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ABC News
05-08-2025
- Sport
- ABC News
Former Manly Sea Eagles prop Lloyd Perrett launches legal claim against NRL club
Former Manly prop Lloyd Perrett has launched legal proceedings against the club for an alleged "outlandish training regime" that ended his promising NRL career. At the crux of the legal claim is a 2017 summer training session that left Perrett unconscious and in hospital after he was allegedly deprived of water and fluids. Carter Capner Law director Peter Carter said Perrett's career had been cut short by the actions of Manly. AAP has seen the statement of claims lodged in the NSW Supreme Court on Monday. ABC Sport is live blogging every round of the AFL and NRL seasons in 2025. ABC Sport is live blogging every round of the AFL and NRL seasons in 2025. It focuses on a compulsory pre-season training session at Narrabeen Sports Complex on November 6, 2017 in what Carter said were "very warm conditions". The session involved a warm-up of 20 minutes followed by two 2km time trials which Perrett completed in eight minutes and 23 seconds and 10 minutes and 23 seconds, respectively. Perrett completed one lap of a third 2km time trial before he "collapsed unconscious to the ground". The claim alleges Perrett was "not supplied with any water or other fluids during the training session". "During the third time trial Lloyd collapsed and his next memory was waking up in Mona Vale Hospital with a diagnosis of severe heat stroke," Carter said. "Despite the injury, Lloyd attempted a comeback, playing (13) games in the 2018 season and (three) in 2019. That was the last time he played NRL level. "Given he was a very successful player at such an early stage of his career with arguably many good years ahead of him, the potential damages are well into the millions of dollars." In the statement of claims, Perrett's lawyers said that Manly owed their client, who had fulfilled all of his contractual duties, a "non-delegable duty of care" but failed in that duty. Sixteen alleged breaches are then listed, which include exposing Perrett to "the risk of exertional heat stress" and placing him in "a position of peril" by depriving him of water and other fluids during the session. In a release issued by Carter Capner Law it states that the claim filed "seeks injury compensation mainly for the loss of income Lloyd could reasonably expected to have received during his promising career". Perrett was 24 when he played his last game. Perrett debuted for Canterbury in 2014 and notched 24 NRL games across three seasons. On December 9, 2016, Manly announced Perrett had signed a three-year deal with the club from 2017. Carter Capner Law said the deal was worth $500,000 per season. Perrett was a member of the Queensland emerging Origin squad in 2016 and 2017. He spoke to the Sydney Morning Herald last year about the long-term mental and physical impacts of the training incident. "I was comatose," Perrett said. "Six out of 10 people die in this situation. That's what the nurse told me when I was in hospital. "I became much more anxious (afterwards). I was even suicidal at points. "If it wasn't for my parents, I would have taken my own life. I considered myself to be worthless." AAP has reached out to Manly for comment. AAP
Sydney Morning Herald
03-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
Waxing lyrical about a bottler of a time
'Such memories of the '60s with dinner party wines (C8),' says the progressive Richard Stewart of Pearl Beach. 'Thank you, Bill Yonge: Sparkling Rhinegolde, Mateus, Ben Ean Moselle proudly on the dinner table. And then, next dinner party, the same bottles, now empty, proudly stuck with a lit candle providing a sophisticated ambience.' Adrian Bell of Davistown remembers an even classier move: 'Sophisticated C8-ers will recall when the way to a girl's heart was to present her with the empty bottle in the basket woven cane covered Chianti bottle, used as a candleholder in the cool Beatnik era.' For George Baias of Summer Hill, that other oft-mentioned fizzer, Porphyry Pearl, was a 'drink of high sophistication' from the 1960s [John Frith of Paddington calls it an 'awful wine'] and recalls that it 'was advertised by Graham Kennedy on In Melbourne Tonight - made by the 'méthode champenoise' and only eight shillings and sixpence for a 'large' bottle.' Peter Snowden of Orange fancies a switch from lavish wine to swanky beer: 'I recall all the fancy wines and romantic tipples shared by C8 devotees of late, but gee I long for a crisp, chilled, twenty-six ounce bottle of Reschs DA. 'Dinner Ale, the perfect accompaniment to any setting'.' Shut the gate! Jack Munro of Concord West thinks that 'Surely the world's first big scandal (C8) took place in the Garden of Eden and should be known as Applegate.' 'A switch to get reserve fuel (C8)? Luxury!' says Peter Cole of Narrabeen. 'In VW Beetles, one had to use a foot-operated lever (remember them?) to access the last gallon or so of fuel. This was a great relief until you discovered that your partner had done that days before. Time to find the nearest public phone (remember them?)' It was the same deal for John McIntyre of Port Macquarie who says the lever 'turned the petrol intake pipe onto its side' to get to that final drop. Jane Howland of Cammeray has a sartorial update for Greg Baker (C8): 'I haven't noticed the disappearing breast pockets in men's suits, but I have noticed that young men wear blue suits at least a size too small.' It's the absence of pockets in the shirt that has Brian Kidd of Mount Waverley (Vic) shirty: 'It was a handy place to put the mobile phone when not in use. Shirtmakers – bring back the pockets!'
The Age
03-08-2025
- Entertainment
- The Age
Waxing lyrical about a bottler of a time
'Such memories of the '60s with dinner party wines (C8),' says the progressive Richard Stewart of Pearl Beach. 'Thank you, Bill Yonge: Sparkling Rhinegolde, Mateus, Ben Ean Moselle proudly on the dinner table. And then, next dinner party, the same bottles, now empty, proudly stuck with a lit candle providing a sophisticated ambience.' Adrian Bell of Davistown remembers an even classier move: 'Sophisticated C8-ers will recall when the way to a girl's heart was to present her with the empty bottle in the basket woven cane covered Chianti bottle, used as a candleholder in the cool Beatnik era.' For George Baias of Summer Hill, that other oft-mentioned fizzer, Porphyry Pearl, was a 'drink of high sophistication' from the 1960s [John Frith of Paddington calls it an 'awful wine'] and recalls that it 'was advertised by Graham Kennedy on In Melbourne Tonight - made by the 'méthode champenoise' and only eight shillings and sixpence for a 'large' bottle.' Peter Snowden of Orange fancies a switch from lavish wine to swanky beer: 'I recall all the fancy wines and romantic tipples shared by C8 devotees of late, but gee I long for a crisp, chilled, twenty-six ounce bottle of Reschs DA. 'Dinner Ale, the perfect accompaniment to any setting'.' Shut the gate! Jack Munro of Concord West thinks that 'Surely the world's first big scandal (C8) took place in the Garden of Eden and should be known as Applegate.' 'A switch to get reserve fuel (C8)? Luxury!' says Peter Cole of Narrabeen. 'In VW Beetles, one had to use a foot-operated lever (remember them?) to access the last gallon or so of fuel. This was a great relief until you discovered that your partner had done that days before. Time to find the nearest public phone (remember them?)' It was the same deal for John McIntyre of Port Macquarie who says the lever 'turned the petrol intake pipe onto its side' to get to that final drop. Jane Howland of Cammeray has a sartorial update for Greg Baker (C8): 'I haven't noticed the disappearing breast pockets in men's suits, but I have noticed that young men wear blue suits at least a size too small.' It's the absence of pockets in the shirt that has Brian Kidd of Mount Waverley (Vic) shirty: 'It was a handy place to put the mobile phone when not in use. Shirtmakers – bring back the pockets!'
The Age
22-05-2025
- General
- The Age
‘Like a Kinder Surprise': Manly ferry dishes up the unexpected
Sydney's renowned Manly ferries might be the largest vessels in the NSW government fleet, but one of them – the Narrabeen – is dwarfed in the giant dry-dock at Sydney's Garden Island when parked in front of a naval vessel. 'For our biggest boats in our fleet, they look very small,' Transport for NSW ferry projects director Tony New explained. New admits to a level of nervousness whenever the large Manly ferries enter the 347-metre-long dry dock, and the Narrabeen delivered surprises when the water was pumped out at Garden Island. 'They're 40-year-plus boats, and they're a little bit like a Kinder Surprise. Until you start pulling them apart, you don't know what you're going to get,' he said. 'You know what's above the water, but it's not until you get below it.' New said engineers found the Narrabeen required more extensive repairs than its sister ferry, the Queenscliff, due to a higher amount of rust on the hull and near internal fittings. 'The hull plating was a bit of a surprise to us. We expected that there would be some corrosion, as you would expect on a boat sitting in water, but we have had to do a bit more work than we first anticipated,' he said. The Narrabeen was originally meant to enter the dry dock last year but was bumped from the queue by one of the navy's defect-plagued Spanish-built warships. It can often prove difficult to gain a slot at Garden Island because the navy is given precedence. The $18 million of work to the Narrabeen comprises a rebuild of its two engines and the installation of a new control system, as well as repairs to the rudders and propellers. The refit initially began last year at Cockatoo Island, and included a refresh of the internal fittings such as seats and roof panels. The ferry is due to be re-floated on Friday and towed back to Cockatoo Island for final repairs and sea trials before returning to service on the Manly-Circular Quay route in late July or early August – about two years after it was withdrawn from passenger service. Loading The Freshwater ferry will be the next to enter Garden Island's dry dock as early as August for similar repairs, and is likely to return to the Manly route in February or March next year. The Queenscliff returned to service in late 2023 after two new 2.5-metre propellers were installed during its dry-docking at Garden Island. However, the Collaroy – the youngest of the four Freshwater-class ferries synonymous with Sydney's busiest route – was pulled from service in September 2023 and will not return because the government has deemed it 'prohibitively expensive' due to its 'one-of-a-kind build'. The ferry's fate lies in the hands of potential buyers or community groups. Expressions of interest in the Collaroy closed this month, and the responses are likely to be presented to the government shortly for consideration. All up, the government has budgeted $71 million to refurbish three of the four large double-ended ferries, which covers the cost of dry-docking and extending the vessels' service life. Loading The extensive refits will buy the three vessels another five-year survey, a licence to operate which New said was akin to a 'car rego'. Despite the major repairs, the three remaining Freshwater-class ferries are set to be retired by July 2030 unless their licences to operate are extended again.
Sydney Morning Herald
22-05-2025
- General
- Sydney Morning Herald
‘Like a Kinder Surprise': Manly ferry dishes up the unexpected
Sydney's renowned Manly ferries might be the largest vessels in the NSW government fleet, but one of them – the Narrabeen – is dwarfed in the giant dry-dock at Sydney's Garden Island when parked in front of a naval vessel. 'For our biggest boats in our fleet, they look very small,' Transport for NSW ferry projects director Tony New explained. New admits to a level of nervousness whenever the large Manly ferries enter the 347-metre-long dry dock, and the Narrabeen delivered surprises when the water was pumped out at Garden Island. 'They're 40-year-plus boats, and they're a little bit like a Kinder Surprise. Until you start pulling them apart, you don't know what you're going to get,' he said. 'You know what's above the water, but it's not until you get below it.' New said engineers found the Narrabeen required more extensive repairs than its sister ferry, the Queenscliff, due to a higher amount of rust on the hull and near internal fittings. 'The hull plating was a bit of a surprise to us. We expected that there would be some corrosion, as you would expect on a boat sitting in water, but we have had to do a bit more work than we first anticipated,' he said. The Narrabeen was originally meant to enter the dry dock last year but was bumped from the queue by one of the navy's defect-plagued Spanish-built warships. It can often prove difficult to gain a slot at Garden Island because the navy is given precedence. The $18 million of work to the Narrabeen comprises a rebuild of its two engines and the installation of a new control system, as well as repairs to the rudders and propellers. The refit initially began last year at Cockatoo Island, and included a refresh of the internal fittings such as seats and roof panels. The ferry is due to be re-floated on Friday and towed back to Cockatoo Island for final repairs and sea trials before returning to service on the Manly-Circular Quay route in late July or early August – about two years after it was withdrawn from passenger service. Loading The Freshwater ferry will be the next to enter Garden Island's dry dock as early as August for similar repairs, and is likely to return to the Manly route in February or March next year. The Queenscliff returned to service in late 2023 after two new 2.5-metre propellers were installed during its dry-docking at Garden Island. However, the Collaroy – the youngest of the four Freshwater-class ferries synonymous with Sydney's busiest route – was pulled from service in September 2023 and will not return because the government has deemed it 'prohibitively expensive' due to its 'one-of-a-kind build'. The ferry's fate lies in the hands of potential buyers or community groups. Expressions of interest in the Collaroy closed this month, and the responses are likely to be presented to the government shortly for consideration. All up, the government has budgeted $71 million to refurbish three of the four large double-ended ferries, which covers the cost of dry-docking and extending the vessels' service life. Loading The extensive refits will buy the three vessels another five-year survey, a licence to operate which New said was akin to a 'car rego'. Despite the major repairs, the three remaining Freshwater-class ferries are set to be retired by July 2030 unless their licences to operate are extended again.
