Majak Daw issues message for fans after Melbourne bridge plunge

AFL star Majak Daw has spoken for the first time since being rescued from Melbourne’s Yarra River last month.

Majak Daw during Kangaroos training last year. Picture: Getty

AFL star Majak Daw has spoken for the first time since he was rescued from Melbourne’s Yarra River last month.

The North Melbourne defender has penned a letter to fans on the Kangaroos website, saying that he had been given a second chance at life.

Daw broke his hip and suffered a serious pelvic injury in the fall.

An open letter from @majakdaw. 💙 #BeAShinboner

— North Melbourne (@NMFCOfficial) January 15, 2019

“I’m making huge strides with my recovery, both physically and mentally,” he said. “I have been blessed with a second chance at life.

“My attitude and outlook towards everything has improved.

“I hope to be back out there playing in the blue and white stripes soon.”

Daw, 27, has been on North Melbourne’s list for eight years but blossomed last season when shifted from ruck to defence, playing a career-high 18 games in 2018 to take his career tally to 50.

So rapidly did he progress when shifted to defence that Champion Data rated him the fourth-best defender in the competition, with his marking strength and agility when the football was at ground level notable.

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