Heartbroken AFL WAG Brit Selwood announces ANOTHER family tragedy just weeks after her husband Joel lost brother Adam - and months following the death of his twin Troy
Brit Selwood has shared another heartbreaking tragedy has befallen her family.
The AFL WAG announced the death of her grandmother in an Instagram Stories post on Monday.
Alongside a black and white photo of her nan, the heartbroken Brit wrote: 'Rest peacefully grandma. You were a great grandma'.
It's the latest loss that has befallen the Selwood family in the past few weeks and months.
In May, Brit shared a heartbreaking tribute to her brother-in-law Adam following his recent death in Perth aged 41.
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The AFL community was left devastated when the former Eagles premiership player died on May 17, just months after the tragic death of his identical twin brother Troy.
His brother Joel's wife Brit shared a black and white family photo of the footy star alongside the caption: 'Rest easy Adam.'
Brit included a broken red love heart, white love heart, and dove emoji in the message.
The picture saw Brit and her husband Joel posing with his brother Adam and the footy player's wife Fiona, with whom he shared children Lenny and Billie.
The family appeared to be enjoying a day out watching the footy at an AFL stadium.
Police have confirmed Adam's death, which came just three months after his twin Troy passed away, is not being treated as suspicious.
Joel, a Geelong premiership captain, took to Instagram following the tragedy to publish a series of pictures of himself and Adam and his other brother Scott.
He captioned the post: 'Rest up, love you brother. Look after each other.'
Last month, the footy great celebrated his 37th birthday - and his wife marked the occasion with a simple post on social media.
Brit posted a black and white photo of the family alongside the caption: 'Happy Birthday @joelselwood14. We love you.'
Adam passed away a week before he was supposed to take part in HBF Run for a Reason, raising funds for mental health charity zero2hero in memory of Troy.
A group of his closest friends decided to finish what he had started and complete the race.
The group running included former players Drew Banfield and Quinten Lynch, as well as current stars Brad Dalziell, Travis Gasper, Sharrod Wellingham and Matt Rosa.
The Eagles star had raised more than $21,000 at the time of his death, but that number has risen to more than $76,000 on Sunday.
Adam made 187 appearances for the Eagles during his career and played a key role in helping the club win the 2006 AFL Grand Final.
He joined the footy club in the 2002 National Draft and would enjoy a 10-year career in footy's top-flight competition.
Adam mostly played as a tagger before hanging up his boots in 2013.
After his retirement in 2013, Adam would continue to work in football taking up a role as a development coach with the West Coast.
He'd later become the inaugural head of the Eagles women's footy side and was pivotal in bringing key AFLW players to the club.
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