The Mooroopna export will make history as the Cats' first father-daughter selection in the AFLW competition after the club yesterday confirmed it had matched bids from other clubs to secure Brown's services.
“I feel very privileged to be a father-daughter selection, as not everyone gets that opportunity, so I’m excited to see what will come of it,” Brown said in a Geelong media release.
“I’m extremely excited to get stuck into training as it has been such a hectic year with school. I can’t wait to get started.”
Currently juggling Year 12 studies and school captain duties at Notre Dame College in Shepparton - as well as finishing up her stint as captain of the Murray Bushrangers and taking part in the AFLW Draft Combine - Brown, 18, is used to having plenty on her plate.
That workload will shift into one of an AFLW player when her name is called out by the Cats at the AFLW draft later this month with a yet-to-be-confirmed pick.
Brown has been on Geelong's radar for some time now, with Paul lining up for the Cats 84 times and booting 66 goals during the 1990s.
“It has been terrific to follow Millie’s development over the past couple of years and the club is thrilled that Millie has the honour of being the first father-daughter selection in our history,” Geelong AFLW list manager Ben Waller said.
“After playing a number of different roles in recent seasons, Millie took her game to a new level this year as a key defender with the Murray Bushrangers, AFLW Academy and Victoria Country.
“It was great to then see Millie take this confidence into her three VFLW games with us late in the season, where she looked at home in the hoops.”
Players are eligible as a father-daughter selection if a parent has played one game of AFL.
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