‘Millimetres from being left a quadriplegic’: How Tigers debutant defied doctors
He was a state representative touch footballer. “I was only millimetres from being left a quadriplegic.”AdvertisementAndrews, 19, will wear the No. 7 jersey against Canberra on Saturday as the Tigers try to keep their slim finals hopes alive at GIO Stadium.Coach Benji Marshall used the same venue to hand Lachie Galvin his NRL debut at the start of the 2024 season.
- ▪He was a state representative touch footballer.
- ▪“I was only millimetres from being left a quadriplegic.”AdvertisementAndrews, 19, will wear the No.
- ▪7 jersey against Canberra on Saturday as the Tigers try to keep their slim finals hopes alive at GIO Stadium.Coach Benji Marshall used the same venue to hand Lachie Galvin his NRL debut at the start of the 2024 season.
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