Trial match sparks goalkeeping coach's desire to play again after brain tumour

By Renee Valentine
Updated March 6 2017 - 10:15am, first published 9:44am
MATCH TIME: Lake Macquarie goalkeeping coach Matt Stonham, left, and first-grade coach Anthony Richards. Stonham played his first game last month since collapsing on the field in 2015.
MATCH TIME: Lake Macquarie goalkeeping coach Matt Stonham, left, and first-grade coach Anthony Richards. Stonham played his first game last month since collapsing on the field in 2015.

Seeing Matt Stonham play his first game of football since having a seizure and collapsing on the field felt like “cycle complete” for Lake Macquarie coach Anthony Richards.

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