AFL legend Warwick Capper has been rushed to hospital after his appendix burst, reports The Herald Sun.
The 56-year old was taken to from his home in Balwyn North, Melbourne after falling ill and taken to the Box Hill Hospital emergency department.
Speaking to The Herald Sun,ย the former Sydney Swans star described it as a "life and death" situation.
โIt was life and death, but I had the best doctors looking after me,โ Capper said.
โ(The doctors) said I could have got septicaemia because my appendix burst and the infection could have got into my bloodstream, and itโs very dangerous.
โThey said it was touch and go for bit there, but they were positive they could fix me.โ
Capper expects to stay in hospital for 10 days to have his infections monitored by doctors.
The former high flyer played 124 AFL/VFL games from 1983-1991.
