Guy Sebastian in hospital awaiting surgery after rupturing Achilles injury in local footy game with Brendan Fevola

7NEWS

11-05-2025

Australian pop star Guy Sebastian is in hospital and due to undergo surgery after suffering a rupturing Achilles in a local footy game alongside AFL great Brendan Fevola.
The music and sporting veterans turned out for Masala Dandenong Thirds on Saturday and helped the struggling team to a win one week after they were demolished by 229 points.
Sebastian, in full kit, performed some of his biggest hits at half-time and scrapped plans to leave early, getting back on the field only to finish with what he described as 'a little injury'.
Fevola said it was a far worse situation than Sebastian let on.
'I spoke to him this morning, he's not well,' Fevola told Channel 7's Sunday Footy Feast.
'He had a mate's 40th back in Sydney so when we decided to do this to help out a footy club ... they're horrible. That was the whole point.
'There were a couple of other teams to play (on Saturday) but Guy Sebastian just released his new single, Maybe, so I said 'mate, do you think you can come out and sing at half-time and he said 'mate, I'd love to'.
'But he had to be gone by about 1.30, he's catching a flight to a 40th. So we go perfect, we'll do the 9 o'clock slot because that's when the thirds division five play.
'Guy actually played the first quarter, sung at half-time, sung virtually a whole concert and then he was so into it, he was actually having a crack.
'He goes 'I'll play the second half'. Fourth quarter, I saw him fall down and I couldn't stop laughing because he just fell. I was like 'mate, singers shouldn't play footy, footy players shouldn't sing, keep to your genre'.
'And he looked around and he goes 'I think something popped'. I said that's not good, because I've done both Achilles.
'He's ruptured his Achilles. He's getting surgery on Monday and is in hospital. So he missed his mate's 40th but hey we got good headlines, which is great.'
Sebastian shared his regret in a light-hearted post on Instagram.
'Thought I'd strap on the boots after a LONG hiatus and performed for the locals,' he wrote.
'Great day out for Masala Dandenong getting their first win with Brendan Fevola kicking a bag!
'Unfortunately I've done a proper number on myself. #realitycheck #sticktosinging #footyglorydaysareover.'
Fevola was the star of the show at Lois Twohig Reserve, kicking six goals in the Tigers' 7.13 (55) to 8.5 (53) win over South Melbourne.
The win ended their 20-game losing streak.
Fevola and Sebastian played in the match as part of a promotion run by Fevola's breakfast radio program.
They were initially scrutinised for their involvement given VAFA rules state that no players are allowed to be paid.
But Fevola hit out at the investigation, saying he never gets paid for any of his apperances.
'Everyone thinks I'm getting paid to be doing this but they don't realise we're doing it for radio,' Fevola said on The Fox's Fifi, Fev & Nick.
'All the other presidents around the VAFA have blown up. What's wrong with these people? Pull your head out of your butt.
'We are doing this for a team that is bottom, bottom, bottom of the ladder in Division 5.
'There's no cash here.'