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NRL star Andrew Fifita's on-field brush with death that left him in a coma has given him nightmares so bad he only gets one good night's sleep a MONTH Sharks prop Andrew Fifita was injured in a tackle in NRL match last August Fifita, 32, was placed in an induced coma after suffering a laryngeal fracture  Since made a full recovery, but is haunted by nightmares following incident Veteran will chalk up his 200th appearance for Cronulla on Saturday night 

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Andrew Fifita knows he cheated death following a serious on-field knock last August - and the scars still remain.

The Cronulla prop, 32, continues to be haunted by a throat injury, with nightmares more common than a good night's sleep.

Fifita's horrific injury from a match versus Newcastle in Redcliffe left him in a five-day coma, with blood flooding his lungs.

The premiership winner in 2016 was rushed to a Brisbane hospital intensive care unit with a laryngeal fracture, and plenty feared the worst.

Speaking ahead of his 200th NRL appearance for the Sharks on Saturday night, Fifita revealed he learnt to walk and run again, pushing through a bout of pneumonia to return to what he knows best - playing footy.

'I'm still working on myself. The

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