Brisbane Lions AFLW Premiership player Jess Wuetschner has chosen to focus on her mental health and wellbeing during this AFLW season.

Although she continues to train with the team and be part of our AFLW program, Jess has made the important decision over the past weeks to prioritise her mental health and wellbeing.

This is an important choice by Jess and one that the Club is fully supportive of.

“I’ve needed to focus on my mental health for a while now,” Wuetschner said.

“Football has been a huge part of my life for a very long time, so it was incredibly hard to make that decision.”

“I’ve already made great progress in the last six weeks. Thank you to those that have reached out, I look forward to getting back out and playing football when I am ready."

The Brisbane Lions will continue to provide Jess with our full support and we ask that her privacy is respected during this time.