Newman, the Geelong ruckman who played 300 games, lost a kidney in 1967 after a collision with Con Britt. He wore a kidney guard for a season after the incident and then went on to play for 13 more years, winning two best and fairest awards.He said he “half bled to death”.“I just wished him well as he suffered a similar fate,’’ Newman said.“I know what he’s going through, his is badly lacerated.”Newman recalled the moments after his injury, saying it was a dire situation.“I had my blood supply replaced twice and it was touch and go,’’ he said.“I kept internally bleeding and they couldn’t stop it. So they say, I half bled to death in the rooms because it happened 10 minutes into the first quarter and they left me on a stretcher in the rooms.“But my late father came in just before half time to see how I was and I was white. I went into the urinal and p … ed pure blood. And at that stage my dear old dad went into a bit of a panic and the ambulance backed up and they took my boots off because I was still in my gear.“They said it’s pretty close, touch and go.“This was 67 and now they would spring right into action.“I recuperated over the Summer, (nearly) six months. Polly Farmer left in 67 and I became the no. 1 ruckman for Geelong in 68.”During Newman’s career he played against his You Cannot Be Serious podcast co-host Don Scott.
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