‘Pretty appealing’: AFL legend Joel Selwood opens up on new gig with Melbourne Storm

Geelong legend Joel Selwood has opened up on the teachings he realized having gained 4 premierships over the course of a glittering AFL profession, as he begins a brand new position with the Melbourne Storm as a management coach.

In an interview with SEN 1170 on Thursday, Selwood advised host Matt White that the profile of the Storm enjoying listing appealed to him, alongside the Storm’s popularity as among the finest organisations in Australian sport.

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“It’s an organisation I’ve looked upon and watched on in envy with the work they’ve done in the 25-year history they’ve had.

“I’m going to work with their leaders that are coming through, they’ve obviously lost a handful of players to the Dolphins and now it’s time for this next group of leaders to come through.

“It was pretty appealing to me with the ages of these guys and the position that they were in as a club to join them and see how we go.

“It’s a very stable club and they’ve been fortunate with those people (Bellamy, Smith and Ponissi).

While the Storm have lost others to the Dolphins, five-eighth Cameron Munster is staying put, and Selwood says he is looking forward to working with the Origin superstar.

“I’ve watched Munny for a long time,” he stated.

“He’s got this killer instinct that you’d love to play with.

“I’m still getting to know the boys and obviously culturally they’re a really strong club and looking forward to jumping in on that.”

Selwood says simplicity is vital on the subject of executing on recreation days.

“At the end of the day, you’ve got to do the simple things really well and make them good habits too,” he stated.

“If you can do that, more than likely there’s going to be more mistakes made in those hectic environments.”

The Storm open their season towards the Eels at CommBank Stadium.