NRL grand final 2016: Jordan McLean 'changed forever' after Alex McKinnon tackle

By Michael Chammas
Updated October 2 2016 - 1:08pm, first published October 1 2016 - 11:45pm
Knights players huddle as Alex McKinnon of is prepared to be carried off on a stretcher after the tackle from Jordan McLean that left him a major spinal injury. Photo: Michael Dodge
Knights players huddle as Alex McKinnon of is prepared to be carried off on a stretcher after the tackle from Jordan McLean that left him a major spinal injury. Photo: Michael Dodge
Ashen faced: McLean at the judiciary hearing before his seven-week ban after being found guilty of a dangerous throw. Photo: Mark Metcalfe
Ashen faced: McLean at the judiciary hearing before his seven-week ban after being found guilty of a dangerous throw. Photo: Mark Metcalfe
Paralysed: Alex McKinnon. Photo: Jonathan Carroll
Paralysed: Alex McKinnon. Photo: Jonathan Carroll

Jordan McLean couldn't watch the replay. There he sat, with three men deciding something as trivial as a suspension while Alex McKinnon faced the prospect of never walking again.

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