‘Terribly difficult time’: AFL great turned analyst in critical condition

Former AFL participant and recruiter turned analyst Matt Rendell is in a essential situation in hospital after struggling a coronary heart assault.

Seven reported Rendell collapsed whereas strolling his canine over the weekend.

“He was found and is tonight critically unwell in hospital,” reporter Tom Browne stated on Seven News.

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“It’s a terribly difficult time for his close-knit family who are congregating around Rendell tonight.”

Rendell performed 177 VFL/AFL video games, virtually all of them at Fitzroy, captaining the facet for 3 seasons by means of the Eighties with two best-and-fairests and two All-Australian nods.

He then labored as an assistant coach and recruiter throughout the AFL system earlier than resigning over feedback made relating to the drafting of Indigenous gamers.

He has since turn out to be an everyday analyst of AFL lists together with appearances on Trade Radio.

Gerard Whateley stated on Fox Footy’s AFL 360. “ Some shocking news for the whole football world.

“Matt Rendell has been such a longterm figure — from a player at Fitzroy, to a coach, to a recruiter and to a big media performer — some of the things that he would say. He suffered a significant heart attack.”

Originally revealed as ‘Terribly difficult time’: AFL nice turned analyst Matt Rendell in essential situation

Source: www.news.com.au