POTENTIAL father-son recruit Oscar Brownless says his dream to play AFL football was ignited as he watched on with his dad as a young fan from inside the Geelong rooms.

Brownless and his father Billy were allowed access to the changerooms on matchdays as the Cats took the competition by storm in the late 2000s, and Brownless told foxsports.com.au the up-close experience lit a fire within him.

“From then on, it became pretty apparent to me that this is my dream and this is what I want to do,” Brownless says.

“It hasn’t really wavered since then. It’s still my dream and passion to this day.”

Brownless was able to live out that dream earlier this year, as he spent time at the club as a part of an AFL academy ‘footy internship’.

The experience was like everything he imagined.

“You’re seeing your idols run past you and it’s a pretty amazing experience,” he says.

“It’s easy to get lost. I know I did the first couple of times when you see (Patrick) Dangerfield running past and he laces one out to ‘Gaz’ (Gary Ablett), who twirls around and hits Tom Hawkins on the chest.”

The trial did nothing to dampen the youngster’s enthusiasm for what could be at the Cats.

“It’s such a well-renowned club for holding such great values both on and off the field … The club makes you a better person and a better player,” he says.

“When you see them train and the intensity and standard they adhere to, it’s no surprise they perform so well on game day.”

“But at the end of the day, they just love their footy. They know when to work hard but they also know how to have fun — that’s a key aspect of the environment they’ve created.”