I'll be right for Round 1: Selwood

Joel Selwood signs some autographs. Source: Mike Dugdale / News Limited

GEELONG captain Joel Selwood has declared himself a certain starter for round one despite fronting up to training in a moon boot.

The skipper had surgery on his right foot in Brisbane last week and spent yesterday's session on the sidelines, signing autographs.

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But the optimistic Selwood said he would be back running next week and would "absolutely" be ready for Geelong's opening home-and-away match against Adelaide at Simonds Stadium on March 20.

"It actually looks a lot worse than what it is," he said, playing down the moon boot as a precaution.

"I'll be out there running, hopefully, this time next week."

After trying to manage his foot issue this month, Selwood and club medicos decided on surgery last Wednesday.

"You have niggles all the time but it probably got to a stage where I just couldn't keep going," he said.

Joel Selwood's foot in a moon boot. Source: News Limited

"It was niggling too much for January.

"I just had a little accessory in the foot that needed to be taken out. It was a really minor surgery."

Cats football manager Neil Balme told SEN yesterday the injury was not structural, rather involving a "little muscle and a tendon that they could attend to pretty simply".

Selwood said he should be fully fit in about three weeks, not ruling out playing the NAB Challenge game against Melbourne in Alice Springs late next month.

Mitch Brown and Tom Hawkins wrestle at training. Source: News Limited

But the gun midfielder did guarantee his on-field presence for Geelong's season opener.

"Round one? Yeah, absolutely," he said.

Quick to find a silver lining, Selwood said his teammates could benefit from his brief absence.

"It's good for the group also, having me off the training track and not barking at them all the time," he said.

"There's different leaders that we need to stand up right now and they're doing a great job of that."

However, the news for fan-favourite Steven Motlop might not be as bright, after the half-forward flew to London on Saturday to get treatment for knee tendinitis.

Selwood was reluctant to comment on his teammate's condition, as was ruckman Dawson Simpson.

Meanwhile, the more agile Cats completed yet another sweltering training session in front of a balmy public-holiday crowd of about 300 at Kardinia Park yesterday.

Selwood praised the playing group for pushing though the recent scorchers.

"They've been training really well," he said.

"They've just got to continue that on. It's an important month, January."

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