Baby joy! AFL star Joel Selwood and his wife Brit welcome their second child – and reveal the little one’s adorable name

AFL star Joel Selwood and his wife Brit have announced the birth of their second child.

The former Geelong player, 36, announced the joyful news to Instagram on Friday, by sharing an adorable photo of their newborn son.

One precious photo captured the four-time premiership winner and his beautiful partner tenderly cradling their bub at the hospital nursery.

The lovebirds are all smiles in the adorable picture as they proudly introduced their son to the world, and revealed his unique name.

‘Our family just got brighter. Alfie Roy Selwood you are so loved by Mumma, Dadda and Joey,’ Joel wrote alongside the heartwarming photo.

Meanwhile, Joel also shared another sweet snap of young Alfie resting peacefully in his nursery. 

Many of Joel’s celebrity friends quickly took to the comment section to congratulate them on their amazing news.

‘So exciting. Biggest congrats,’ gushed Nadia Bartel and Rebecca Judd added: ‘Congratulations’.

AFL star Joel Selwood and his wife Brit have announced the birth of their second child. The former Geelong player, 36, announced the the joyful news to Instagram on Friday, by sharing an adorable photo of their newborn son. Also pictured with their one-year-old son Joey

‘Too sweet ! Very happy for you all,’ Elyse Knowles chipped in.

Joel and Brit welcomed their first child, a baby boy named Joey Victor Selwood, in February 2023. 

Sharing a black and white photo of the newborn, Brit wrote: ‘The world just got a whole lot better, Joey Victor Selwood, your Mum and Dad are so in love with you.’ 

When the Geelong Cats captain and his special needs teacher wife announced their pregnancy, they opened up about their struggle to conceive.

Joel also shared another sweet snap of young Alfie resting peacefully in his nursery

Joel also shared another sweet snap of young Alfie resting peacefully in his nursery

Brit said that her heart breaks for anyone struggling to have a baby, and she hoped they too get their miracle one day. 

They told the world of their exciting news by sharing a photo that shows the sportsman holding up a tiny football jersey featuring his player number and ‘dad’ written across the back. 

The golden couple of AFL tied the knot back in January 2020 during a lavish wedding on a private property outside Geelong in Victoria.

The golden couple of AFL tied the knot back in January 2020 during a lavish wedding on a private property outside Geelong in Victoria

The golden couple of AFL tied the knot back in January 2020 during a lavish wedding on a private property outside Geelong in Victoria

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