Baby joy! AFL star Joel Selwood and 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 happy news on Instagram on Friday, sharing an adorable photo of their newborn son.

In one precious photo, the four-time premiership winner and his beautiful partner were seen tenderly cradling their baby in the hospital nursery.

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

‘Our family has only become happier. Alfie Roy Selwood, you are so loved by mum, dad and Joey,” Joel wrote alongside the heartwarming photo.

Meanwhile, Joel also shared a sweet photo of young Alfie resting peacefully in his nursery.

Many of Joel’s famous friends quickly took to the comments section to congratulate them on their great news.

‘So exciting. Biggest congratulations,” Nadia Bartel gushed 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 happy news on 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 interjected.

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

Brit captioned a black and white photo of the newborn: “The world just got a whole lot better Joey Victor Selwood, your mom 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 a sweet photo of young Alfie resting peacefully in his nursery

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

They told the world about their exciting news by sharing a photo of the sportsman holding up a small football jersey with his player number and ‘dad’ written on the back.

The AFL golden couple tied the knot in January 2020 in a lavish wedding at a private property outside Geelong in Victoria.

AFL’s golden couple tied the knot in a lavish wedding on a private property outside Geelong in Victoria in January 2020