With a huge grin on his face and flanked by CYMS rugby league president Kevin Walkom and his brother John, all he could say when he walked into the waiting arms of his family and friends was a quiet hello.

A crowd which included his brothers Brandon and Toby anxiously awaited the return of 'Trouty', as he is affectionately known, who was seriously burned in a Cobra Street house fire on August 14.

"I didn't expect to see all these people here, it's great," he said.

"I just expected my brothers and someone to drive us home."

Unfortunately, not much remains of the house he called home, however through the efforts of the CYMS rugby league club, Daniel has a new home to go to today in Bishop Street.

"We have worked with McKeown Elders to transfer bond and everything over for the new place and we will be able to get him settled in very quickly," Kevin Walkom said.

"It's just so good to see him back and he is doing really well."

Troutman's return to Dubbo came as a shock to everyone, including his own family members.

In fact, just a week ago, specialists told him he would need to be in hospital for another month.

"It's so good to see him again," said Troutman's younger brother Brandon, who sustained minor injuries in the fire.

"I was getting ready to book a ticket and fly down to see him but they told me not to because he was coming home, it was amazing."

Skin grafts performed on the youngster have healed well and in the last three days, he has been able to start wearing normal clothes and walk around.

In the days after the fire, Troutman was in a serious condition, with ventilators keeping him breathing and painkillers being injected into his body on a regular basis

Daniel doesn't remember much about the events of August 14 or the ensuing fortnight but said the support of not only his family, but his football mates from CYMS, had been amazing.

"I got a team photo and my jumper from CYMS and I spoke to the guys on a fairly regular basis," he said.

"They called me last week to tell me they won the grand final and that really picked my spirits up.

"The hardest thing about being in hospital down there wasn't the pain, it was being so far away from everyone and not getting to spend time with the boys and with my family."

Daniel will spend between one and two years in a special bodysuit and has to be careful to apply sunscreen when he heads into the outdoors but was adamant the burns would not stop him from doing the things he loves.

"The whole incident with the fire puts a lot of things into perspective," he said.

"But I am going to try and keep things as normal as possible and try to keep doing the things I enjoy."

Among the normal things for him now will be trips to Sydney to see specialists however with the help of the entire Group 11 fraternity, this will be made easier on the family.

Bucket runs during the major semi-final at Apex Oval three weeks ago and again at last Sunday's grand finals netted $2300 while private donations and a further donation from the CYMS Old Boys saw a total of $4500 raised to help with the ongoing costs of treatment and doctors visits.

"The effort to raise the money was a Group 11 thing," Kevin Walkom said.

"CYMS took the buckets around but it was people from Narromine, Wellington, Macquarie and all the other clubs, most of whom don't know Trouty personally, to raise that money."