- Funnyman was hospitalised after collision
Comedian Dave Hughes has been discharged from hospital and is on the mend after he was left battered and bruised following a heavy collision in a charity AFL Legends Game last week.
Hughes suffered multiple broken ribs and a punctured lung during the contest while lining up for Victoria against the All Stars.
The injury occurred after a crunching clash with former AFL players Andrew Embley, Daniel Gorringe and Mitch Robinson, with Hughes bravely continuing to play despite the obvious pain.
Remarkably, he even stayed on to celebrate with teammates following the final siren before his condition worsened overnight.
His wife later drove him to hospital, where doctors confirmed the extent of his injuries and began treatment.
Hughes, who has since revealed that his clash with Embley caused his most serious injuries, left hospital on Sunday.
Dave Hughes (pictured) shared an update on his health after being rushed to the ICU
Hughes says that he has been loving all the attention he has been getting
‘Still having struggles talking, I just had an endone,’ he told FOX FM.
‘There’s only so much — I can’t go too deep into my lungs, there’s still a hole there.
‘Would I swap? No. I don’t know. I am loving the attention, you know that. You know what I’m like.
‘(The pain) just hits you, I was in an Uber yesterday just groaning in the back and the guy had no idea what was going on. “You’re taking the corners too fast, man, you’ve got to go slow round these corners.”
Hughes, who was clattered a few times in the match, isn’t holding any grudges but says Gorringe should have warned him.
‘Of all the acts that happened — he just couldn’t give me a heads-up he was going to do it?’ Hughes said.
‘Fev (Brendan Fevola) knows what it’s like, it’s a bit of WWE where you give a heads-up that you’re going to smash someone. But he did not.
‘I had no idea that he was going to smash me in the ruck there. If I had’ve known that I would’ve run the other way!’
Hughes says that he is struggling to talk for very long and is heavily medicated
Remarkably, he stayed on to celebrate with teammates following the final siren before his condition worsened and he sought medical attention
Gorringe has since apologised for his knock on Huges in the match.
‘I just want to say that I am so sorry for my little thump on you last night that has obviously caused so much damage, you look so sore right now,’ he told 92.9 Triple M Breakfast with Xav & Katie.
‘How brave were you, big fella, to continue with the game… I’m thinking of you.’
The All Stars finished with bragging rights after defeating Victoria by eight points.
