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Message: [QUOTE="tommy, post: 2977820, member: 8833"] SEPTEMBER 22, 2018 THE brother of the late James Ackerman, the footballer tragically killed three years ago as the result of a shoulder charge, has issued a powerful warning to NRL boss Todd Greenberg: “Billy Slater should miss the grand final”. In heartfelt message posted on Facebook, Andrew Ackerman also hit out at Channel 9 commentators Phil Gould and Andrew Johns, claiming they have “no hearts in their bodies”. The retiring Melbourne superstar has received some high profile support as to why he should be allowed to play in Sunday night’s decider against the Sydney Roosters. But Andrew Ackerman was adamant Slater’s tackle on Cronulla’s Sosaia Feki was a shoulder charge. And he warned Greenberg if Slater was not suspended “there is going to be a lot of unhappy people out there. And every one of my family members like me will be voicing their opinion”. “Once again, when the shoulder charge comes into play this bloke right here (he pointed to a picture of James) is mentioned,” Andrew said. “Now he is dead as the result of a shoulder charge.” He said he was “sick” of his family having to relive the pain. “I want to swear. I want to scream. I want to break something,” he continued. “But I am not that type of bloke. I am not a keyboard warrior. I want to get on here, show my face and show my feelings. “Now Billy Slater should be found guilty. I know there was no malice nor intent to hurt in this tackle. No one was injured. But a shoulder charge was used.” He said nowhere in the definition of a shoulder charge did it say “that if a player is going to play his last game in a grand final he should be let off”. “I just want to point out that I have no hate towards Billy Slater or the Melbourne Storm,” he added. “My hate and my family’s hate is for the shoulder charge, whether it be minimal, medium or very bad. “So this is a stern warning to the NRL and Todd Greenberg … let’s just hope you make the right decision. Or someone, whoever is on the judiciary, makes the right decision.” [/QUOTE]

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