Overview

• Hughes shared a hospital update on social media, saying experts were draining “a coupla litres of lung fluid” into a bag.
• The latest treatment follows his August diagnosis of five broken ribs and a punctured lung sustained in the Legends Game.
• He attributed the worst of the damage to a collision with former West Coast star Andrew Embley, after also copping bumps from Dan Gorringe and Mitch Robinson.
• The readmission comes roughly six weeks after the match, underscoring a slower recovery than his previously cited 6–8 week timeline.
• From his hospital bed he kept a light tone, joking about incessant machine beeping, and he has continued promoting his live shows.