POTENTIAL father-son draft selection Oscar Brownless says he would welcome the opportunity to pull on the hoops and play for the same side as his father.
Brownless sampled life at the Cattery late in the year with a four-week training stint at the club, and the time only strengthened his convictions that Geelong would be a great place to start his AFL career.
“It was an amazing experience,” Brownless told the Geelong Advertiser.
“It’s a really well-run organisation and they have some great staff and players that lead by example.
“Being with that standard of player, the professionalism, and as an outsider I think you forget how much work goes into winning a game.”
The experience left him with no doubt he’d feel right at home at GMHBA Stadium.
“Geelong is a great club, everyone knows that,” Brownless said.
“To have the opportunity to play there would be amazing. But I guess we will have to wait and see on draft night.”
The tough midfielder impressed at last week’s Draft Combine, finishing seventh in the 2km time trial and fifth in the yo-yo test.
Brownless is already familiar with dealing with the expectation that comes with the family name after his father kicked 441 goals in 198 games in Geelong.
“I want to make my own career and I pride myself on that and I’d like to think I’ve done that and that I’m able to stand out regardless of my last name,” he said.
“It (the Brownless tag) is something that has been there my whole career. You try and ignore it, but it’s always going to be there.
“There’s always the remarks, but I always let my football do the talking and prove them wrong with what they’ve said.
“Dad has been good, he has always been there supporting me and letting me know that I’m my own player.”
The Cats have until October 31 to nominate the father-son prospect, and are yet to commit to the Geelong Falcons product.
“They’ve made it clear — and so have I — that nothing is set in stone,” Brownless said.
“Anything can happen, really.”