Drugs, sex, domestic violence: football’s cover-up

[rihannafan1]

This is really sad. The guy clearly has problems and sadly from the little that's been revealed it looks like Souths played a part in enabling them.

I suppose this sort of thing happens with players at most clubs these days though right?

 

[hobbo1]

The moral of the story is ..
If you’re going to dabble in coke don’t drive an unregistered car ..
How dumb is this bloke !

 

[Cairnstigers]

And what does this now mean for the souths club and club doctor

Previous allegations below now justified?

Now we know who was telling the truth



‘I was worried she was going to lose the baby’

Sam Burgess’s father-in-law discusses a ‘traumatic’ incident as it’s revealed how the South Sydney Rabbitohs covered up alleged drug use and domestic violence.

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From NRL

October 4, 2020

27 MIN READ

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NRL powerhouse club South Sydney Rabbitohs covered up alleged drug use, domestic violence and harassment to protect a star ­player, and is accused of using fake identities to hide positive tests for illegal substances.

Officials from the Russell Crowe-owned club were aware of the destructive lifestyle of super­star Sam Burgess, and promoted him to captain despite knowing of his behaviour.

Burgess, 31, stood down from a coaching role at the club in the wake of the explosive allegations.

READ MORE: Burgess stands down from Rabbitohs, Fox Sports as NSW Police, NRL integrity unit launch probes

READ MORE:Editorial — Rabbitohs failed in duty of care

A four-month investigation by The Australian has uncovered pharmaceutical records, sworn statements to NSW Police, statutory declarations, witness ­accounts, call logs, emails, text messages, bank records, Whats­App exchanges and Uber receipts detailing Burgess’s alleged episodes of drug use, domestic violence and abusive behaviour.

Souths chief medical officer Andrew McDonald treated Burgess during a drug-fuelled episode on November 6, 2018, and injected him with liquid tranquilliser — but wrote the prescription in another person’s name, according to pharmacy records obtained by The Australian.

In the wake of this incident, Burgess underwent a secret drug test with a different doctor on ­November 7, 2018, in the underground car park of South Sydney Juniors club, where he allegedly tested positive for MDMA and ketamine.


Have the Nrl grown any balls yet
Strip souths of all points this season and a large fine would be minimum if the previous accusations prove true

 

[tig_prmz]

When I first saw this topic, I was convinced that either heads will roll or it will prove to be false, but the truth will come out. Maybe the first article was extremely opinionated so may have clouded my judement.

As it turns out, it'll all be swept under the carpet with investigations over investigations, appeals and other beauraucracies.

I am super thankful to live in Australia but with so many recent topics including this one, corruption is becoming even more prominent. It's becoming sadder day by day.

 

[fibrodreaming]

The moral of the story is ..
If you’re going to dabble in coke don’t drive an unregistered car ..
How dumb is this bloke !

But it goes further than that does it not ? It goes to the heart of his fitness as a father. He took coke before he went to collect his children. That is not acceptable surely.

 

[Furious1]

The moral of the story is ..
If you’re going to dabble in coke don’t drive an unregistered car ..
How dumb is this bloke !

But it goes further than that does it not ? It goes to the heart of his fitness as a father. **He took coke before he went to collect his children.** That is not acceptable surely.

That is the part i find absolutely staggering.

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

The bloke is a mess.

He needs help before he kills himself or someone else.

 

[Tiger_Fanatic3]


Grubs souffs shouldn’t have covered things up for him for years and should have made him more accountable. Overall in the headlines for all the wrong reasons, he's a dumb footballer and they think he is a god. Lock him up.

 

[Telltails]

It's just not South's who put him up on a pedestal the media, NRL, ex footy "legends" Hollywood superstars and every hanger on that wanted to be seen with him. Sam is a just a reflection of what can happen to young men with too much money and a false sense of their own self importance. He is not the first one to come undone and he won't be the last.

 

[Moh]

He deserved the accolades on the field.

What a sad story his mark on the game has turned to.

Remember that video that went around of him (allegedly) doing cocaine in a bathroom at some party? Think he was still playing then. It was claimed it was him, looked like him, and it was just swept under the rug like many other of his indiscretions.

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

It's just not South's who put him up on a pedestal the media, NRL, ex footy "legends" Hollywood superstars and every hanger on that wanted to be seen with him. Sam is a just a reflection of what can happen to young men with too much money and a false sense of their own self importance. He is not the first one to come undone and he won't be the last.

It appears that as long as he was performing on the field, a blind eye was turned to everything. It doesn't seem that anyone has wanted to lend him sensible advice to stop him from spiralling. Everyone was happy to just let him run his course as long he performed on field. It has manifested into this mess he has found himself in now, it's cost him his marriage, probably his kids and those setbacks will probably send him further down the hole.

He needs someone he respects to pull him aside and give him some sage advice.

 

[Newtown]

This is really sad. The guy clearly has problems and sadly from the little that's been revealed it looks like Souths played a part in enabling them.

I suppose this sort of thing happens with players at most clubs these days though right?

The first thing he has to do is blame himself, not Souths, not his ex father-in law or his ex-wife. He has to truly accept the blame for the dangerous paths he has followed otherwise he will face a more downward spiral.

 

[Donny Brasco]

“Officers from the Hume traffic and highway patrol were conducting traffic enforcement duties on the Hume Highway at Braemar.."

Yeah, but nah, just like when they randomly find a half a tonne of ice in some random blokes van who was driving normally like the 50 other million white vans on the road.

 

[Tiger5150]

“Officers from the Hume traffic and highway patrol were conducting traffic enforcement duties on the Hume Highway at Braemar.."

Yeah, but nah, just like when they randomly find a half a tonne of ice in some random blokes van who was driving normally like the 50 other million white vans on the road.

Every cop car has a scanner which automatically scans every license plate coming and going constantly and references against computer records. An Alarm sounds for outstanding warrants, lapsed rego etc. The Cops WILL pull over every unregistered car. This may or may not have happened to me.

#checkyourpaperwork

 

[Guest]

The bloke is a mess.

He needs help before he kills himself or someone else.

This sums it up in a nutshell CB. Easy to bag the bloke but I have no doubt he has a few 'enablers' around him who should have stepped up to do the right thing but always look the other way.

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

“Officers from the Hume traffic and highway patrol were conducting traffic enforcement duties on the Hume Highway at Braemar.."

Yeah, but nah, just like when they randomly find a half a tonne of ice in some random blokes van who was driving normally like the 50 other million white vans on the road.


Every cop car has a scanner which automatically scans every license plate coming and going constantly and references against computer records. An Alarm sounds for outstanding warrants, lapsed rego etc. The Cops WILL pull over every unregistered car. This may or may not have happened to me.

#checkyourpaperwork

Happened to one of our boys at work in a work rig. Rego lapsed, no sticker on the car, it wasn't his regular vehicle, he got pulled over and he had no idea.

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

The bloke is a mess.

He needs help before he kills himself or someone else.

This sums it up in a nutshell CB. Easy to bag the bloke but I have no doubt he has a few 'enablers' around him who should have stepped up to do the right thing but always look the other way.

There's certainly some personal accountability, but when they are in that space sometimes they need a wise word or two to snap out of it.

 

[barra]

“Officers from the Hume traffic and highway patrol were conducting traffic enforcement duties on the Hume Highway at Braemar.."

Yeah, but nah, just like when they randomly find a half a tonne of ice in some random blokes van who was driving normally like the 50 other million white vans on the road.


Every cop car has a scanner which automatically scans every license plate coming and going constantly and references against computer records. An Alarm sounds for outstanding warrants, lapsed rego etc. The Cops WILL pull over every unregistered car. This may or may not have happened to me.

#checkyourpaperwork

Yep, and trailers. My boat trailer ran out of rego (wife and I thought each other had paid). It took me a day of my life and over 1k in expenses/fines to get out of Bathurst and continue home...

 

[hank37w]

“Officers from the Hume traffic and highway patrol were conducting traffic enforcement duties on the Hume Highway at Braemar.."

Yeah, but nah, just like when they randomly find a half a tonne of ice in some random blokes van who was driving normally like the 50 other million white vans on the road.

So what you are alluding to as that he was targeted.

As someone else had already mentioned, police have number plate recognition equipment that picks up stuff like expired regos, cars registered to owners with lost or lapsed licences etc.

Anyway, if the police were for some reason watching or specifically targeting this clown, they are doing a great job and they should be congratulated for doing so.

The fool has got the trifecta, unregistered, unlicenced and off his face on the way to pick up his kids to potentially kill them.

Needs a custodial sentence and deportation at the end of it so we never have to deal with Scummy Summy ever again.

Now bring on the investigation featuring Souffs and their dodgy doctors.

 

[supercoach]

You know most footballers retire and ride off into the sunset and start their new life x football. Perfect example, Chris Lawrence.
Than there are the likes of big Sam that can’t walk away from the boys club once retired and possibly end up with nothing, because all his so called mates will dump him if and when he hits skid row.
Time for a few people like the Gladiator, to start giving him some direction or he will destroy himself.
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