ASICS Ambassador Joel Selwood has been named Geelong's new captain going into the 2012 season. The announcement comes as a great achievement for the 23 year old, after having already played in three premierships, and being Geelong's vice-captain last season.

ASICS has been a great supporter of Joel, and recognised the talent he had from a young age. It’s been great to see him develop into a fantastic AFL player and great role model on and off the field.

In his first season at the elite level, when he was 19, Selwood won the NAB Rising Star award and a premiership.

Since then he has won two further flags, in 2009 and 2011, and was named in the All Australian team in 2009 and 2010. He also won Geelong's best and fairest award in 2010.

Selwood has played in 114 AFL matches, winning 98 of them. He has averaged 25.4 possessions per game over his career.

Joel will take over as captain from Cameron Ling, who retired after leading the Cats to victory over Collingwood in the 2011 Grand Final.

ASICS congratulates Joel and wishes him all the best for the upcoming season!

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