Drugs scare for South Sydney Rabbitohs duo Dylan Walker and Aaron Gray
Wednesday 23 September 2015 11:14, UK
Two players with National Rugby League team South Sydney Rabbitohs were rushed to hospital on Tuesday after overdosing on painkillers.
Dylan Walker, 20, and Aaron Gray, 21, were admitted to an intensive care unit in Sydney's St Vincent's hospital after being in a serious condition at Gray's residence.
They were placed under heavy sedation and the club's CEO revealed their condition had improved during Tuesday.
John Lee said: "What we know is that Dylan Walker came round to (Gray's) place where they watched some movies but also they had taken more than the regulated amount of prescribed medication.
"The consequence of that was that early in the morning, a third person who was at the house noticed that there were side-effects, including vomiting and other side-effects, which led him to alert an ambulance."
The players had been prescribed painkillers following surgery last week in the wake of the team's exit from the NRL play-offs.
Walker had undergone an operation on his left hand, while Gray had surgery on his right knee.
Lee added: "It is very early times. It would appear that the medicines they have taken have been overpowering for them."
NRL chief executive David Smith said the club had notified the league's integrity unit, adding: "I think one [player] was quite serious overnight but they're both stable now.
"The key thing for me is the welfare of the players. Fingers crossed that all works itself through and if we need to investigate further, we'll do that."
