GWS Giants rookie Jason Gillbee has turn out to be a social media sensation after revealing the unbelievable quantity of milk he drinks.
Throughout an AFL pre-season bonding exercise, Gillbee made the startling admission that three years in the past he changed all of his water consumption with milk.
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Gillbee mentioned he has at all times loved a glass of milk.
“Me and my youthful brother, we now have at all times drunk lots of milk however it was in all probability about three years in the past that I simply (determined I) most popular it over water and I might get thirsty and I might simply crave milk as a substitute of water to rehydrate me,” Gillbee advised Information Corp.
“It is only a actually bizarre factor. Then in the beginning of 12 months 10 I moved in with a household in Bendigo however they solely had gentle milk, so I needed to swap to gentle milk for a yr.
I do not know. I simply most popular the style, I really feel like water is fairly boring so I simply most popular the style of milk as a substitute of water.
“I was at college generally and I might assume ‘Geez, I have never drunk any water for 5 – 6 days, I higher go to the bubbler for a sip’.”
GWS nutritionist Melissa Juergens was shocked by Gillbee’s milk obsession and has been making an attempt to steer the 18-year-old to drink extra water.
“She (Juergens) did not actually consider it firstly,” Gillbee mentioned.
“They’re very huge on the hydration factor and consuming water and carrying water bottles round.
“At coaching I kind of need to drink slightly little bit of water at coaching and carry a water bottle round, however after I’m at dwelling I can kind of sneak round it and have my milk.
“It is a actually bizarre factor, however I appear to be hydrated sufficient simply with the milk I drink.”
The primary-year rookie admitted he drinks water throughout coaching, nonetheless his desire can be to have milk as a substitute.
“On the observe and through coaching, I nonetheless drink water, however I might simply abdomen milk on the market,” Gillbee mentioned.
“If it might keep chilly on the market I might in all probability drink milk, however simply because it will get a bit heat, I’ve to drink water.
“However I’ll come off the observe after which I’ll have a glass of milk or throughout gymnasium I’ll have a glass of milk… and I do not drink water at dwelling.”
Gillbee shares a spot with teammates Aaron Cadman and Max Gruzewski and mentioned the weekly quantity of milk drunk can be round 10L, with him consuming most of it.
“The boys simply have their cereal and I’ve the remainder of it,” Gillbee mentioned.
“There have been a couple of complaints. I get up slightly bit earlier and so they get up and have their cereal within the bowl and there will likely be no milk left in order that’s slightly little bit of an annoying one.
“I kind of bought to it first.”
On the Giants, Gillbee has been dubbed ‘Milky’ by ruck coach Shane Mumford.
“‘Milky’ has been (used) slightly bit, Shane Mumford has began that after which Finn Callaghan carried that on,” Gillbee mentioned.
“I’ve been getting ‘Milky’ slightly bit however I really feel like there may be going to be one thing that can stick round it.”
Slowly however absolutely, Gillbee has been making an attempt to persuade his teammates in regards to the goodness of milk and a few have jumped on board the bandwagon.
“After I took it into the assembly, it kind of simply blew up across the membership, it was fairly humorous,” he mentioned.
“They thought it was fairly unusual. However there are literally a couple of boys that can have a glass with me now, so hopefully we are able to begin one thing.”
