AFL star Majak Daw's fairytale return to the football field has been put on hold after a cruel setback.

The 29-year-old North Melbourne defender suffered a ruptured pectoral muscle while completing chest exercises at the club's gym on Friday. 

Daw was due to return to the AFL this season for the first time since falling from the Bolte Bridge and suffering horrific hip and pelvic injuries in 2018.






AFL star Majak Daw's fairytale return to the football field has been put on hold after a cruel setback (pictured with girlfriend Emily McKay and son Hendrix Kuat William Daw)







The 29-year-old North Melbourne defender suffered a ruptured pectoral muscle while completing chest exercises at the club's gym on Friday 


He was set to play his highly anticipated comeback against GWS Giants on June 14 but is now going to sit it out, SEN reports.

Daw was doing his weights program following training and felt a sharp pain on his right side, with scans showing a tear in the muscle. 

The setback has thrown the entire 2020 season into doubt for Daw with the club deciding on Monday whether he will undergo surgery for the injury.






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If he does undergo surgery the 23-year-old is unlikely to play a game all season, but Daw may be back on the field if he can recover without going under the knife.

Daw was the first Sudanese-born player to play in the AFL when he made his debut with the Kangaroos in 2013.

He enjoyed a breakout season in 2018, playing 18 matches as defender, before he was pulled from the Yarra River with injuries to his hips and pelvis on December 17.






Daw almost died when he fell from Melbourne's Bolte Bridge in December 2018







Daw was due to return to the AFL this season for the first time since falling from the Bolte Bridge and suffering horrific hip and pelvic injuries in 2018 (pictured with his son) 


Daw had reportedly fought with his partner and taken prescription drugs before he drove to Bolte Bridge in Melbourne and abandoned his car in the stopping lane.

He then reportedly plunged into the Yarra River below.

Following the fall, Daw released a statement thanking fans and members for tour trung quốc their love and support.

'The circumstances surrounding my incident have been extremely challenging for my family, friends and anyone that knows me for that matter.






He was set to play his highly anticipated comeback against GWS Giants on June 14 but is now going to sit it out


'I'm making huge strides with my recovery, both physically and mentally. I have been blessed with a second chance at life.