Awesome. Haven't posted on here for a while as I haven't felt that I had anything serious to contribute but after reading people opinion on here about this I just want to say something in Alex defence. I don't know why people are suddenly attacking him after reading latest news concerning him and his plans sue NRL and players involved for his life changing injury that has left him paralysed from waist down. It's almost as if as fans we've been conned by NRL that attack on them by someone is an attack on game of rugby league itself. Why we should care about NRL, large multinational corporation who doesn't care about us, they only care about themselves, their business model and their board members is beyond me. Because like I said you do know they don't give a shit about us right ?
They couldn't give a shit about us fans and if they don't give a shit about us fans then they definitely not going to give shit about any of their players, Alex included. What we saw a year and half back with him, The Rise For Alex Round and everything else, all of it, it was just damage control, all done to protect their brand. That's what large multinational corporations who don't give shit about anybody else but themselves do when it's in crisis. They take control, hoping to sweep it away through a lot of empty promises and false platitudes in attempt appease growing public anger. Like I said don't be conned by it people, it's all bullshit. Alex, in my opinion has every right sue NRL, knowing that in today corporate world whatever outcome will be, it will all be paid by insurance firms with no one involved including players named in lawsuits to be affected by this. So don't see it as personal attack on them by Alex when he's just doing what he has to do in ordering to get funding he needs to continue his ongoing treatment which according to some reports in papers I've read have already cost him $2 million dollars AUS. Because before we attack Alex, let's not forget his injury was an accident waiting to happen. For years clubs, coaches and players complained about Storm tackling and how they were using certain wrestling techniques to slow down play of ball but NRL never did anything about it because why would they ? Remember this is same organisation who for years waved away all of their doctors and medical experts advice surrounding shoulder charge and only banned it once dangers became too big for them to ignore this being years after NZRL had it banned here. The same organisation who is still to this day is refusing to introduce pads, body armour protection and helmets to game all because of what it might do to their image as hard man, working man sport. Like I said NRL as corporation they couldn't give shit about players safety, only when it concerns them or suit their agenda, that's why for me I personally support his decision to sue them. Sadly until real changes are made in our game, Alex won't be last one on field to be hurt like this. I just seriously hope that by then nobody gets killed caused of them ...
