{"id":40516,"date":"2018-09-26T19:14:35","date_gmt":"2018-09-26T09:14:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afldraftcentral.com.au\/?p=40516"},"modified":"2020-04-23T06:54:29","modified_gmt":"2020-04-22T20:54:29","slug":"recovery-key-for-determined-georgia-breward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/2018\/09\/26\/recovery-key-for-determined-georgia-breward\/","title":{"rendered":"Recovery key for determined Georgia Breward"},"content":{"rendered":"

A promising footballer from New South Wales (NSW), <\/span>Georgia Breward <\/b>had an exciting year of Australian Rules ahead. <\/span><\/p>\n

Then, an Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injury struck and ended her year of football. Breward describes the moment it happened. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt was in the first game in the first round of nationals so I\u2019d been going to all the camps monthly, travelling to Sydney and Canberra and all that to get on the squad,\u201d she said. \u201cIt was in the first quarter, I hyper-extended my knee so I went off and then they did all the knee testing for stability and stuff. \u201cI ended up going back on, strapped up the knee, went back on for a minute and my knee gave out again. \u201cWhen I got home my Dad was kind of like I think we need to have an MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) just to make sure it\u2019s nothing serious and then I found out, and they said look, you\u2019ve torn your ACL.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

From there, Breward had to make a swift move to get surgery if she was any chance of returning back to football in the near future. She said one of the NSW side\u2019s doctors was a real help in the surgery process. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI was really lucky, the NSW team and the team doctor, he just lives in Coffs Harbour which is about an hour and a half away, so I was able to get in and have a chat with him,\u201d Breward said. \u201cHe got in contact with the surgeon I was with locally and they got me into surgery. \u201cMy initial thought was okay, I need surgery, I want to get it done as fast as I can so I can get on track to recovery so I can get back to playing footy so got into there, got surgery done probably about a week from finding out about my ACL, which is quite fast, and since then, I\u2019ve been doing rehab.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

It is highly publicised that rehabilitation can be a frustrating process for up and coming players but Breward is seeing the positives and working hard to recover. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cRehab\u2019s been going really well,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019ve been going to the gym for two and a half hours every day now. \u201cI do cardio, my rehab exercises, and then I\u2019ve been working on my upper body because that\u2019s all I can do at the moment.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite her hunger to get back into the game, Breward is content with taking the full year off to make sure she doesn\u2019t encounter any issues with her knee in play. So far, her recovery is on track. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a general period of stages that they have for most people, so three months, you can start running and from there, you can start doing direction changing and stepping things and hopefully I can go back to local and start training,\u201d the NSW representative said. \u201cI\u2019m definitely taking the whole 12 months because I really want to make sure my knee\u2019s 100 per cent and try and squeeze in two or three games at the end of the year and hope for the best really.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

Not only is she facing the obstacle of a long-term knee injury, but Breward has challenging travel commitments. Even though she admits it\u2019s difficult, Breward says it has presented her with a new challenge to overcome. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt is very hard but you\u2019ve got to do it,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s where I live, that\u2019s one of the obstacles I\u2019ve got to deal with because of my location but in the end, I\u2019ve really benefited from it because I\u2019ve been able to play at a much higher level and standard of football. \u201cIt\u2019s challenged me. \u201cThere\u2019s been a clear improvement in my football being from that sacrifice of travelling all those hours and miles.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

One of these trips involves Breward travelling two and a half hours to train and play at Coolangatta. While this experience is beneficial, it presents challenges in other areas, as she finds it difficult to communicate with AFL Women\u2019s clubs. Despite this, she is appreciative of the support she has received. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI have had a bit of communication with the Giants,\u201d she said. \u201cIt is hard for me though where I live, because I\u2019m so far away. \u201cI do find it hard sometimes to get in contact with anyone. \u201cThey\u2019ve been really good about it, both NSW and the Giants have offered lots of support and if I need anyone to talk to, they\u2019ve offered that they\u2019ll be there to offer some resources for me which is really awesome.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

This is clearly a good thing for the dedicated football fanatic Breward, who could not name a hobby outside of Australian Rules.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s not a lot, football\u2019s pretty much my life,\u201d she said. \u201cI live and breathe it.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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