Alex McKinnon possibly Quadriplegic - Mclean guilty of dangerous throw - 7 weeks

[Johns Magic]

If he does get suspended then the week where he is "stood down" should count as part of his suspension.

Which is what I said and is surely what will happen, and is the logical way to go about it.

Its another move by the nrl to pander to mothers. Simple.

A one-week suspension for an illegal tackle that has broken a guy's neck and put him in an induced come is a move to pander to mothers?

I suggest you take a look at the bigger picture here. McLean serving a week of his inevitable suspension before he can defend himself from the rest of it is not a big deal when complex medical details are still to come and it's still a raw subject.

 

[LESStar58]

You need to have a good look at yourself, do you believe he will be having celebratory schooners.

Im sure Jordan will make an effort to see Alex when he is well enough but i reckon it might do Storm good to put the kid in front of the camera and talk about it.

 

[Pugzley]

I hope you are in a rush to get somewhere and run somebody over, only to have nobody support you.

That's because the accident would be your fault if you were speeding dickhead and would be charged and punished appropiatly.

 

[LESStar58]

Which is what I said and is surely what will happen, and is the logical way to go about it.



A one-week suspension for an illegal tackle that has broken a guy's neck and put him in an induced come is a move to pander to mothers?

I suggest you take a look at the bigger picture here. McLean serving a week of his inevitable suspension before he can defend himself from the rest of it is not a big deal when complex medical details are still to come and it's still a raw subject.

Innocent til proven guilty, right? If its good enough for criminals its good enough for footy players.

Where is the due process in what the NRL have done by standing him down?

 

[georgesnmith]

havent seen the tackle

however hope the ARLC doesnt over react due to the media and give the guy a suspension that isnt warranted purely because of the injuries suffered

unless it wasnt intentional it should be graded as careless

 

[magpie4ever]

Im sure Jordan will make an effort to see Alex when he is well enough but i reckon it might do Storm good to put the kid in front of the camera and talk about it.

Look I'm no storm supporter, but this young man might not be up to it. He probably needs professional support.

 

[lockyno1]

You need to have a good look at yourself, do you believe he will be having celebratory schooners.

So thats a no then. Thank you. Again if he was THAT sorry, he'd be by McKinnon's bedside or giving an apology from his own mouth!

 

[LESStar58]

That's because the accident would be your fault if you were speeding dickhead and would be charged and punished appropiatly.

Yet you dont expect family members, friends etc to stand by you?

Isnt that a trait of this great country of ours to say; mate, youre a dick. You know it, i know it but youre still my friend.

 

[lockyno1]

Im sure Jordan will make an effort to see Alex when he is well enough but i reckon it might do Storm good to put the kid in front of the camera and talk about it.

Well that would be the least that I expected, especially from a great club with a good culture in Melbourne. Get Jordan to appologise!

 

[Justafan]

The outcome of this tackle and the resulting injury clearly shows that it's time to draw a line in the sand in relation to lifting tackles. Maybe the NRL's reaction to such tackles in the past has been a little grey when it should have been black and white.

In my opinion, it's just been pure luck that an injury such as this has not occurred in the past considering that I have seen dozens that looked worse than the McKinnon tackle.

But what where does the NRL start? Does it make an example of the tackler? Does it now say that going forward all lifting tackles will be dealt with severely?

The answer is not nearly as black and white as we may imagine.

 

[LESStar58]

Well that would be the least that I expected, especially from a great club with a good culture in Melbourne. Get Jordan to appologise!

Fmd if only we all lived by your lofty moral standards...

 

[ek999]

People do realise that Melbourne can request that McLean be available for selection this week and every week until his matter is heard

“Jordan will be stood down from this week’s match in Perth and until the matter is heard in line with the NRL’s rules. However, the Storm have the right under the rules to seek leave from the NRL Judiciary Chairman for Jordan to play.

www.nrl.com/statement-on-jordan-mclean-judiciary-referral/tabid/10874/newsid/77101/default.aspx

 

[thorson1987]

People do realise that Melbourne can request that McLean be available for selection this week and every week until his matter is heard



www.nrl.com/statement-on-jordan-mclean-judiciary-referral/tabid/10874/newsid/77101/default.aspx

I would hope they decide to give the kid this week off regardless.

 

[lockyno1]

Fmd if only we all lived by your lofty moral standards...

It is called being a human being and having values! I mean FMD you do something wrong, you man up and appologise!

 

[ek999]

I would hope they decide to give the kid this week off regardless.

Agree. I can't see how he could be in the right frame of mind to play this week

 

[mozza91]

I feel sorry for McLean to be honest. There was no malice from, there was 2 other blokes who contributed aswell.
Smith on the other has lost all respect that I've had for him. He should apologise for how he acted, such a selfish, disrespectful merkin who's used to having everything go his way. We don't need a person like him captaining Australia.

 

[Pugzley]

Fmd if only we all lived by your lofty moral standards...

Yeah, that's right. Don't apologise for putting a man in the hospital, with the possibility of not walking again.

 

[Johns Magic]

Innocent til proven guilty, right? If its good enough for criminals its good enough for footy players.

I'm no lawyer but I imagine if a criminal murders someone right in front of the cops they don't get to carry on living their life in freedom until the court cases are all over.

The NRL has obviously decided McLean is guilty and that the sentence will be at least a week and that nothing McLean says will change that, which I don't think is unreasonable.

 

[LESStar58]

It is called being a human being and having values! I mean FMD you do something wrong, you man up and appologise!

Im sure his apology is forthcoming. Meanwhile the rest of the world is still waiting for an apology from whoever made your sorry arsem

 

[Cloudsurfer]

Exactly, if there was no injury would there still be this outcry and media focus?

This...it happened a few times in the game (and other games) and there wasn't any reaction. Twice to Ben Hampton in the same game...did Ben have to get seriously injured to get some sort of action (or reaction from some of the idiots on here?)? When play resumed and Storm got their first set the same happened to Harris. Must be alright for the old guys to do it (Mason et al).
Terrible consequences from an illegal tackle yes, but in his defense McLean is not looking at what the other two defenders are doing, there's no 'driving' action from him, and if McKinnon hadn't tucked his head in this horrible thing would have been different - instinct, tired decision-making or disorientation, whatever the reason I'm sure he would've opted for the body into the ground if he could do it over again. Split second reaction and the guys future is in doubt. Feel for him. Yes, an illegal tackle but McLean's actions are from inexperience - he's had what? 3 or 4 games of NRL? What's all the others excuses? And for whoever said its about "potential' injury, surely that means they should be all cited? Regardless, awful thing to happen and hope he recovers well.
McLean's a nice kid & he'll be feeling it...and he doesn't have to make a 'public' apology to make you all feel better - for all you know he may have spoken directly to the man (he's not SBW) so less judging and more compassion all round is in order.