Cats vice captain Joel Selwood and his brothers Adam, Troy and Scott have enjoyed outstanding success in their AFL carreers, and this weekend they take another step forward in the record books.
The brothers are set to move into second spot for most games in VFL/AFL history by a set of four or more brothers, having played a combined 374 league games.
The leading families in history are
- Danihers (752 games comprising 313 games for Terry, 82 games for Neale, 233 games for Anthony and 124 games for Chris)
- Cordners (376 games comprising 166 games for Don, 52 games for Ted, 152 games for Denis and six games for John)
- Hiskins (375 games comprising 50 games for Fred, 185 games for Arthur, 66 games for Stan and 74 games for Rupe)
- Roses (374 games comprising 152 games for Bob, 40 games for Bill, 159 games for Kevin and 23 games for Ralph).
Currently the Selwood brothers have played 374 games (143 games for Adam, 75 games for Troy, 103 games for Joel and 53 games for Scott). With Joel, Adam and Scott regular members of the Cats and Eagles, the boys will move into second place this weekend, while Troy will continue his football career as captain of the Cats VFL side.
