Alex Mckinnon,

[milanja]

I feel for the bloke.. Sad thing is he did it to himself..

Im sure he will thank you for pointing that out turkleton.

[Guest]

Im sure he will thank you for pointing that out turkleton.

What a dumb comment.. As long as the poor bastard [storm player] that's about to be reviewed doesn't get the blame, I'm good with it. Unfortunate but, no one to blame but himself... like it or not.

[Guest]

Im sure he will thank you for pointing that out turkleton.

Alex McKinnon justified his existence by playing the toughest game of all to the best of his ability. Some justify their existence by sitting on a computer for copious amounts of hours baiting people to play with them. Reminds me of the line about the ugly chick needing to wrap sausages around her neck so the dogs would play with her...

[milanja]

What a dumb comment.. As long as the poor bastard [storm player] that's about to be reviewed doesn't get the blame, I'm good with it. Unfortunate but, no one to blame but himself... like it or not.

So the lifting just past the horizontal had nothing to do with it at all? No need for the other guy to get crucified, but to say alex has no one to blame but himself, is pretty special.

[Guest]

My heart goes out to him and his family, a terrible accident. Really lets you appreciate what you have. Is he Quadriplegic or Paraplegic, because I thought he could move his arms when the tackle happened?

[Guest]

Very sad news. Reminds me of Simon Dwyer from the Tigers. Both good kids that played tough in the toughest game of all.
Hope the NRL looks after them to the maximum.
What ever happened top that Parramatta forward that suffered brain injury 10-15 years ago. Is he employed by the NRL or the Eels is any capacity?

[bondi-boy]

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yep..its called men of league..

im a part of it and anyone who has played, coached, reffed,first aided or league safed (in the juniors)/water run they too are

Men of League doesn't have the resources to make several million dollar payouts to players like Alex McKinnon and others?

[bondi-boy]

Mate all you ever do is blow up about how shit the NRL is. If it's not the shit ref's it's the shit administrators. Do you seriously think the game is just going to abandon this kid and his family?
Take a bex and have a lie down for 5 min buddy. If we keep outlawing every thing in the tackle it will turn into touch footy. It was a freak accident that is all. Why do you even watch the game if all you ever do is complain and write how shit the administration is.
I hope the kid takes this in his stride (not meant as a joke) and goes on to do great things with his life even after this terrible accident.
My best mates brother is a paraplegic, dirt bike accident when he was 16, now 26 and is a great bloke who has not let his disability stop him from doing things most able bodied people do.
I'm sure the Knights AND the NRL will make sure Alex is looked after for the rest of his life.

The refs are far from perfect...as our illustrious coach pointed out recently on the world stage.
The NRL is also far from perfect...it employs them, and runs every facet of the game.

Alex McKinnon is now a quadriplegic, after a lifting tackle...like it or not.
The NRL likes it or not.
How long will the NRL care for Alex McKinnon?
For his whole life?
He'll need money, and lots of it, to have any sort of life...unable to move his arms or legs forevermore.
Caring is one thing, actual financial support thru a multi million dollar insurance payout is quite another.

I've been around a long time, and seen many things...including employers of all descriptions.

Better "touch footy" than "broken neck" footy.

I can't see how banning all lifting tackles would change the game one iota, except save players from getting broken necks, with all that entails.

If Alex McKinnon hadn't been lifted off the ground he wouldn't now have a broken neck.
No Harvard degree needed for this one either.

[bondi-boy]

Alex McKinnon justified his existence by playing the toughest game of all to the best of his ability. Some justify their existence by sitting on a computer for copious amounts of hours baiting people to play with them. Reminds me of the line about the ugly chick needing to wrap sausages around her neck so the dogs would play with her...

Thing about dogs is that they'll play with you no matter what you look like.
They give unconditional love, smiles, and happy greetings.

[Guest]

Thing about dogs is that they'll play with you no matter what you look like.
They give unconditional love, smiles, and happy greetings.

Well that's the ironic part of that particular story. That generally dogs do play with anyone, but she was so ugly even dogs wouldn't play with her until she tied sausages around her neck. Maybe all ugly people should do that... Then again where's the creativity in doing what's already been done 1000 times before. I guess it comes back to for some it's the only means they have to justify their existence.

[Country Rooster]

Very sad news. Reminds me of Simon Dwyer from the Tigers. Both good kids that played tough in the toughest game of all.
Hope the NRL looks after them to the maximum.
What ever happened top that Parramatta forward that suffered brain injury 10-15 years ago. Is he employed by the NRL or the Eels is any capacity?

Adam Ritson is his name

[Country Rooster]

Very sad news. Reminds me of Simon Dwyer from the Tigers. Both good kids that played tough in the toughest game of all.
Hope the NRL looks after them to the maximum.
What ever happened top that Parramatta forward that suffered brain injury 10-15 years ago. Is he employed by the NRL or the Eels is any capacity?

Adam Ritson is his name

[Guest]

The refs are far from perfect...as our illustrious coach pointed out recently on the world stage.
The NRL is also far from perfect...it employs them, and runs every facet of the game.

Alex McKinnon is now a quadriplegic, after a lifting tackle...like it or not.
The NRL likes it or not.
How long will the NRL care for Alex McKinnon?
For his whole life?
He'll need money, and lots of it, to have any sort of life...unable to move his arms or legs forevermore.
Caring is one thing, actual financial support thru a multi million dollar insurance payout is quite another.

I've been around a long time, and seen many things...including employers of all descriptions.

Better "touch footy" than "broken neck" footy.

I can't see how banning all lifting tackles would change the game one iota, except save players from getting broken necks, with all that entails.

If Alex McKinnon hadn't been lifted off the ground he wouldn't now have a broken neck.
No Harvard degree needed for this one either.

Park footy players are "insured" when they play footy for there local club on a Sunday arvo. I'm sure blokes who do this for a living have greater insurance policies in place. Surely a bloke who's been around long enough and seen many things would know that

Look at the bloke from the panthers who became a paraplegic after a scrum years back, Gus said he is working for the club and has done since the accident and will do for as long as he wants too. The Knights will be no different. Alex will be given all the help he needs, have a bit of faith mate, there's no need to highlight the negatives at every oppurtunity.

Banning lifting tackles isn't the issue. It's the wrestle that's causing a lot of these dangerous looking tackles.
You tell me what was so dangerous about a T.Gillmiester up under the ribs driving a player onto his back, with his hands between his legs lifting and driving. Steve Menzies was another, had a great technique of driving a player on to his back. Out of a ALL the tackles made in a rugby league match over the many years, how many have left a bloke paralysed? Not many I bet. I'll say it again, it was a freak accident, nothing more, nothing less. There was no intent to drive the bloke head first into the turf, it wasn't one of the uglier ones where the tackler is standing nearly upright with his arms over his head and dropping the player.

[Guest]

Gutted for the kid.

No words.

Chook.

[roosterproud]

Men of League doesn't have the resources to make several million dollar payouts to players like Alex McKinnon and others?

men of league is a support network for former players and personal involved with football. they wont cover alexs medicals nor his up keep, but will be helping in other fields. Alex is a private entity (like a small business) and he should have himself insured against permanent injury, disability insurance, etc. so lets hope he was insured for this. im sure he will be looked after by the knaughts.