Mitch Brown, a former player for the West Coast Eagles, has become the first male Australian Football League (AFL) player to publicly identify as bisexual in the league's 129-year history. Brown, who played 94 games for the Eagles, revealed in an interview with The Daily Aus that he faced numerous homophobic comments during his career and never felt safe to come out while playing. His announcement marks a historic moment for the AFL, breaking decades of silence around bisexuality and homosexuality in the sport. The disclosure has been recognized internationally as a landmark development in Australian Rules football.