Heath Shaw Releases Statement On Last Night's Sledge

"Yes I am a fiery person"


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GWS defender Heath Shaw has released a statement on last night's sledge directed at Sydney's Tom Papley.

Shaw apologised for his comments made during last night's Sydney/GWS clash, where he was overheard calling Papley a "f**king retard".

It caused plenty of angst on social media, with Jason Dunstall immediately apologising on Fox Footy for theĀ language.

Shaw released a statement on Twitter on Sunday morning.

"I want to apologise for the insensitive comment I made to Tom Papley during last night's game," he wrote.

"Yes I am a fiery person who plays with a lot of passion and emotion but that is no excuse for my actions last night.

"I apologise to Tom and anyone else who took offence to my comments, I deeply regret them.

"There is no place for comments of that on or off the football ground. It was an offensive remark that I should never have made and for that I apologise."

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23 April 2017




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