Taylor on the comeback trail
LUCKLESS midfielder Scott Selwood says he is unlikely to put his hand up for selection this week as Geelong prepares to take on premier Richmond.
Selwood played his first game of football at any level since May 4 on Saturday, getting through Geelong’s thumping VFL win against North Melbourne unscathed.
But despite showing positive signs against the Kangaroos, the former West Coast vice-captain said he did not envision moving straight back into the senior side.
“At this stage I think there would have to be a fair bit of water to go underneath the bridge for that to happen,” Selwood said.
“I’ll try to get through a fair bit of training (tomorrow) and see how I pull up, but at this stage hopefully I just play a full game in the VFL and keep building from there.”
He was on hand to visit patients at University Hospital yesterday in his role as ambassador for the Barwon Health Foundation, alongside teammate Gary Ablett.
Selwood could not put a time frame on his potential return to the senior team, saying his focus was on getting continuity into his body.
“The idea for me is just to get going, I’m actually fine once I get in a routine, it’s more getting there,” he said.
“Rehab can actually be harder than training and games at times, so at the moment I’m feeling really good, feeling really fresh, and I felt good after the weekend, so I’ve just got to keep building on that.”
“(Our coaches and fitness staff) will map out what I’ve done from a fitness point of view, the kilometres,” Taylor said.
“They will work through that (GPS data) to see if I’ve done enough to be able to play and at what level.”
Taylor, along with VFLW star Kate Darby, is an ambassador for Geelong’s Healthy Heroes program.
The duo hosted a workshop for parents and kids at GMHBA Stadium yesterday, teaching grade 3 and 4 students to make the right choices with their health and wellbeing.
“We are trying to help them with their eating habits, hydration, screen time, those sorts of things.
“The research suggests those type of things have a really big impact on how well kids can concentrate, how well they learn and all those types of things. It’s a great program to be a part of.”