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PostPosted: Mon Mar 31, 2014 10:17 pm
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terrible news Sad

The Newcastle Knights NRL player who broke his neck in an awkward tackle last Monday has been diagnosed as a quadriplegic

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/alex-mckinnon-diagnosed-as-quadriplegic-reports-20140331-35u3y.html#ixzz2xXQNIBJB
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 01, 2014 1:14 pm
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Poor guy!

Hope he recovers!
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 01, 2014 8:15 pm
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Some media have jumped the gun on reporting Alex McKinnon's injury diagnosis adding extra angst to his family:

http://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/newcastle-knights-have-released-a-statement-following-an-alex-mckinnon-television-report/story-e6frf3su-1226871107104

Here's hoping for a positive outcome, but it is going to be a long road.
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 11:44 pm
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Terrible news! Hoping that there is a positive story to all of this in the long-term somehow.
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 06, 2014 11:40 am
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Best wishes to the lad.

That was a terrible tackle and I honestly don't know how I'd live with the consequences if I had laid it myself.
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