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Watch video: Ex-NRL player Mark McLinden revealed as Grand Final pitch invader

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Watch video: Ex-NRL player Mark McLinden revealed as Grand Final pitch invader

Mark McLinden was arrested and charged for invading the field during the second half of Penrith's 28-12 win over Parramatta. He was wearing a shirt with a climate action message on the front. The former Canberra Raiders player played 165 matches for the club between 1998 and 2004. McLLinden has made no secret of his views on climate change. He posted a message during Sunday's game on Facebook. It read: "The world’s climate scientists have concluded that the continuing burning of coal, gas and oil is causing catastrophic ecosystem loss and climatechange".

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