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‘Am I going to die?’: Brutal hit in AFL charity match leaves comedian in ICU

Comedian Dave Hughes has had an almighty health scare on Thursday night, after being rushed to hospital following the Legends Game for Prostate Cancer between Victoria and the ‘All Stars’.

Hughes, 54, was admitted to Cabrini Hospital’s ICU on Friday morning, after a collision with West Coast great Andrew Embley in the early stages of the match at Marvel Stadium.

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Hughes played out the first half amid the hit, before taking to the bench in the second half — unable to return which what was later revealed to be a punctured lung and broken ribs.

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“Andrew Embley (got me). Hodgey kicked it to me, I dropped a chest mark – it was the lights, there’s too many lights at that ground – and Embley came in from the side. It was the first collision, and from that moment I was struggling. Gorringe (later) slammed me in the ruck,” Hughes told Triple M’s Mick in the Morning.

“I was set up and then he slammed me! He’s a really large man. And Robbo after I kicked the goal (hit me), I thought, ‘Am I going to die out here?’

“I don’t know (why I was in the ruck), someone told me to do it.”

Hughes kicked one goal in the encounter, and was at one stage seen getting his chest strapped.

The All Stars defeated Victoria 3.13.7 (112) to 3.11.11 (104) in the contest.

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