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Footy legend Paul Green was an 'emotional wreck' at the funeral of Andrew Symonds, with the former NRL halfback and premiership-winning coach close friends with the Australian cricket great. 

Symonds was laid to rest at Townsville’s Riverway Stadium in late May and a source close to the superstar NRL coach and player told Daily Mail Australia the sombre occasion left Green a broken man.

The source revealed Green broke down in tears at the funeral and when his son saw how distressed he was, he started crying too.

'His death has caught everyone by surprise, Paul was financially well set up, he had just bought a boat.

'But he was still on the hunt for a coaching role – he had not yet committed to the Dolphins and was still sounding out the Gold Coast Titans,' the source said.