<v Speaker 3>the herold Son this morning, about his courage and his

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<v Speaker 3>ability to put his body on the line over and

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<v Speaker 3>over again.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, well it's it is times like this where you

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<v Speaker 2>reflect on great stories about your great friend JB. We're

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<v Speaker 2>very sorry for your loss and we appreciate you joining

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<v Speaker 2>us this morning.

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<v Speaker 4>Thanks for having me on and sharing our memories. Thanks.

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<v Speaker 5>And look, I think Brownie just touched on it like

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<v Speaker 5>that vulnerability and with blokes, tough blokes. Football's right that

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<v Speaker 5>there is nothing wrong with being vulnerable. Please reach out

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<v Speaker 5>to your mate.

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<v Speaker 1>When that brought you say, it was just like I said,

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<v Speaker 1>you don't know what you're made are going through.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I've got a lot of friends deeply affected by

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<v Speaker 2>the passing of Troy Seward and my thoughts and I

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<v Speaker 2>know that the whole team that we're thinking of you

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<v Speaker 2>this morning. Joel Seward's friend of the show, his brother

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<v Speaker 2>Adam and Scott, and his beautiful parents Marie Bryce, who

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<v Speaker 2>are just wonderful people. They are a magnificent family. The

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<v Speaker 2>Bendigo community, the Geelong community, we are thinking of you

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<v Speaker 2>and you're very much in our hearts and our thoughts

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<v Speaker 2>this morning.

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<v Speaker 1>Also, remember Lifeline is an amazing service and it's always

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<v Speaker 1>thirteen eleven fourteen