Sam Newman has shared a devastating replace on his mate Rex Hunt.
The AFL legend and commentator, who some could know higher for kissing fish, is “not in a good place” and wishes assist for “mental problems” as he continues to get well from a medical episode.
Hunt, 73, who beforehand performed for Richmond, was rushed to hospital final week after he referred to as police for assist whereas driving down the Princess Freeway in the direction of Geelong, in Victoria.
Close buddy and Geelongf nice Sam Newman lately visited Hunt in hospital.
“Rex was a good footballer, he played in two premierships, and he has been a great radio caller and a world-class fisherman … and despite all of that, Rex, he is having some mental problems,” Newman stated on the You Cannot Be Serious podcast on Wednesday.
“We are trying to support him to say, ‘Rex, you have got to help yourself before everyone else tries to help you’.
“He is not in a good place, but he should if he has got any experience in life about what made him a good footballer or what made him good on the radio or what made him a world-class fisherman, if he used those principles to try and guide him, he might take a turn for the better.”
Hunt has beforehand opened up about his psychological well being struggles following his footy profession.
“I was gone… despite the clown of the circus having a rubber nose, behind the makeup and rubber nose may well be the loneliest person in the world,” he instructed 7NEWS
