First Openly Gay AFL Player: Leigh Ryswyk's Journey

0:00It's March 25th. Adelaide News Today starts now. AI powered and ready. I'm Corey with the story. Lay Rysewick, a former Brisbane Lions player, has made history as the first openly gay player in Australian Football League history. Past or present, he played just one match for the Lions back in 2005. He shared his news during an interview on Melbourne's Joy 94.9 radio station on their GFL program, which aired this Wednesday. Rysewick explained that his closest friends have known about his sexuality for the past five years, so it's no surprise to them. He stressed that the support from those nearest to him matters most. From Victoria originally, he moved to Queensland as a kid and got added to the Lions squad that year. After getting delisted at season's end, he headed to South Australia and racked up more than 200 games for North Adelaide in the San F.L. This comes after former West Coast Eagles player Mitch Brown came out as bisexual last year, marking another step forward for openness in the league.