The famed NRL player and coach Paul Green, 49, was discovered dead in his garage; according to the police, there were no suspicious circumstances. This news shocked the Australian sports community.

The football community is in shock and grief over the passing of the former halfback, who won the Rothmans Medal in 1995, one of the biggest honors in the game.

To ascertain the reason of his death, a post-mortem examination will be conducted. There was no sign that the former star of the Cronulla Sharks was unwell, according to those close to him, who are devastated.

Just after 10 a.m. on Thursday, Green’s family discovered him unconscious in his garage at Wynnum, in the eastern suburbs of Brisbane. Queensland Police were summoned to the scene.

A police spokesman told Daily Mail Australia that shortly after, paramedics pronounced Green dead at the scene.

“A short while later, emergency personnel pronounced him deceased,” she stated. There aren’t any questionable situations. We’ll put together a report for the coroner.

His children Jed and Emerson, as well as his wife Amanda, are left behind.

Although Green resigned as the Cowboys’ coach in 2020, he was still well-liked in the industry and was expected to work as Wayne Bennett’s assistant with the Dolphins the following season.

The Cronulla Sharks, for whom he played halfback and led to the 1997 Super League grand final from 1994 to 1998, held a reunion last weekend in Sydney.

After finishing his ten-year first-grade career in 2004 with 162 games and 37 tries, Green moved on to play for the Cowboys, Roosters, and Eels.

The little half represented Queensland in seven State of Origin matches between 1998 and 2001. In 1997, he participated in two ASL games for the Australian side.

His remarkable coaching career started with the Cowboys in 2014, and he led the team to their lone championship the following year with an exciting 17-16 triumph over the Brisbane Broncos in overtime.

In 2021, Green served as the State of Origin coach for one series for Queensland. It seemed inevitable that he would return to his role as an NRL coach after he quit from that position in September of last year.

At the conclusion of the previous campaign, he was connected to the Wests Tigers and was anticipated to join the Dolphins the following season.

Green’s passing will be deeply felt in the NRL.

In addition to the players who are currently at North Queensland, he has coached a number of players from other teams who either played for the Maroons or started their careers in Townsville last year.

Only a few hours after finding out about the passing of their old coach, Cameron Munster, Xavier Coates, and Viliame Kikau were scheduled to play on Thursday night.

Green spent just the previous weekend in Sydney for the Cronulla ex-players’ reunion. Green played 95 games for Cronulla before heading north to play for the Cowboys.

He appeared in high spirits during a brief interview, joining scores of legendary Sharks players on a lap of honor around PointsBet Stadium prior to their game against archrivals St George Illawarra on Old Boys Day last Saturday night.

“I’m happy to be back,” Green exclaimed to Dane Wheeler, the Sharks’ ground announcer.

Let’s hope the football is fantastic since it’s a fantastic night, there’s a tremendous crowd, and the weather is perfect for Shark Park.

“It’s great to catch up with all the old boys and I have a lot of good memories,” the club said. “It’s been a lot of laughs and really well done.”

In addition, Green played with the Sydney Roosters, who won a championship in 2002. Green eventually ended his playing career at Parramatta and Brisbane.

Following the sad news, former Cronulla player Martin Lang paid tribute to his dear friend.