Tom Healey
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‼️ BREAKING ‼️
* England take the lead.
* Stokes & Jacks rock solid.
* Partnership now 58.
* Australia looking worried.
* NO NATHAN LYON.
* Repeat: NO NATHAN LYON.
This ain’t over. #Ashes
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NWM hasn't scored under 96 all year.
How does this keep happening?
#supercoach
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Stable favourite Midwest shines in the Country Discovery at Echuca! Craig Williams rides masterfully to secure $500,000 win! 🤩🥂
Career prizemoney now over $1.1 million #Midwest #ThoroughbredRacing #CountryDiscovery"
Racing.com@Racing
Midwest runs them off their feet in the Country Discovery at Echuca, blazing away over the five-furlong test of speed 🔥 @FreedmanRacing @CWilliamsJockey
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The Oldies XI get the choccies against the old enemy. Heavy underdogs, we knock off the top team rolling them for 161 and chasing it 6 down. Votes go to @riteshvarma93. @hj_hall. @Alex_Keath, @sdunell & @WillPike10.
#strangerthings #notdone
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Some huge names return for an OMCC "Legends" match this week.
@tommorris32
@trhealey1
@riteshvarma93
@sdunell
@Alex_Keath
@envious_16
@hj_hall
@RockyCooley3
@christo_bazz
@ojwil10
@WillPike10
C Shaw
All washed and done except for @ojwil10 but #strangerthings
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@VicStateCricket @MCG In the ground instead of waiting 15 minutes
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Bloody ordinary first half.
No spark or run from the Swans.
The unwillingness to close off options around the contest is glaring.
Allows Essendon to sweep the footy away from congestion.
A stronger side would have put Sydney to the sword.
#AFLBombersSwans
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Reasons:
The swing of Heeney's arm was forceful, and it was more than a swatting motion. Having looked carefully at the vision, we find that it falls comfortably within the language of clause 4.3(b), the guidelines, in that he was intending to forcefully push or fend off Webster to gain separation for the purpose of contesting the ball.
The guidelines distinguish between push and fend in a way that makes clear that a fend means something different to or at least more than a push, bearing in mind the obvious purpose of the rule to reduce the incidence of blows such as this would be illogical to capture pushes, but not capture forceful swings of the arm.
Clause 4.3(b) states that if the effect of such an action is that the reportable offense of striking is committed, the strike will usually be graded as intentional. We find that this was the effect. It was a forceful blow to Webster's face.
This part of clause 4.3 is only engaged if a player is not intending to strike, only intending to push or fend.
As a player whose conduct is captured by this provision will always be in a position of saying they did not actually intend to strike their opponent.
The provision makes clear it will usually be so graded. We do not find that there is anything about the circumstances of this offence that would reasonably characterize it as other than usual, given the natural language of the provision and the evident purpose of the provision.
As we have said, Heeney's swing of the arm was a forceful blow, and he intended that blow to make contact with Webster, albeit not to his face. We are not satisfied that he intended only to make contact with Webster's hands.
Then a submission that the act attracts the operation of regulation 19.6(a) two, in that there are exceptional and compelling circumstances which would make it inappropriate to apply the consequences of appendix one to the classification that's been determined by the tribunal for an offence.
We do not find that the circumstances of this strike that has been graded as intentional render it appropriate to apply the appendix A classification.
Mr Heeney has a good record, and his immediate and genuine concern for the consequence of his strike were apparent.
This was an intentional strike resulting in injury, and accordingly, we consider a one-match sanction is appropriate.
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@FOXFOOTY Regardless of tonight's outcome, no one should feel sorry for Isaac, because:
A) He will continue to be well-paid for years to come and loved by his friends, family and teammates for a lifetime.
B) He has met Sydney Sweeney.
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