Selwood better for break
GEELONG skipper Joel Selwood admits he needed his injury-enforced break and will look to manage his body through the rest of the season.
Selwood spent a fortnight on the sidelines with a leg injury before returning to action in last week’s win over the Western Bulldogs.
There was confusion during the Round 8 clash with North Melbourne when Selwood was named as a late inclusion, then withdrew less than an hour before the game.
“I needed the couple of weeks, to be honest,” the 30year-old, 279-gamer said.
“I travelled down and was going to play and it came over me that I probably needed another week off. I missed a couple but I feel better for it.”
The six-time All Australian will line up in today’s clash with Gold Coast at Metricon Stadium but will consider resting himself later in the season.
“It’ll really just depend on how the body is feeling. For a couple of weeks there, it wasn’t up to playing the standard of footy the AFL’s got to these days,” he said.
Midfielder Patrick Dangerfield will miss the clash with an ankle injury but Rhys Stanley and Tom Atkins are both back.