Isaac Heeney won’t face North Melbourne on Saturday and is now ineligible to win the Brownlow Medal.
Isaac Heeney’s Brownlow Medal hopes are over after the Sydney Swans star’s one-match suspension for a hit on St Kilda’s Jimmy Webster was upheld by the AFL tribunal’s appeals board.
The Swans launched the appeal to try and have Heeney’s charge downgraded on three grounds: that an error of law was made, that “the decision was so unreasonable that no tribunal acting reasonably could have come to that decision having regard to the evidence before it,” and that the classification of the offence as intentional instead of careless was manifestly excessive or inadequate.
The essence of Sydney’s argument revolved around the way the AFL tribunal interpreted clause 4.3 of the AFL tribunal guidelines, and in particular the part which says that if a player commits the offence of striking while trying to gain separation from another player as they are contesting the ball, that the strike will “usually” be graded as intentional.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
AFL superstar Isaac Heeney ruled out of Brownlow Medal contention after copping ban for striking7NEWS brings you the latest local news from Australia and around the world. Stay up to date with all of the breaking sport, politics, entertainment, finance, weather and business headlines. Today's news, live updates & all the latest breaking stories from 7NEWS.
Read more »
Brownlow contender Isaac Heeney fails to overturn ban at AFL tribunalSydney Swans' Isaac Heeney is ineligible for the Brownlow Medal after failing to overturn his one-game ban at the AFL tribunal.
Read more »
Heeney out of Brownlow race, appeal thrown out by AFLIsaac Heeney won’t face North Melbourne on Saturday and is now ineligible to win the Brownlow Medal.
Read more »
Swans to fight Heeney ban as Brownlow winner calls for changeIsaac Heeney will face a nervous wait ahead of the AFL Tribunal after being suspended for one week for striking St Kilda’s Jimmy Webster.
Read more »
‘He’s not playing next week’: Are Heeney’s Brownlow hopes over?Isaac Heeney’s Brownlow Medal hopes hang in the balance after a high fend that left his opponent with a bloodied nose, capping off a dirty day for Sydney as they suffered a second straight shock loss, this week to St Kilda.
Read more »
‘He’s not playing next week’: Are Heeney’s Brownlow hopes over?Isaac Heeney’s Brownlow Medal hopes hang in the balance after a high fend that left his opponent with a bloodied nose, capping off a dirty day for Sydney as they suffered a second straight shock loss, this week to St Kilda.
Read more »