Gary Rohan and Madi Bennett expecting first child, eight months after marriage

Geelong star Gary Rohan has captured the hearts of fans on social media after sharing the news he and his wife are expecting.

AFL star Gary Rohan has announced he and partner Madi Rohan (nee Bennett) are expecting.

The Geelong Cats livewire shared the happy news to their Instagram accounts on Friday with a photo of the sonogram.

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Rohan uploaded the post which showed a blank polaroid displayed on a sheet which unblurred to reveal the sonogram of the baby.

“Grow’n a Rohan. Our rainbow baby is on the way,” he captioned the post.

“What felt like the longest journey to hearing your heart beat, was worth every second to soon have you in our arms. We are so excited to be your Mum & Dad.”

Geelong Cat Gary Rohan has taken to Instagram to announce he and wife Madi are expecting a baby. Picture: Instagram

The 32-year-old also included a paragraph with a heartfelt message to those who, like him, may have suffered the pain of losing a child through pregnancy.

Rohan shares two children with his ex-wife Amie, with the couple’s third daughter Willow Nevaeh dying just five hours after being born.

The heartbreaking death was a result of a fatal neural tube defect with no cure known as anencephaly.

“I want to take a moment to acknowledge those who see this post with a broken heart of their own,” he wrote.

“A feeling of which I know all too well. When it feels like the whole world is falling pregnant, and you’re suffering unimaginable grief after losing your own, it’s the hardest post to see.

“I just want to say to all of those who know this feeling, or are feeling it now, please know you are not alone. I hear you, I see you, I feel you. We are 1 in 4.”

The couple tied the night in December. Pic: Instagram

The happy couple. Picture: Instagram

Rohan officially popped the question to Bennett in July last year, 14 months after they went official with their relationship.

Their relationship went public in May 2021 and in touching posts they conveyed just how much they meant to each other as Bennett showed off her engagement ring to the world.

They tied the knot in December last year.

“You showed me how to smile again when I thought I had forgotten how, and you have made me happier than I ever thought I could be. You have made me a better partner, father and person and I can’t wait to spend the rest of my life with you. I love you Mads xxx,” Rohan posted.

Bennett captioned the same image with: “You make me happier than I ever thought I could be. A kind of happiness I never knew was possible, and a kind of love I thought only existed in movies. You are my whole world and more, and forever with you is everything I could have ever dreamt of. I love you Gaz.”