Part 1: The AFL’s first openly bisexual player

August 27, 2025

Until this week, in 129 years of the AFL, no male player, past or present, had ever publicly identified as gay or bisexual.That changed with former West Coast Eagles player Mitch Brown.In today’s episode, we share the first half of our conversation with Mitch, who spoke exclusively to TDA.

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Part 1: The AFL’s first openly bisexual player