{"id":301670,"date":"2023-05-29T13:59:33","date_gmt":"2023-05-29T13:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=301670"},"modified":"2023-05-29T14:59:02","modified_gmt":"2023-05-29T14:59:02","slug":"ex-nrl-coach-opens-up-on-harrowing-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=301670","title":{"rendered":"Ex-NRL coach opens up on 'harrowing' accident"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former Warriors, St Helens and Parramatta Eels<\/a> coach Daniel Anderson<\/a> has opened up on the "harrowing" experience that left him a quadriplegic \ufeffafter a freak bodysurfing accident five months ago.<\/p>\n

The incident occurred at \ufeffSoldiers Beach near Norah Head with the 2002 Dally M coach of the year rushed to Royal North Shore Hospital.<\/p>\n

Speaking in a candid interview with Phil Gould<\/a> on Nine's 100% Footy\ufeff,<\/em> Anderson agreed life does change quickly.<\/p>\n

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"I\ufefft was a freak (accident), I've been body surfing my whole life, been dumped a few times, but yeah it does change," he said.<\/p>\n

"It would've been harrowing for my family, they were the ones that were there, they would've seen me on the beach. I've still got the scar from the CPR, broke a few ribs, it was a life and death sort of situation."<\/p>\n

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Anderson also confirmed the injuries sustained caused him to suffer a cardiac arrest.<\/p>\n

"I think that's all part of it too, \ufeffso I got dragged from the water and then revived; police escort with an ambulance; helicopter – it would've been worse for my family because they would've watched all this," he said.<\/p>\n

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The World Club Challenge-winning coach revealed he was aware of the seriousness "very early on" when he was staying in the Intensive Care \ufeffUnit at Royal North Shore and "basically couldn't move anything".<\/p>\n

He has officially been diagnosed as a quadriplegic with no certainty around how well he'll progress. \ufeff<\/p>\n

Despite the trauma suffered, Anderson has managed to return in some capacity to his recruitment role at the Sydney Roosters, and light-heartedly warned Bulldogs general manager Gould that some of the club's youngsters are on his radar. \ufeff<\/p>\n

\"Daniel<\/p>\n

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"I do 10 hours a week, still doing recruitment, watching all the games, looking to get all the young Doggies players out of the Harold Matthews (competition)," he laughed.<\/p>\n

"(The Roosters have been) very supportive, I can't thank \ufeff(chairman) Nick Politis, (CEO) Joe Kelly and Trent Robinson enough."<\/p>\n

Anderson added he's still positive that quality progression can be made over the next period. \ufeff<\/p>\n

"I would like to try and be better still over the next 12 to 18 months, I think the road's still there for me to travel down," he said.<\/p>\n

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