A NEW start in football was exactly what Millie Brown wanted to rekindle her love for the sport. After being sidelined for psychological well-being reasons last season, the efficient 21-year-old is back in new colors for season seven.
“It’s been great to be back in the pre-season. It’s been a giant change for me once again to see that I’m done for the season. It was really nice though and now I feel like I’m back on the monitor. Brown, who moved to the Western Bulldogs in the off-season, stated: lady.afl.
After being picked as Geelong’s father and daughter decision within the No. 11 decision ahead of the 2020 season, Brown performed every recreation for 12 months, the injury making his second season a sad one, limiting him to only three video games However, when he arrived on the park, Brown confirmed the real energy defensively, standing alongside Meg McDonald and Maddy McMahon.
Those grueling second 12 months in the AFLW have prompted Brown to step up and reassess whether or not he now wants to be a full-time participant.
Geelong’s Millie Brown is working inside the first ball of 2020. Image: AFL Images
“I wasn’t really having fun being involved in football anymore, I had lost some of my passion,” Brown said.
“I used to go through a little bit of psychological well-being stuff. A little bit of anxiety and melancholy and those kinds of things that I know a lot of people go through, but in this standing environment, I found that it was very difficult and very demanding and I used to be a bit ineffective and I got injured.
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“I guess I needed to get away from him to determine if it was really something I needed to do. I didn’t assume at first that you would regret it as a result of ‘Oh rattle, I wish I had thought.'” I take it back to be.”
Millie Brown and her father Paul after Millie was selected by Geelong forward for the 2020 season. Image: AFL Images
However, to return, Brown had to transfer to a new membership. Not remembering those adverse feelings every time I went into training was key to getting back to football.
“I guess it can be really difficult for me to go back to the atmosphere where I didn’t feel very effective, but it’s not for the cats. I needed to reset, renew and take a look at a new place,” he said.
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Now Brown, who lives in Melbourne, is “adjusting to metropolitan life and the trams” and trains with the Bulldogs, is better equipped to take on a bigger job than ever before in his life.
“I think I’ve stepped up a lot on the psychological side of things, it’s time for me to be a bit proactive if I’m really feeling a bit drained, and the physicals and everyone here is looking out for me fantastically, really feeling pretty good” , he stated.