David Williams out for season with broken neck

[Kaz]

The fallout of Manly's impressive victory over NRL rivals Melbourne continued on Saturday, with winger David Williams ruled out for the season with a broken neck.​

The Sea Eagles confirmed on Saturday Williams' season was over after he suffered a fracture of the sixth vertebra - which is likely to sideline the former international for six months.

http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/...broken-neck-20110827-1jfeg.html#ixzz1WEEqdkoB

Quick-thinking Slater praised for first aid on Wolfman

The damage could have been far worse had Melbourne fullback Billy Slater not cradled Williams until medical help arrived.
''Once we heard it was his neck we knew we didn't want to move him too much,'' Slater said. ''We just heard he was in some pain. Initially we didn't realise it was his neck, I thought it was his leg, [but] you hear a player in a tackle or that sort of thing in some sort of pain you just want to help them out as much as you can.''

Slater's actions were applauded by the Williams family, Manly COO David Perry and coach Des Hasler.

http://www.theage.com.au/rugby-leag...-for-first-aid-on-wolfman-20110827-1jfho.html​

 

[Bucking Beads]

Slater the boy is now a man, well done. Shame for wolfman he was coming into form

 

[m1c]

Injury machine... 50 first grade matches over how many years? He's eating up a nice chunk of Manly's cap too..

 

[Kimlo]

Good on Slater, I'm a huge fan of him tbh, he's a top guy and a top player.

Bad luck to Williams, he seems to be cursed with injuries, poor guy.

 

[Bucking Beads]

Now the way slater acted in this situation is good for the game.

 

[Coxy]

Now the way slater acted in this situation is good for the game.

^^^ This.

 

[Alec]

Dunno what the injury situation is like at Manly, but surely Robertson and Hopoate are better wingers anyway?

 

[mrslong]

Yep, this was good for the game. Was great of Slater, Nielsen and co to be more concerned about Williams then about getting back into the D.

2 minutes later Manly is laying into a bloke on the ground. Grubs.