Former NSW State of Origin star Brett Finch has been admitted to a mental health facility following an incident on an interstate flight, according to a report in the Daily Telegraph.ย 

The Fox Sports commentator was seen with a blood nose while asleep on a flight between Sydney and the Gold Coast on Sunday.

โ€œHe looked like he couldnโ€™t bring himself to get off the plane. White as a ghost, couldnโ€™t control his runny nose and (appeared) paranoid,โ€ a passenger told theย Telegraph.

โ€œHe wasnโ€™t abusive. He just didnโ€™t want to get off the plane, like he was scared about something.

โ€œThe captain came outโ€ฆ they had to call fireys and ambulance to get him off.โ€

The Blues hero has previously revealed that following retirement he had hit "rock bottom".

โ€œIt took a few years, it took three trips to rehab facilities,โ€ Finch told The Matty Johns Podcast.

โ€œI learned a lot about myself and the things that Iโ€™m dealing with. I had to realise Iโ€™m not going to get the highs I had in footy and for so long I was chasing that.โ€

The former Canberra, Roosters, Parramatta, Melbourne and Wigan player is most famous for his winning field goal for the Blues in the 2006 Origin series after being a late inclusion into the NSW squad.

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  3. Nothing to do with the Roosters TwitOne, he regards himself as a Melbourne Storm ex player and fan.
    I do wonder though, did he see some Souths players in the rehab??? 100% he shared a bunk room with Inglis and Roberts.

  8. Whatever rehabilitation centre Finch signed himself into, fellow dunderheads Shadow, Twentysomthing and Eastofdivide need to get themselves fixed up there immediately also. The three stooges.

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