Former Brisbane Lions player Troy Selwood has passed away this morning at the age of just 40 years old.
Selwood played 75 games for the Lions between 2003 and 2010 and played regularly as a tagger during his career.
He is the brother of Geelong legend Joel Selwood, who won four premierships at the Cats and played 355 games, as well as Adam and Scott Selwood, who played at West Coast.
Selwood had continued a career across football post his playing days, working as a recruiter at both Geelong and Collingwood, before devoting time to develop junior footballers at Geelong Grammar School as a Head of football and sports performance mentor.
The Selwood family released a statementย to announce the devastating news of the 40-year-old's death.
"We are heart broken by the loss of our son, brother and father, Troy this morning. We will miss Troy more than words can express," the Selwood family said.
"Troy was a much loved and loving member of our family. Over the course of his life, Troy bought joy and light to all who knew him. He was a loving son of Maree and Bryce, a supportive and caring brother to Adam, Joel and Scott, and a doting father of beautiful children Tom and Sadie.
"We will miss Troy's bravery, his humour, his deep thinking, his love and compassion. Troy had a generosity of spirit, cared deeply about people and strove to make the lives of others better.
"We are grateful to all those that have supported Troy throughout his life, and we know that his many friends, teammates and colleagues will miss him greatly.
"Troy achieved many great things in his life. From his time as a young man and student, to his journey as an AFL player, to working in recruiting young players to help live their AFL dreams to his latest passion and adventure at Geelong Grammar School, Troy was able to influence and touch the lives of so many people.
"We know many people will reach out and share their stories of Troy, and we thank you for your love and support.
"The family asks for privacy and respect during this time as we process our devastating loss."
Earlier on Tuesday, another revered figure in the AFL industry Dale Tapping sadly passed away after losing his battle to blood cancer, with the Essendon VFL coach aged just 59 years old.