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Austinn Jones

Australian rules football player

Nov 4, 2026

59:01
As a dad, what are the worries that you have about young boys or young men sort of growing up in these modern times?
59:11
So it's probably the ones that we're aware of in terms of the peer pressure that comes with, you know, when they turn 18 and start going out.
59:22
Driving is a big one.
59:24
You know, once they get their pee plates and you send them off is a scary time.
59:29
But I think for me, it's just the fact that mental health doesn't pick and choose.
59:36
You know, it can happen to anyone and For me, it's having that awareness and allowing young people to know that there's resources out there, there's places where they can go to get advice, to get help, and they're not alone.
59:51
Because unfortunately, you know, it's a pretty disastrous statistic still that, you know, between 18 and 35, it's a huge cause of suicide in our young people, and I think one's too many mates.
60:18
So for those that want to get behind you, Ozzie, and donate, what is the best course of action?
3:51
As a dad, what are the worries that you have about young boys or young men sort of growing up in these modern times?
4:01
So it's probably the ones that we're aware of in terms of the peer pressure that comes with, you know, when they turn 18 and start going out.
4:12
Driving is a big one.
4:14
You know, once they get their pee plates and you send them off is a scary time.
4:19
But I think for me, it's just the fact that mental health doesn't pick and choose.
4:26
You know, it can happen to anyone and For me, it's having that awareness and allowing young people to know that there's resources out there, there's places where they can go to get advice, to get help, and they're not alone.
4:41
Because unfortunately, you know, it's a pretty disastrous statistic still that, you know, between 18 and 35, it's a huge cause of suicide in our young people, and I think one's too many mates.
5:08
So for those that want to get behind you, Aussie, and donate, what is the best course of action?
1:41
[laughs]
1:41
You know, there's, there's certain ways you feel when things happen on the footy ground.
1:46
And when Naz got injured-
1:48
Yeah
1:49
... it's exa- And I'm not kidding here, it's exactly the same way I felt...
1:53
I got, I got a new car about a year and a half ago.
1:56
I was in a, I was in a shopping center, and I reversed, and I didn't see the pole behind me.

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