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Picture: Tony Gough The 27-year-old reportedly fell from the 25m bridge — one of Melbourne’s tallest — and broke his hip when he hit the water.
He has black hair and dark brown eyes.

Associated With. His career at North Melbourne began with playing for VFL club Werribee, where he continued to develop his game. It was a great opportunity to come to Australia with an open mind and really make a go of it."Some of the kids are probably in the same situation as I was a few years ago, just coming to a new country and not really knowing what to expect."The club's been fantastic to me, and hopefully I can repay them," he said. Majak Daw's return: the best story the AFL has to tell in 2019 The North Melbourne defender’s recovery from a bridge fall is a reminder of sport’s true power to heal

The North Melbourne Football Club confirms Majak Daw, who became the AFL's first Sudanese-born player in 2013, is in hospital after an incident near Melbourne's Bolte Bridge overnight.
He was one of nine children. 'You'll build resilience and you won't succumb to some of the temptations that the youth are succumbing to,' he said.Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group'At what point will the AFL industry come together to begin to seriously address the issue of mental health,' he wrote on Twitter.The $75 million Bolte Bridge, built in 1999, is strictly a vehicle bridge with no pedestrian walkway.He didn't much much of an impact early in his career and was dropped to the reserves several timesDaw is the first Sudanese-born player in the AFL after arriving in Australia with his family in 2003 via Egypt, fleeing the Second Sudanese Civil WarThe 27-year-old (pictured on Derby Day last month) broke his hip in the fall and was rushed to hospital after being fished out of the river about 11pm on Monday nightIn 2010 he became the first Sudanese-born AFL player when he was drafted ninth overall by North Melbourne.In July 2014 he was charged with three counts of rape stemming from an alleged incident seven years earlier, but was acquitted in December 2015Published by Associated Newspapers LtdMany of those marks were spectacular grabs as he became one of the league's best intercept players on North's second-ranked defence.The comments below have been moderated in advance.He is active in Melbourne's Sudanese community and is an AFL Ambassador.AFL player Majak Daw has fallen from a bridge into the Yarra River in MelbourneWe are no longer accepting comments on this article.In July 2014 he was charged with three counts of rape stemming from an alleged incident seven years earlier, but was acquitted in December 2015.Daw had a slow start to his career after he was taken with the ninth overall pick in the 2010 draft, but had a breakout season in 2018He only played 50 games but enjoyed a breakout season in 2018 after moving to defence, averaging 5.3 marks a game. One of the largest waves of migrants to Australia was immediately after World War II. I'm still developing with my football."For someone of my background, I'd love to think that I could one day be a role model to the Sudanese community," Daw said.Majak has four brothers and four sisters, all of whom will be at Skilled Stadium today.Daw, 20 next month, will play his first competitive match for the Kangaroos senior side against an opposition AFL club in today's NAB Cup games.But after a near-flawless pre-season, including the club's high-altitude camp in Utah, and working closely with the rucks and in defence, Daw is looking forward to his second year with the Kangaroos."Hopefully, seeing me play (in the AFL), it might mean something to them and make them want to play the game as well.""I played my 50th game in the juniors just before I turned 18, and most of the guys had a laugh at that because some of them had played 200," he said.Daw said he had been frustrated by injuries in 2010 -- his first year at the club -- after being rookie-listed from the Western Jets.Daw says the fact that he has played only 70 Australian football matches in his life meant he had plenty to catch up on his rivals, many of whom had played the game all their lives.It's just that the most important priority for him right now is trying to lock in a regular spot in the North Melbourne team."Family is so important to me, and it will be great to have the whole family there to watch him for the first time," Daw said.But Daw, who came to Australia as a nine-year-old with his family from civil war-torn Sudan, concedes he still has a long way to go with his football."I want to make my Mum and Dad proud.