Melbourne have broken the hearts of Carlton fans by snatching victory from the jaws of defeat in the final 15 seconds.
The Blues had their hands on a finals berth for the first time since 2013, holding onto a one point lead in the dying seconds when Melbourne surged forward.
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A long bomb inside 50 from Jayden Hunt went to ground and Kysaiah Pickett got on the end of a Jake Melksham loose ball get and sent a mongrel punt floating goalward.
As it sailed through you could pinpoint the moment Carlton’s fans hearts break.
The win launches Melbourne back to second spot on the ladder and leaves Carlton in a perilous position entering the final round of the home and away season.
“I’m speechless really I don’t know what to say, it’s good to be back on the winning list. We went down last week and to bounce back this week is unreal,” Pickett said after the win.
Dees skipper Max Gawn didn’t even kick his post-game interview off properly before asking just how long was left on the clock.
“That’s pretty clutch. Kozzie is a good player and he’s been playing some good footy this year and that was his moment, ”Gawn said.
“We were on the wrong end of the moments last weekend and we studied it a lot. The last 10 minutes of the Collingwood game we watched it a lot and you saw some good stuff in those last minutes, we were able to hold our nerve.”
Jake Melksham was a standout in front of goal for Melbourne, ending the night with four goals and kicking the second last goal of the contest to bring the Demons back to within a point.
The Blues held the ball with around 60 seconds left to play and looked assured of victory, but one simple miss kick opened the door and the Demons pounced.
Carlton need to secure a win against Collingwood in round 23 or pray Hawthorn can topple the Western Bulldogs next Sunday.
A loss next weekend and a Bulldogs win and the Blues will once again miss out on September action.
“It leaves already gutted, it leaves already disappointed. But I’m also really proud at the same time and I thought our players were really brave right through our whole night,” Blues coach Michael Voss said.
“It hurts. Important game for us but we didn’t quite get it right at the end but as far as the whole game goes I just thought the boys played really brave and played a great style of footy and it’s something we want to keep replicating.”
Fans watching on Saturday night simply couldn’t believe the ending they had just witnessed.
7 News reporter Emma O’Sullivan wrote: “I don’t even barrack for the Demons or the Blues but my heart is still in my mouth, that was wild.”
The Advocate editor Alex Fair wrote: “That was epic. Simply epic. What a reply.”
Broadcaster Darren Parkin wrote: “Nothing can kick you in the pills quite like footy can it? That’s brutal for the Blues.”
Former Brisbane and Port Adelaide player Tom Rockliff believes the final moments played into Melbourne’s hands.
“I think it was a clear tactic from Melbourne to load the corridor. Lever kicks to a 3 vs 1 in middle of ground. Doesn’t happen by chance, something they have trained – Carlton set up well down the line,” he wrote.
One of the many items required to enhance weaponry in Tower of Fantasy is the Firecore, a molten shard of the Fire element. Players must procure this resource to strengthen their elemental Fire equipment, such as the Scythe of the Crow or Negating Cube. Similar to Genshin Impacttheorycrafters are likely calculating what the best element in the Tower of Fantasy es. While it is unknown if Fire takes the top place like Genshin‘s Pyro and Cryo, this element will come in handy for both combat and exploration. Therefore, it is essential for players to know where to find Firecore in Tower of Fantasy.
Obtaining Firecore In Tower Of Fantasy
To get Firecore in Tower of Fantasy, players must find Firecore nodes within the open world. These nodes appear as large hive-like mounds with massive red cube-shaped crystals protruding from their surface. To break them apart and acquire the resource within, Wanderers must attack them with the Fire element.
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Ace wanderers progress through Tower of Fantasy‘s main story and explore its vast world, it is likely they will eventually acquire a weapon imbued with the Fire element. Accordingly, they can equip the armament and use it to break apart the Firecore nodes. On the other hand, those who do not have access to Fire-imbued weaponry can still destroy the nodes using a different method — Flame Cores. Flame Cores are small docile mobs that can often be found near Firecore nodes. If a Wanderer approaches one of these creatures, they will be prompted to “Lift,” picking up the fiery critter. With the Flame Core in hand, hurl the creature at a Firecore cluster to break it apart and retrieve its contents instantly.
Open world exploration is not the only way to get Firecores in Tower of Fantasy. According to gamepur, Wanderers can also acquire this resource by making a purchase in the Weapon Store, where Firecores can be procured in exchange for Black Gold ×1. Those who’ve participated in the gacha system of the game will recognize Black Gold as the currency acquired from using Gold Nuclei. However, bear in mind that the Daily Purchase Limit is ×10, so the Weapon Store is not the most efficient source of Firecores. However, it can be a convenient means to instantly obtain one or two required materials for enhancing a Fire-imbued weapon.
Tower of Fantasy is available on PC, Android, and iOS.
Melbourne’s four-goal hero Jake Melksham spoke to Channel Seven after the game…
Q: Congratulations on your win and also your performance. A: Thank you. There is a lot of emotion down here at the moment. We were just talking off air either way, whatever way that went, it was massive for either team. For us to stick to tasks like we did at the end, we executed our win the game play. Kozzy kicks a great goal and we are standing here talking about how good it was. It was awesome.
Q: You talk about little things being enormous things. You are never quite sure what they are going to be Gee, there are a lot of little moments tonight – I mean Phil Davis was talking about your body craft there. Just the smothers, the touches, the tap-ones, the little hand balls, they add up. A: Yes, they do. It is actually what we focus on at the club. We have a match review each week and we are presented with a videotape of our smothering tackling. It is called ‘Tackle and Tough’. It is the one-percenters we drive. That has been a massive difference for us the last 18 months, the little things we focused on. We see that tape Monday. He gives out Precision Footy which is one of his footies he patented. It’s great.
Q: It would be a pretty good tape to watch on Monday A: Yes, it will be awesome. Back in defense was huge. They held up well for us all game. Mids great as usual and the forwards, we come good in the second half. I felt like in the first half we were too far away from the ball and they were cutting it off across halfback. We got that going in the second half and it went well.
Q: Angus talked about you felt like you were playing your game over the last few weeks, not getting reward. Can you tell us about what changed in the way in which you guys identified, “This is the style we want to play.” A: I don’t think anything has changed in the style as much. Obviously we are going with a bit smaller forward line hence, myself being in. We have big Ben Brown down there and Max Gawn at times but it is our ability to just stick to task for the full 120 minutes. Like last week, we go down by a goal. Collingwood were just better for longer, they were cleaner, they executed under pressure. That was a huge pressure cooker of a game last week and we just didn’t get it done. That’s what we focused on this week. It looked like with five minutes to go it was maybe heading that way again but like I said before, we execute our win-the-game play and we have a win.
Q: Take us through the win-the-game play. A: Yes. So obviously when you are down as forwards we all just pulled back. You would have seen that on the screen. We just opened the forward line up. The mids will do their thing – I can’t say what the mids do. Some sort of attack work in there from Max and get it forward and in. We open the forward line up, put them under the pump, try and win your one-on-ones and scores. It is good.
Q: You said during the ad break, “Was it good to watch? Was it good to call? There is not many better games of football when there is so much on the line for both teams. With things going the way we expected to, you would have dropped out of the four for the first time since 2020 with a round to go and a trip to The Gabba. A: Yes, footy is strange. Like you have got to be on every week. We managed to get it done at the end. We go to The Gabba next week, play a top-four team. They had a great win last night. We are looking forward to that. We travel really well. So we will go up there full of confidence and attack the game. Can’t wait.
Q: Just quickly on Carlton. They started 8-2. They are playing football finals until you give it to Kozzy and he kicks a goal. Kozzy kicks a point it is a draw and they play finals. A: Yes. Crazy. It’s crazy. It just shows, like you have just got to stay in the game. And they did that really well as well. They were very brave. It was a toss of the coin tonight. We were lucky, Kozzy kicked a great goal. I hope they win and get in finals. I think they can do damage.
Q: To go back is really difficult. How hungry is the team and the club to be back there and to have that taste again, that victory? A: Yes, they are super hungry. Like, I didn’t play (in the premiership) – this is everything to me. Like I’m at the end of my career. I don’t know what I will be doing in the next few months. Like, it means everything to me. There are heaps of players – like Jayden Hunt didn’t play. There is a few of us that didn’t play. Obviously it means a lot but Goody talks about it. He won a flag in his first two years. He is quite lucky. But after that, for the next 15 years, he only had the opportunity twice to win a flag. So to be in the position, to do it again is huge — to win a flag. We have recognized that. Now it is about making the most of it and executing under pressure in the big games and we will try and do it again. But have got to be there and put yourself on show every week. Put yourself out there. We are there and we just have got to execute.
Australia’s national electricity is a set of goals that govern investments in and operation of electricity services across the country and has previously been limited to ensuring price, quality, safety and reliability and security of supply of electricity.
Renewables developers have insisted the lack of an environmental objective has delayed Australia’s clean energy transition and blocked the market settings needed to reward investment in green power projects.
“Australia is determined to reduce emissions, we welcome investment to achieve it and we will provide a stable and certain policy framework.”
Federal Energy Minister Chris Bowen
Bowen said adding an environmental target sent a clear message to the nation’s energy market operators that they “must include emissions reductions in the work they do”.
“Now and into the future, they will need to cater for a requirement on behalf of all the governments of Australia to reduce emissions,” he said.
The ministers also signed an agreement to co-operate on the building program for huge new power line links that are needed to connect new renewable energy projects across state borders, and to develop new rules to empower the market operator to access private company information and better forecast potential energy supply shortfalls.
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The Clean Energy Council said its members had been calling for the change to the market’s objectives for more than a decade and its adoption would help drive investment in green energy.
“These decisions provide clean energy investors with further confidence and certainty that have been missing through years of inaction and neglect,” chief executive Kane Thornton said.
“Today we’re seeing a clean, green light for low cost renewable energy from hydro, solar, wind and storage to become the dominant source of Australia’s energy needs.”
A coalition of major renewable energy investors agreed, saying the inclusion of the emissions objective was long-overdue.
“It will ensure that future market design, and proposed investment in new infrastructure, must take into account the emission reduction benefits,” said Simon Corbell of the Clean Energy Investor Group, which represents a group of 19 companies including Neoen, Macquarie and Tilt Renewables .
“Clean energy investors will strongly welcome the leadership shown by ministers today to take control of the energy reform agenda.”
Victorian Energy Minister Lily D’Ambrosio said the Andrews government had pushed for climate change to be included in the market’s objectives since 2016, “but were blocked by federal Liberal National governments”.
The ACT and Queensland governments have led calls for the emissions clause in recent years.
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Queensland’s Energy Minister Mick de Brenni said Friday’s agreement was a “step change” after years of inaction.
He took a thinly veiled swipe at the former federal energy minister, Angus Taylor, claiming that “governments of the recent past have not allowed the discussion to be had”.
NSW Energy Minister Matt Kean said the Morrison government had ignored its role in the clean energy transition.
“When there’s no action at the Commonwealth level, the heavy lifting is left to the states and territories, and that’s what’s been happening,” Kean said.
“Now we’ve seen everyone leaning into the opportunity, which is this global [energy] transition.”
Kean said cooperation between state and federal governments would create certainty for private investors, which will be needed to fund the hundreds of billions of dollars required to transition electricity grid infrastructure from a fossil fuel system to a clean energy system.
“For the first time, all of us are aligned in the direction we need to take our nation,” he said.
“The enormous opportunities of modernizing our electricity system underpins our manufacturing industry, which means investment, jobs and new era of economic prosperity for our country.”
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Riot Games has acknowledged that the jungle role in League of Legends is “in need of a touch up” and has outlined a series of planned changes for Preseason 2023.
in to lol pls blog published today (August 12), Riot has admitted that the jungle role – in which players roam across the map killing camps of enemies and assisting their team mates’ lanes – “hasn’t kept up with the times” and is “way too much” for new players to learn.
“Many League players see the wildly complex set of strategies and game knowledge required to be even slightly competent at the jungle and are scared away,” shared Riot. “We want to lessen this barrier to entry. One of the ways we’ll do that is by easing players in, showing them how to play the role, and adjusting mechanics so they’re less punishing and more intuitive. The goal here is absolutely not to dumb down the jungle or remove the ability to show off your jungle knowledge, but to make sure that jungle is complex in the right places.”
Riot added that it is exploring in-game aids to make learning the role easier, and new ways for junglers to communicate and co-ordinate strategies with their team. The blog also identified that too many champions in League of Legends are not competitively viable as junglers because they can’t keep up with how fast other champions can clear camps.
League of Legends. Credit: Riot Games
“If jungle clear optimization is no longer a major barrier-to-entry for jungle viability, way more champions can be played there,” explained Riot. “The meta is less set in stone, the jungle itself isn’t telling you that you’re bad at the game just because you picked Warwick and wanted to take raptors.”
Finally, there will be major changes to the starting items that junglers can buy – including the addition of pets.
“These pets will help you do little things in the jungle like clearing or taking down epic monsters (think old Sated Devourer puppy),” said Riot. “As you jungle, you slowly raise and feed your pet until they’ve grown up enough to be able to empower you.”
While these changes are not final, Riot’s jungle changes will be implemented during Preseason, a time where Riot typically makes larger changes to League of Legends that are riskier for the game’s balance.
Earlier in the week, Riot Games revealed a rework for Udyr, one of League of Legends‘oldest jungle champions.
The 35-year-old forward also won the prize in 2019. It was not awarded in 2020 due to the pandemic. Neymar also missed the cut this time.
Lewandowski, Kylian Mbappe, Karim Benzema, Erling Haaland and five-time winner Cristiano Ronaldo were all included, as were Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane, Kevin De Bruyne, Harry Kane and Son Heung-min.
The men’s list features six Manchester City players: Phil Foden, Joao Cancelo, De Bruyne, Riyad Mahrez, Bernardo Silva, and new signing Haaland (formerly Borussia Dortmund).
Liverpool also have six nominees: Trent Alexander-Arnold, Luis Diaz, Fabinho, Darwin Nunez, Salah and Virgil van Dijk.
The awards will be presented on October 17.
Among changes announced in March, the award is now being awarded based on performances during a regular European season, rather than a calendar year. A reduction in the number of voters was among other changes, with the goal of streamlining the process. Voters also will no longer consider a player’s career accomplishments.
France Football magazine has given out the award to men every year since 1956 and to women every year since 2018 – when Hegerberg became the first female winner – though both were canceled in 2020 because of the pandemic.
The release of the report into the workplace culture in NSW Parliament was “dehumanizing” and “frustrating”, a former Liberal staffer and advocate for sexual assault survivors says.
Key points:
The report found one in three staff had experienced bullying or sexual harassment in the past five years
Dhanya Mani says the absence of survivors at the report’s release showed MPs controlling the conversation
The Premier says bullying, harassment, or other misconduct will not be tolerated
Dhanya Mani, who publicly aired allegations of indecent assault against a colleague in 2019, said the report had been handed down with no survivors present.
Conducted by former sex discrimination commissioner Elizabeth Broderick, the investigation lifted the lid on a “toxic” culture in state parliament.
It found one in three staff had experienced bullying or sexual harassment in the past five years.
Three men and two women reported they had been subjected to an actual or attempted sexual assault at work.
“The optics of this report being released, showed MPs controlling the conversation with survivors completely omitted from that picture,” Ms Mani said.
“It was just something that was very dehumanizing and frustrating. If anything it feeds into these troubling power dynamics that Broderick and her team spoke about in their reports.
“Where they said the power imbalance between staff and MPs was a leading driver that underpins the causes for misconduct.”
Almost 450 people working at the NSW Parliament responded to a survey.(AAP: Bianca De Marchi)
Hearing their experiences being addressed would have been a first for many survivors, Ms Mani said, and leaders of political parties missed an opportunity to stand with them.
As the only survivor advocate representative on the parliamentary advisory group into sexual harassment, bullying and misconduct, she felt particularly aggrieved with the political leaders.
“I’m mystified that neither leader reached out to me in my capacity in that role, to consult on their statements or the way in which they wanted to approach their responses to this report being handed down,” she said.
“To feel that, even when I’m here that I’m not being seen, that my expertise isn’t really been utilized, just makes me also feel really traumatized.”
Almost 450 people working at the NSW parliament responded to a survey which found widespread bullying and everyday sexism.
The report found the human cost of the abuse was high with staff describing the impact on their mental health, their relationships and their career as “devastating”.
The offices of certain MPs and ministers were found to be well-known bullying hotspots.
Staff working there said they feared losing their jobs if they spoke out.
In a statement on Saturday, Premier Dominic Perrottet reiterated that bullying, harassment, or other misconduct will be taken seriously and “not tolerated”.
He also said that recommendations from an earlier review were being implemented.
“Including this year establishing the Respectful Workplaces Policy,” he said.
“The NSW government is also committed to working with our parliamentary colleagues to implement the recommendations of the Broderick Review and ensure the NSW Parliament is a safe and welcoming environment for everyone who works or visits.”
Opposition Leader Chris Minns said that everyone had the right to a safe workplace and that formal complaints will be “handled with priority and seriousness.”
An ABC investigation revealed that several current and former colleagues of Labor frontbencher Walt Secord had named him as having engaged in bullying behaviour.
Mr Secord has subsequently apologized, with Mr Minns adding that he had: “sought assistance on his personal development and growth.”
“Labor recognizes the enormity of the challenges in our parliamentary workplaces,” Mr Minns said.
“The introduction of Labor’s independent complaints process is an important first step. And Labor will seek to fully realize the recommendations of the Broderick report as a political party, in the parliament, and in government.”
Calls for swift action
Australia’s Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins says parliaments should set the standard.(AAP: Dan Himbrechts)
Australia’s Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins said the report was “concerning” and demanded an immediate response.
“Parliaments are leading workplaces and should set the standard,” she said.
“It is important that the NSW parliament committed to undertaking this review and it’s vital that it now acts swiftly to implement the recommendations in the report.”
The Public Service Association of NSW, the union that represents many of the staff, said it was not surprised by the nature of the complaints.
“What has shocked us the most is the sheer volume of complaints from staff members working at parliament,” assistant general secretary Troy Wright said.
“Which really indicates these are not isolated incidents but it’s something in the culture of the institution that desperately needs to change.”
He said the union was now focused on making sure the recommendations are implemented.
“It is very clear there are a lot of people who work at Parliament House who currently feel unsafe.
“They feel unsafe from bullying, they feel unsafe from harassment and they feel unsafe from unwanted sexual advances.
“We need commitment from both sides of the house, from every single member of parliament that they recognize there is a cultural problem and they’re there to address it.”
Opposition Leader Chris Minns called Labor’s independent complaints process “an important first step.”(abcnews)
‘Master-serf relationship’ needs to change
The Broderick report outlined a series of recommendations.
They included making early intervention a priority, addressing the cultural drivers of bullying and sexual misconduct and empowering staff to speak up.
The union wants to see changes to the way staff work for MPs are employed.
“The nature of the employment relationship there, particularly for staff that work for members of parliament, is very much a master-serf relationship,” Mr Wright said.
“Many of the staff feel they can not complain and there isn’t a mechanism for them to complain because their careers are very much attached to one individual and that has to change as well.”
NSW Police called on any victims of sexual assault in the NSW parliament to come forward, saying all reports of sexual violence are treated seriously and will be thoroughly investigated.
“Any victim of sexual abuse, whatever the circumstances and no matter where it occurred, is encouraged to report to police so perpetrators can be brought to justice,” a spokesperson said.
The updated BMW X5 M has been seen testing for the first time since March, and this time we’ve been treated to a better view of its front grille.
Changes for the updated 2023 model are expected to be fairly limited, so what glimpses we get of the grille may be important. As you’d expect for an M model, there are a lot of air inlets to feed the engine.
The biggest change, though, appears to be on the kidneys, which are farther apart and have horizontal slats. The 2022 model, on the other hand, has vertical grille slats that obfuscate the distinction between each side of the unit.
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Fortunately for fans of restraint, it also appears that the kidney grilles will remain a sensible size, and won’t grow to gargantuan proportions as they have on the likes of the upcoming XM, say. The lower grille sections may also be redesigned.
Elsewhere, BMW has opted to put more camouflage on the rear of this test vehicle. That’s a bit of an odd decision, since we’ve already seen the X5 M testing with its rear end bared.
Our spy photographers didn’t manage to get a look inside the SUV, but BMW’s recent activity suggests that the X5 M will get its fancy new curved display that combines a 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster with a 14.9-inch infotainment system.
Rumors suggest, meanwhile, that the 2023 X5 M will only be offered as a Competition model and that it will be equipped with the new S68 engine that is set to make its debut in the XM. The X5 M will only be a mild hybrid, though, which means it’s unlikely to be as powerful as the XM, which is rated at 740 hp (552 kW/750 PS) and 738 lb-ft (999 Nm) of torque.
The X5 M is expected to make its debut at the end of 2022 and to be sold as a 2023 model year vehicle.
Rugby league legend Billy Slater has slammed Isaiah Papali’i’s potential Tigers backflip following the news the 23-year-old would make a decision at the season’s end.
Reports suggest the backrow enforcer will honor his contract and ply his trade for the merger club in 2023, but doubts still linger over Papali’i’s future.
The 23-year-old penned three-year deal with the Tigers late last year, but after the sacking of Michael Maguire the young gun said he wants to have “no regrets.”
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“Obviously people ask me about it, just even on the street or family and friends are hitting me up but that’s kind of for my manager look after and even if I don’t stay here or I do go next year, I want to make sure that this year has no regrets,” he said to 9 News.
“When I did sign it was talking to Madge — he’s an awesome coach. That rattled the cage a bit and I guess you have to have those conversations and I guess that was a massive factor for me.”
Now, Slater has been left stunned that Papali’i could potentially backflip on his deal and urged him to honor his contract.
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“If you sign with a club, go to the club,” Slater said on Nine’s coverage.
“You’re signing with a club. You’re not signing with a coach, you’re not signing with a player — you’re signing with a club. Go to the club.
“You’re not allowed to walk away from a contract. It’s just pressure, public pressure if you want out.
“If you sign with a club, you want to take that money and you sign the deal, go to the club.”
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Special event clearways will be in place along the route with parked cars towed from 1am to 4pm, so make sure to check the route and any signage before leaving your car.
NSW Police reminded motorists and residents to pay close attention to road closures and parking rules in place throughout Sunday. “Vehicles left in special event clearways – even those with local parking permits – will be towed away and fees apply,” Detective Superintendent John Duncan said.
Runners will set off from Hyde Park, at the intersection of Park and College streets, before traveling down William Street, through Kings Cross Tunnel and along New South Head Road towards Rose Bay.
“Heartbreak Hill” marks the halfway point and one of the most scenic parts of the course, but you won’t spot too many runners taking in the view as they battle up the infamous slope.
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The second half of the course winds through Vaucluse before curling south onto Old South Head Road and then Military Road, when runners are hit with ocean views and salty air as they descend towards the finish line at the Bondi foreshore.
Starting times
Runners are staggered to allow for the different pace of participants. The first runners set off at 7.40am, with the last group leaving the CBD at 9.40am. See the full starting schedule below.
Where to cheer from
Spectators take to all vantage points as runners tackle “Heartbreak Hill” at the 2015 City to Surf.Credit:James Alcock
Sydney has a habit of turning the good weather on for the annual City to Surf and, with a top of 19 degrees and the lightest of showers in the morning, the forecast is unlikely to detect thousands of supporters from lining the streets on Sunday.
Here are some of the best places to sit back and watch the action while still enjoying a view.
rosebay Near the five kilometer mark, watch as runners pass with Sydney Harbor in the background.
