AFL great Warwick Capper has been rushed to hospital after his appendix burst.<\/p>\n
The 56-year-old former Swans star's "body went into shock" after he fell cripplingly ill at his home in Balwyn North, Melbourne.<\/p>\n
Capper told the Herald Sun he thought he had come down with food poisoning when he suffered severe pain, prompting him to consult his next-door neighbour who is a doctor.<\/p>\n
He was subsequently rushed to Box Hill Hospital emergency department.<\/p>\n
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"I'm still feeling pretty bad," Capper told the Herald Sun.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
"It was excruciating pain. My appendix was perforated, so it was 20 times worse. My body went into shock. It was pretty scary, but I made it through.<\/p>\n
"You can die from it because septicaemia gets into your bloodstream."<\/p>\n
It is understood Capper had been in pain for some time but assumed his symptoms would "go away" on their own. His appendix later ruptured.<\/p>\n
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Capper is expected to remain in hospital for 10 days so doctors can monitor his symptoms.<\/p>\n
Capper enjoyed a dazzling AFL and VFL career between his time at the Sydney Swans and Brisbane Bears.<\/p>\n
The full-forward kicked 388 goals over a 124-game career, with a peak of 103 goals in 1987 alone.<\/p>\n
Capper was also famed for his spectacular marks which earned him Mark of the Year in the same year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"