Former footy star is fighting for life in a coma after a horrific motorbike ...

Horrific motorbike crash leaves a former footy star fighting for life in a coma - less than 48 hours after he was booted from a racecourse when a SHOE was thrown on the track Rhys Palmer, 30, played for Fremantle, Greater Western Sydney and Carlton He is fighting for life in a coma after a horrific motorbike accident in Perth  The crash occurred just 48 hours after he was involved in a racetrack incident On Friday at Gloucester Park, he allegedly threw two  shoes at horses mid-race Miraculously no horses in the trotting race were impacted by shocking incident

By Lauren Ferri and Andrew Prentice For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 08:56 GMT, 17 March 2019 | Updated: 09:01 GMT, 17 March 2019

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An ex-footballer is fighting for his life in a coma after a horrific motorbike accident in Perth, just 48 hours after he was accused of throwing two shoes at horses during a trots race.

Former AFL player Rhys Palmer, 30, was riding in Palmyra in Perth's south about 7pm on Saturday when he stopped at an intersection.

A female passenger was on the back of the motorcycle when the pair were hit by a Mitsubishi Lancer before Palmer was rushed in critical condition to Royal Perth Hospital. 

Former AFL star forward Rhys Palmer (pictured right with Chloe Livsey in 2017) is in an induced coma after a horrific motorbike incident

Former AFL star forward Rhys Palmer (pictured right with Chloe Livsey in 2017) is in an induced coma after a horrific motorbike incident

A shoe-less Rhys Palmer (pictured) was detained by security guards after hurling his shoes onto a race track during a meeting on Friday in Perth

A shoe-less Rhys Palmer (pictured) was detained by security guards after hurling his shoes onto a race track during a meeting on Friday in Perth

Football operations manager Phil Smart visited the 30-year-old in hospital on Sunday and told Perth Now he was put into

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