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I'M NOT writing this column as an Australian cricketer. I'm writing it as a lover of all sports and a rugby league fan who has been cut to the core by the injury to Alex McKinnon.
Like millions of others, I'm heartbroken today. The incident that has left Alex in hospital has touched lives across sports, across the country.
I'm hurting for his partner, his family and all the people close to him. Their lives have changed dramatically.
A plane flies over Hunter Stadium with a tribute to Alex McKinnon during the Knights-Sharks game. Source: Getty Images
I sincerely hope people don't blame Jordan McLean for what has happened. There was no malice in that tackle. It was a horrible, horrible accident. He would be feeling as bad as anybody.
This goes beyond a rugby league issue. As someone who played league as a kid and has watched countless games over the years, I've never seen anything like this. Freak accidents can happen in any sport, in any walk of life. It's just very, very sad.
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I love my league and was watching the Monday night game between the Storm and the Knights like thousands of others.
Alex's fall certainly looked nasty, but I don't think anyone expected things to turn out how they have.
What has come out since then has broken my heart. After I heard reports of his condition the other night, I lay awake in bed until 1.30am thinking about Alex and the things he must be going through. It still makes me feel sick in the guts.
Knights players form a huddle as a tribute to Alex McKinnon before the Sharks match. Source: Getty Images
It's hard to fathom how life can change so quickly, so dramatically and over such a freakish event.
As athletes, we can be a bit guilty of living in a bubble. You can think that things can't impact upon you like it can others. But something like this proves just how wrong that is.
It's sent shock waves through league, sport and society.
My thoughts and prayers are with Alex and his family.
Sport needs to help him and others who have suffered injuries like this.
McKinnon scores a try for the Knights in a NRL match against the Canterbury Bulldogs. Source: News Limited
I can't begin to imagine how something like this changes a life. And not just one life but the hundreds of people who are close to Alex.
I have thought to myself: 'If something like this happened on a cricket field, would I go out to bat the next day?' Honestly, yes I would. This is what I'm trained to do. And I'm sure it's the same for league players. The game will go on. But it must do so without ever forgetting Alex. He needs support. Not just today, but throughout his treatment.
From everything I've read, Alex is a fighter. That should give everyone hope — from the doctors to his family to the public that have come to love him. I wish him the very best in his recovery.
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