it also mentions he played park footy after his first grade career was over
doesn't say how long for though
i think he has no hope trying to blame it on one club which he spent f**k all time at
Reminds me of the song Steve "The Sandman" Abbott (former Good News Week cast member) did during his show on SBS he had during 2005 Ashes series, entitled "It's un-Australian not to blame someone"
Can anyone explain what his claim is? That article was very light on detail and more of a biography of Horsnell.
Yeah, the article is very vague on the exact details, but now that I've re-read it again, I do find this paragraph in the article quite revealing:
The Giants and Crushers have long since disappeared from the rugby league landscape, leaving the Eels as the only body left for him to sue after suffering a series of health problems in post-football life.
And also the emphasis about how he was in the process of negotiating a 6-figure deal with the Chargers before they folded, hence because the deal was not finalised, he didn't get the money the others who were contracted at the club did.
From another article I found:
https://m.nrl.com/men-of-league-saved-my-life/tabid/10874/newsid/99427/default.aspx
The first Queenslander to ever captain the Australian Schoolboys team in 1988, life after football has not been kind to Horsnell who has been beset by medical problems on top of breakdowns in his personal life.
Look, I'm not doubting that something could have happened during his time at the Giants or Crushers that led him to make certain choices in life, but the implication is
something most likely did NOT happen at the Eels. However, because the Giants/Crushers no longer exist as a legal entity, he is trying to make the Eels bare the brunt of whatever unfortunate, unresolved problems may have happened from his time at the Giants/Crushers, which re-inforces my initial statement of why I believe it's going to be difficult for him to win this case. The only possible case he could have against the Eels would be due to workplace bullying over those 2 years, and even then, it would have to be an extreme example of that for a case to be pursued on those grounds.
In addition, hypothetically, if Horsnell did win, it would be a legal nightmare as I can see myriads of people from all professions (not just sport) who will file similar lawsuits due to dissatisfaction with their current lifestyle, but they will try to use the mental illness card and draw a connection between that and some random incident in the past that somehow triggered it. Another example of the legal system becoming more Americanised.
