St Kilda,Carlton and the umpires link arms before Spud’s Game earlier this season.

Eagles pay tribute to Adam Selwood as proposal floated for AFL mental health round

The AFL has been urged to introduce a mental health-themed round,as the football world continues to reel after the death of former West Coast premiership player Adam Selwood.

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Adam Selwood (right) with the AFl Premiership Cup following West Coast’s 2006 win.

Adam Selwood was a straight arrow,the ultimate team player and beloved family man

When Adam Selwood announced his retirement from football at the end of the 2013 season,he said modestly that he would like to be remembered as a “solid role player”. He was so much more than that.

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Adam Selwood is taking part in the HBF Run for a Reason to raise money for mental health charity zero2hero in memory of his brother Troy.

‘It breaks your heart’:Former West Coast player Adam Selwood dies,aged 41

Selwood played 187 games for the Eagles across his decade-long AFL career,winning a premiership in 2006.

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Robert Walls,one of the most fabled figures in Australian football.

AFL great Robert Walls dies,aged 74,using voluntary assisted dying laws

That Robert Walls would die soon,at a time of his choosing,was known to many of his friends within the football and media fraternities. He was one of the game’s most fabled figures.

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Bob Cowper after his triple century at the MCG in 1966. Almost 60 years on,it remains the highest score by a Test batsmen at the ground.

Vale Bob Cowper,the only man to score a Test triple-ton at the MCG

Bob Cowper had a short but impressive stint in Test cricket,then retired at 28 to launch a lucrative business career and make an indelible mark on his sport off the field.

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The Pope has been laid to rest. How will a conclave choose a new pope?

Pope Francis has been laid to rest after his funeral at the Vatican. A period of mourning follows – then comes the complex process of naming a successor.

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Peter Bosustow,premiership cup in hand and Carlton scarf flowing,leads the triumphant Blues on a victory lap of the MCG after the 1982 grand final.

‘A rare football talent’:Carlton great Peter ‘the Buzz’ Bosustow dies

Carlton great Peter “the Buzz” Bosustow,one of the most exciting players the game has seen,has died in Perth after a long illness.

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Long-time Darebin councillor Gaetano Greco has died at the age of 65 long-battle with skin cancer.

Gaetano Greco,veteran inner-north councillor,dies aged 65

Greco had been serving his 17th year on Darebin council in Melbourne’s inner-north and was known for his tireless community advocacy.

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President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump wave before they board Air Force One at Leonardo da Vinci International Airport in Rome following the funeral.

Trump takes swipe at Putin after meeting Zelensky at funeral

The US President mulled imposing sanctions on Russia in a post on social media,as Vladimir Putin claimed a key victory in the war against Ukraine.

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Already,crowds have gathered for the funeral.

Pope Francis funeral as it happened:Head of Catholic Church laid to rest in private burial;Trump and Zelensky pictured meeting at St Peter’s Basilica

About 250,000 people packed into St Peter’s Square for the funeral of Pope Francis. Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky met prior to the service in Rome. Follow live.

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