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Breaking news about Alex. He has been told today that he is a quadriplegic and will never walk again. I wish him all the best in his future and his recovery..

Very sad news. All the best to Alex, his family, friends and team mates.

Devastating news - I feel sick to the stomach. Thoughts are with Alex, family and team mates

*quote from marathon forums* .@NRLKnights player Alex McKinnon diagnosed as a quadriplegic and warned by doctors he may never walk again #NRL

I also feel for Jordan as it was a tragic accident and I can only imagine how he is feeling at this time. Chin up champ, I'm sure he does not blame you as does 99% of the public. Don't listen to the twats out there playing the blame game!

absolutely horrendous news. Absolute tragedy for the young fella... so shattering

Goddammit.

Watching the game on fox live and they have not mentioned it, just wondering if this is true, I can't see that they wouldn't say anything if it was

The LU morality beacons are shining bright...

Yeah...some of those people have some warped views..

also;

LESStar58 wrote:Someone jog my memory; how much stick did John Lomax get for the tackle that ended Adam Ritson's career in 1996?

A fair bit iirc - although hard to quantify due to lack of social media/forums etc - even though it was a distant memory by the time he got here....i remember being a bit uncertain about how wise of a choice his signing was. Unfortunately, that's the sort of stigma J-Mac will carry with him too.

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/ ... 6870148278

still just reports but looking more real now

I feel for Jordan.He will be shattered. SHOCKING ACCIDENT yet it has changed so many lives. All the best for your future Alex M.

UPDATE!!!!!

Update from Mark Affleck: To everybody posting, reposting and sharing posts about recent news regarding Alex McKinnon.
MMM did a extensive interview and update regarding this.
Alex McKinnon has NOT been told he will be a quadriplegic!
He has been told that at this stage the diagnosis is quadriplegia.
At this stage his spine has been stabilised. His spinal cord is significantly damaged BUT was not severed.
The next step is flying him to the spinal unit in Sydney where they will begin looking at his spinal cord and how they can treat it.
The damage to his spinal cord at present is resulting in quadriplegia - but this is not to say that this is permanent. It may well be - but the Doctors are certainly not there at this point. They haven't even begun!
It was also made clear that the Doctors in these cases only talk to patients and family IN THE PRESENT - as the issues are serious and they can make no promises or guarantees - they don't get ahead of themselves and try to not let patients get ahead of themselves one way or the other. They are staying in the now.
I don't see that sensationalised social media can help Alex or his family and friends - especially when it's going in a completely different direction to what the Doctors and Specialists are themselves taking with Alex and his family!

Good news.

meanwhile over at LU there are some people who I would love to see permanently injured. The attitude towards mclean because he is a Storm player is rephrensible.

I heard that he has a better chance because he's physically fit, I hope for his sake that's true