Geelong person revealed wherefore they made the "tough decision" to delist the lad of nine fable Billy Brownless.
Oscar Brownless arrived astatine the Cats arsenic a father-son enactment via prime 74 successful the 2018 nationalist draught but ne'er broke done for a elder game, alternatively mustering 27 appearances successful the VFL.
The 2021 VFL play saw Brownless mean 22 disposals per lucifer and decorativeness runner-up successful the champion and fairest, but that wasn't capable to person the Geelong brains spot that the 21-year-old was worthy being offered a caller deal.
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The Cats' long-time database guru, Stephen Wells, explained the telephone to delist Brownless connected SEN radio.
"We conscionable felt we were astatine a clip wherever we needed to crook implicit the database a spot and instrumentality vantage of immoderate opportunities we've got done the draught and possibly adjacent the rookie draft," Wells said.
The database brag added that Brownless had had small luck during his clip astatine the Cats.
"Whether it beryllium Oscar oregon immoderate of our different players, it's very, precise hard to marque that decision. It's the worst clip of twelvemonth erstwhile you're telling players that they're not getting a contract," Wells said.
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"Oscar has had 3 years astatine the club. The past 2 years person been COVID-affected wherever helium hasn't had the accidental to play arsenic overmuch footy arsenic helium perchance could successful a mean condition and amusement his improvement and amusement wherever helium could've gone with his footy.
"He's present got a enarthrosis injury, arsenic well, truthful we're supporting Oscar arsenic champion we can.
"When we sat down with him the different time and said unluckily helium wasn't getting a contract, we did truly promote him to not springiness up connected his imagination to beryllium an AFL player, if that's what helium inactive wants to do.
"It tin inactive spell his way. Just due to the fact that you're getting delisted present aft 3 years doesn't mean helium won't get different accidental successful the future."
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Wells had praise for Brownless' cognition to footy.
"He's got that quality that, if helium wants to enactment his caput to it, he'll get the champion retired of himself," Wells said.
"It was a pugnacious decision."
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