Scott Morrison tackle

Scott Morrison has accidently crash tackled an 8-year-old kid during a soccer match on a campaign visit in Devonport, Tasmania on Wednesday.

The Prime Minister said he had spoken to Luca and his mum Ali to check if he was still in "good form" on a Facebook post Wednesday night. Stream more election news live & on demand with Flash. 25+ news channels in 1 place. New to Flash? Try 1 month free.

The Prime Minister's pledge to stop being a bulldozer appears to come unstuck when he takes part in junior soccer training in north-west Tasmania.

Mr Morrison is far from the only leader to have found themselves in a political mishap on the sporting field. In Devonport, in the marginal seat of Braddon, Scott Morrison proved he remained a formidable force on the soccer field during an appearance to spruik a promise to upgrade the team's facilities if the Coalition is re-elected. - Mr Morrison is not the only political leader to have a mishap on the sporting field

Prime minister accidentally crashes into under-8s player Luca Fauvette during a campaign visit to the Devonport City Soccer Club in Tasmania.

Pearce holds Braddon on a margin of 3.1%. “I look forward to coming back on another occasion. I think that when that grandstand comes down, I hear it might need a bit of a bulldozer to knock it down, so I might be able to help with that,” he told the assembled parents and players. The prime minister also made light of the incident with a reference to his recent attempt at self-reinvention when he promised to be more empathic and recognised he could be a “bit of a bulldozer”. The club posted on Facebook that “the latest star of the election is OK and looking forward to being the star of the show at school tomorrow!” But as the prime minister got more involved still, he stumbled and knocked one of the players, Luca Fauvette, to the ground.

Scott Morrison has sensationally wiped out a small child while playing a game of football in Tasmania. He was playing a training game with a group of kids ...

After the incident, on a mini-pitch in Tokyo, Johnson said "I'm so sorry" as the boy looked on in shock. "More the rampaging rhino than a bulldozer, a bulldozer has the sense to look," one joked. Footage showed Morrison running towards the boy in a bid to make a tackle but stumbled before fouling the young player without the ball.

Karl Stefanovic and Ally Langdon were left speechless this morning after an interview with the child bulldozed by Scott Morrison yesterday took an ...

“Sit back home boys … We’ve got it all this morning. “You may have seen we had a bit of a collision at club training tonight at the Devonport Strikers Football Club in Tasmania. I spoke to Luca and his mum Ali tonight to check in on him and he was in good form.” But then, the cute interview took a bizarre turn after Stefanovic mentioned he had heard Luca was “a bit of a rapper”, and invited him to “bust a rhyme”. New to Flash? Try 1 month free. Luca was then asked what Mr Morrison told him in the aftermath, revealing he was told he was a “good sport”. Want a streaming service dedicated to news?

Twitter trolls have used Scott Morrison accidentally bowling over a child during a soccer match as an excuse to have a go at him, despite the little boy ...

Actually endearing and nice he took the time to play. They tripped, he held the kid up and took the fall himself protecting the boy. He's a big heavy man. The child appeared to shrug off the clash though Mr Morrison took a little longer to get to his feet (pictured) The little boy, who was 'bulldozed' by Mr Morrison appeared on Today along with his grandmother Joy to discuss the tackle, with the boy telling the co-hosts he was 'good' Twitter trolls slam Scott Morrison after he accidentally 'bulldozed' a boy during a soccer match - even though the child laughed about it after

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His response perfectly encapsulated the Coalition’s attitude to blame-shifting, as he described the event as “an error by both of them”. Acting Minister for Education Stuart Robert (a man who has a few things to tackle as well) fronted up on Radio National this morning and was asked about the tackle. The headlines followed pretty quickly.

All of the best memes from the time Prime Minister Scott Morrison tackled a child during a game of soccer with the Devonport Strikers.

— Jim Malo (@thejimmalo)May 18, 2022 (@coolestdudeva)May 18, 2022 — Jim Malo (@thejimmalo)May 18, 2022 — RJ (@GunnerSay)May 18, 2022 — Ethan (@ethanmeldrum_)May 18, 2022 So, when Scott Morrison tackled an under 8’s soccer player on Thursday night, the internet had a field day with it.