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Dave Hughes Back in Hospital as Doctors Drain Lung Fluid After AFL Legends Injuries

The AFL Legends charity match left him with five broken ribs and a punctured lung.

Overview

  • He said doctors removed “a coupla litres” of fluid from his lungs and shared a video update from his hospital bed.
  • He joked about relentless hospital beeping and later complained about receiving only one Endone after a tube was stitched into his lung.
  • The readmission comes six weeks after the exhibition match, where he copped heavy bumps from Andrew Embley, Daniel Gorringe and Mitch Robinson.
  • He initially returned home post-game before worsening pain led to hospital care that included time in intensive care.
  • The Marvel Stadium fundraiser drew more than 30,000 people and reportedly raised nearly $1 million for the Australian Prostate Centre.