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Message: [QUOTE="GCBRONCO, post: 2768833, member: 1808"] [SIZE=3][FONT=arial][url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/former-manly-sea-eagles-premiership-winner-matt-orford-recovering-after-brain-surgery/news-story/8f62d6ed9916b631d83ad0dfdc5225af]Home | Live Scores & Latest News | Fox Sports[/url] MANLY premiership winner Matt Orford remains in a stable condition in intensive care as he continues to recover from brain surgery.[/FONT][/SIZE] [COLOR=#303030][FONT=Helvetica][SIZE=3][FONT=arial]Orford, 38, underwent surgery on Sunday at Sydney’s Royal North Shore Hospital to remove a clot after suffering a seizure.[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#303030][FONT=Helvetica][SIZE=3][FONT=arial]The former NRL halfback had hip surgery last week, but had stayed in North Sydney’s Mater Hospital as a result of complications from that operation.[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#303030][FONT=Helvetica][SIZE=3][FONT=arial]On its Twitter account on Thursday Manly provided an update on Orford, who captained the club to 2008 premiership.[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#303030][FONT=Helvetica][SIZE=3][FONT=arial]“Matt Orford remains in a stable condition in intensive care. The family appreciate all the well wishes,” the tweet read. [/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#303030][FONT=Helvetica][SIZE=3][FONT=arial]Craig Bellamy, who coached Orford at Melbourne from 2003 to 2005, said the thoughts of the rugby league community were with the former first grade playmaker and his family.[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#303030][FONT=Helvetica][SIZE=3][FONT=arial]“It is obviously a terrible situation, and for a guy that age and that fit it is hard to believe,” Bellamy said.[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#303030][FONT=Helvetica][SIZE=3][FONT=arial]“He is going through a real tough time and his family is going through a real tough time.[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#303030][FONT=Helvetica][SIZE=3][FONT=arial]“It is just hard to think of Matt Orford in that sort of condition or in that state, he always had a real bounce in his step.[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#303030][FONT=Helvetica][SIZE=3][FONT=arial]“He always was a cocky rooster. He always had that swagger about him. It is really sad but he is only young, he is strong and I know he has been doing some training.[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#303030][FONT=Helvetica][SIZE=3][FONT=arial]“He is a determined little bugger too and I hope all those things get him through this.”[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#303030][FONT=Helvetica][SIZE=3][FONT=arial]Orford, nicknamed Ox, led Manly to their 40-0 win over Melbourne in the 2008 NRL grand final.[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#303030][FONT=Helvetica][SIZE=3][FONT=arial]The former City Origin halfback played 249 first grade games in a career that spanned 12 years with Northern Eagles, Melbourne, Manly, Bradford and Canberra until his retirement in 2011.[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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