{"id":26881,"date":"2019-07-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/port-adelaide-star-opens-up-about-his-mental-health\/"},"modified":"2019-07-25T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-07-25T00:00:00","slug":"port-adelaide-star-opens-up-about-his-mental-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/show\/port-adelaide-star-opens-up-about-his-mental-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Port Adelaide Star Opens Up About His Mental Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Port Adelaide defender Matthew Broadbent has spoken on FIVEAA about the recent leave of absence given to him by the club to focus on his mental health.<\/h3>\n<p>Broadbent has told the FIVEAA sports show:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI\u2019m really thankful for the club for being supportive in that area. A couple of weeks away was what I needed at the time to get on top of a few things and then come back really refreshed. I\u2019m really enjoying my footy again now and enjoying back out there.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cParticularly over the last few years it\u2019s something that has happened a lot across the AFL. It\u2019s not a great thing society-wide\u2026 but the way we\u2019re dealing with it is a lot better. It\u2019s a big issue across society. Hopefully something we can get better as we go.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>LISTEN:<\/p>\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"188\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.acast.com\/roweybicks\/interview-matthewbroadbent-24june2019\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden;\"><\/iframe>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Port Adelaide defender Matthew Broadbent has spoken on FIVEAA about the recent leave of absence given to him by the club to focus on his mental health. Broadbent has told the FIVEAA sports show: \u201cI\u2019m really thankful for the club for being supportive in that area. 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