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

[lockyno1]

Do you say that to all the players that lift with the potential of serious injury or are you just saying this isolated incident.

Same for all players. I hate lifting tackles period. Rub them out, no need for them. Honestly how hard is it to call held as soon as the bloke is in the air. I blame the NRL, the refs more...but Jordan MUST pay for stupidity alone!

 

[innsaneink]

magpie4ever fails again.

ALEX McKinnon?s apparent ducked head will not be the focus of Melbourne Storm?s defence strategy for forward Jordan McLean at tonight?s NRL judiciary hearing in Sydney.

http://m.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport...-1226871223452

Apparently it was according to a journo at the hearing I just heard on 2UE

His gut feel is maclean may get off without suspension- not guilty - time will tell

 

[MrAnonymous]

14?

Try 20 if you are lucky.

It's a myth.

The best team I played against when I played was Albany Creek Crushers they didn't have one islander kid in there team and they smashed every merkin every week.

 

[Jason Maher]

No weeks. He has to live with what happened to McKinnon. Punishmemt enough. There was no malice at all in the tackle.

 

[skeepe]

Same for all players. I hate lifting tackles period. Rub them out, no need for them. Honestly how hard is it to call held as soon as the bloke is in the air. I blame the NRL, the refs more...but Jordan MUST pay for stupidity alone!

So it's the refs fault that McKinnon got injured?

 

[Jordan]

Steve Hart @SteveHartFOX
Judiciary panel now break to consider verdict. Defen argues Alex McKinnon contributed significantly to tackle ending in tragic accident
10 minutes ago

https://twitter.com/intent/user?screen_name=SteveHartFOX

 

[lockyno1]

So it's the refs fault that McKinnon got injured?

It is the NRL's fault primarily. These tackles should have been rubbed out 4 years ago, now Alex gets the full consequence!

 

[carcharias]

Goodness me, and from what I can read you actually played- must of been for 10 minutes off the bench according to this dribble.

Actually ended up with a compression fracture of my vertabrae .
Played from 13 until I was 21.

That injury was the end .

I know what I'm talking about.

 

[Tayjack]

Well I voted high end because that's what I expect from our reactionary judiciary, I'd rather he support his victim financially

Support his victim financially? - well I've heard it all now.

 

[The_Savage_1]

NRL Judiciary panel told not to consider the injury when deciding their vedict

 

[typicalfan]

Sometimes it is easy to overreact in the face of such an incident. I think the NRL if they are smart will give himsome weeks on the sideline but rather than make him a complete scapegoat for a tackle that to be fair happens often especially when two players are already holding the player up, I think they will force him to do some community work in that time.

That is what I would do. Just slapping him with a forever ban actually does less imo.

 

[_Johnsy]

No weeks. He has to live with what happened to McKinnon. Punishmemt enough. There was no malice at all in the tackle.

Disagree, he has to take responsible for being the primary cause of this accident. No more than 4 weeks, minimum of 2 IMO.

 

[I Bleed Maroon]

Im predicting 2 weeks. .

 

[lockyno1]

Melbourne in typical Melbourne fashion blame everyone apart from Jordan....seriously

 

[_Johnsy]

double...

 

[The_Savage_1]

guilty

 

[The_Savage_1]

NRL judiciary panel will now decide on penalty after hearing submissions from both sides.

 

[andrew057]

Good, hope he is never the same, the fruit shouldn't have lifted Alex!

Geez you're a piece of work.

 

[Tayjack]

Sometimes it is easy to overreact in the face of such an incident. I think the NRL if they are smart will give himsome weeks on the sideline but rather than make him a complete scapegoat for a tackle that to be fair happens often especially when two players are already holding the player up, I think they will force him to do some community work in that time.

That is what I would do. Just slapping him with a forever ban actually does less imo.

Community work??? It gets better in this thread - that's embarrassing.

 

[innsaneink]

Been found guilty...sentence to come

2UE