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Ex-NRL star shot in drive-by shooting

Matt Utai was shot twice in a drive-by attack and is in serious condition; police found the suspect SUV ablaze and are investigating the linked incidents.

  • Former NRL player Matt Utai was rushed to hospital after being shot several times in a drive-by shooting outside a home in Sydney's southwest.
  • Police say the 44-year-old was shot several times by the occupants of an SUV outside a home on Macquarie St, Greenacre at about 6am on Tuesday.
  • A short time later, police found an SUV well-alight at the scene of a reported car fire and seized it for forensic investigation, treating the two incidents as linked.
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ABC Australia broke the news in Australia on Monday, February 16, 2026.
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