SPORT llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll ntnews.com.au Year over for Kelly Cooper conundrum THE Territory’s rugby league export Luke Kelly looks set to miss the re- mainder of the 2012 NRL season with an eye injury. The 22-year-old Parra- over risky appeal matta five-eighth will be out for at least six weeks after scans revealed he the Sharks following a SANZAR judicial officer it was more chest on chest. It Cooper hinted they were has a fractured eye socket. marathon judicial hearing Paul Tully found it justified a wasn’t anything intentional wary about adding more Kelly has impressed champions last night. one-game ban following a or malicious.’’ weeks to his ban. since his mid-season will weigh up The Wallabies five-eighth four-and-a-half hour hearing. Barnes was forced from the If the Reds beat the Sharks switch to the Eels from the risk versus reward was found guilty of a danger- ‘‘It’s something I didn’t field but Cooper also pointed then Cooper will be free to re- Melbourne and set up elements of an appeal after ous tackle after collecting on want to hear,’’ a gutted Coo- out another high tackle in turn for the semi-final again- both of his side’s tries in losing playmaker Quade Coo- NSW centre Berrick Barnes per said after the hearing at the match was only dealt st the Chiefs in Hamilton the 32-12 loss to Canter- per to suspension for Satur- high in the Reds’ 32-16 final- Ballymore. ‘‘I felt we had a with by a penalty. next week. bury last Friday night. day night’s qualifying final. round win over the Waratahs very strong case. The star No. 10, coach Cooper’s blow follows simi- The Katherine product The Reds suffered a major last weekend. ‘‘There’s contact with the Ewen McKenzie and defence lar bad news for the Sharks tweeted yesterday: jolt to their title defence with He pleaded not guilty to the head all throughout the game lawyer Mark Martin will dis- who left Springboks star Pa- ‘‘Fractured eye socket! Cooper ruled out of the charge, arguing first contact and whether it be initial con- cuss the option of an appeal trick Lambie at home in Very disappointed to be sudden-death clash against was on Barnes’ chest, but tact, which we disagree with, over the next 24 hours but Durban with an ankle injury. out for the next 6 weeks!’’ The injury, to his left eye socket, will not re- quire surgery but is likely to end his season because PUB: Sound and fury in weekend action the bottom-placed Eels have just seven matches remaining and no chance TNEWS NT of making the finals. Kelly has added four ga- mes with Parramatta in 2012 to his six NRL ap- pearances with the Mel- bourne Storm for a career tally of 10 matches.

DATE: — GREGOR MACTAGGART

17-JUL-2012 He needs a miracle

From Back Page three punctures on the final descent into Foix as stage 14 was thrown into PAGE: chaos when tacks were thrown on the road. Evans stood helplessly on the summit of Mur de 38 Peguero as his rivals swept down the hill.

COLOR: But Wiggins immedi- ately called on the peloton to wait for Evans. The Englishman’s cour- tesy allowed Evans and his BMC teammates to

C regroup, leaving the leaderboard unchanged. M Evans cut a panicked

Y figure as he frantically waved down teammate K George Hincapie and at- tempted to borrow a back wheel, before realising it was too big. He then stopped Ger- man Marcus Burghardt as Mick Brasher sends the smoke soaring at the Quarter Mile Titles Picture: KATRINA BRIDGEFORD Wiggins commanded the yellow jersey group to MOTOR SPORT a 5.886 pass at 243.3 m/ph able to replicate even though ent 9.329 second pass on a 9.27 ren Savage to win the street slow and wait. (391km/h) on Friday night. he had been the top qualifier. dial in. bike, with rookie Darcy Mil- Tempers frayed in the HOMETOWN favourite Scott Fellow Territorian Dieter Super Sedan saw an upset Dale Smith (modified ler winning junior dragsters. peloton as Europcar’s MacLean did not disappoint Herrmann was victorious in with current points’ leader bike), Tony List (street car) Nigel Benson ignited the Pierre Rolland tried to the fans in the 2012 NT Quar- the Outlaw bracket, courtesy Grant Rowe not making it and Shaun Boyer (super track with a two-wheeled take advantage. ter Mile Titles at Hidden Val- of a sublime 8.010 second through to the finals. street) tasted success in their pass in only 11.208 seconds, Wiggins’s decision to ley on the weekend. pass on an 8.00 dial in, a Steve Schruers edged out respective categories. while Mick Brasher had a enforce Tour convention MacLean smashed the cur- mark South Australian vis- long-time rival Dwight Brief- Mark Tattingham with- fiery finish after seizing the kept Evans’s slim hopes rent Doorslammer pass with itor Steve Norman was un- fies, running a more consist- stood a brave run from Dar- rotors in his super charger. just alive.

FOOTROT FLATS 1080127v4 Blacklock back as Bunny

THEY might be struggling in the NTRL A-grade competition, but South Darwin have lured former St George-Illawarra flyer Nathan Blacklock to make another special appearance. Blacklock and good mate David Peachey played for the Rabbitohs last month as guest players, which resulted in the club’s best performance of the season, a 40-22 defeat to Litchfield. The 36-year-old agreed to make a return and will line up, ironically against the Bears, in the Dragons Abreast day at Warren Park on Saturday. South Darwin’s A-grade and women’s teams are wearing special pink jerseys on the day. Blacklock is bringing emerging talent Andrew Blair with him from Tingha for the 4.45pm clash.

38 NT NEWS. Tuesday, July 17, 2012. www.ntnews.com.au