NRL embroiled in a cover-up that includes sex, drugs and a...

The man was distraught and angry when he discovered a message from the star player to his wife about her toilet in the Qantas Lounge, which took place on Father’s Day 2018.

The woman who works for the Cowboys was alarmed by a possible public relations nightmare and asked the club’s then football manager, Peter Parr, for help.

“When Mr. Parr became aware of our client’s knowledge of the sexual act, he gave the husband prescription medication” to help him cope with the shock, “said Mr. Sneddon in his complaint to the NRL, first filed last October was submitted.

Unknown to the husband were the pills Mr. Parr gave him, Valium.

Mr. Parr, who is currently the manager of the NSW State of Origin team, admitted Herold that he gave the pills to the husband. Mr. Parr said the husband was at Mr. Parr’s home in a very desperate state on the night of September 5th.

Mr. Parr denied that the pills were his or that he knew it was Valium. He claimed he “stopped by the doctor” during the night to get something to help the husband sleep. “They weren’t mine. I don’t have any Valium in the house. Panadol and cough suppressants are all I have, ”he said.

The husband, a truck driver, then tested positive for benzodiazepine as part of a routine drug test at the workplace.

Dr. Chris Ball, who runs a sports clinic and is a team doctor for both the Cowboys and the national team, falsely claimed that he had a personal consultation with the husband on the night of September 5, 2018.

„“[The husband] had experienced a family crisis and was stressed and unable to sleep, “said Dr. Ball in a medical certificate that should be presented to the man’s employer.

To explain the lack of a written prescription for the drug, Dr. Ball in the medical certificate that he “does not prescribe any benzodiazepine drugs” and that I gave this on this occasion [the husband] a sample amount of four diazepam [Valium]… Tablets to make sleep easier. ”

On September 25th, Dr. Ball contacted by a doctor on behalf of the truck driver’s employer. This doctor took note of the “recent prescription for benzodiazepines against a background of acute crisis and poor sleep” and requested more information on the husband’s “medical fitness” in order to continue his work as a truck driver.

On his sports clinic NQ letterhead, Dr. Ball on the same day: “I no longer prescribed any medication. He sleeps well and doesn’t need ongoing treatment or medication. ”

The guidelines issued by the Australian Medical Association state that “Physicians who intentionally issue a false, misleading, or inaccurate certificate could face disciplinary action under national Health Practitioner Regulation law.”

Mr. Sneddon, whose client Dr. Ball, denied Mr Parr’s claim that the football manager left home late at night to see Dr. Ball’s premises to go to get medicine for the husband.

Mr. Sneddon presented the medical certificates to the NRL and informed the Integrity Department of the NRL that Dr. Ball is the subject of an investigation by the medical watchdog AHPRA (Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency).

AHPRA and the OHO said they were unable to comment on the due to “confidentiality requirements” Herold on individual matters.

However, Mr. Parr confirmed to that Herold that Dr. Ball was the subject of an investigation by the medical authorities and that he had given the regulator a report on what had happened that night. Dr. Ball didn’t answer that Herolds Emails and calls requesting a comment.

In retrospect, Mr. Parr said of providing Valium to the husband, “I would not do it again,” but at the time he was faced with “a very stressful situation”.

The couple’s relationship never recovered, and at one point the woman called the police and raised concerns about her and the player’s safety after her husband discovered the matter. No charges were brought.

Mr. Parr, recently named to the Cowboys’ board of directors as team manager after his retirement, admitted that both he and Dr. Ball should have notified the Integrity Unit of the Queensland Medical Authority investigation.

Registered NRL employees are required to report matters that may discredit the game. Given that engaging in a sexual act in a public restroom is a potential criminal offense that constitutes public indecency, Mr. Parr also agreed that he should have notified the Integrity Unit of the star player’s allegedly inappropriate behavior.

In his most recent August 31 letter to the Integrity Unit, Mr. Sneddon again complained about the NRL’s lack of action, saying there was one rule for some players and another rule for others.

He also noted that since the complaint was filed more than a year ago, the NRL Integrity unit has been able to investigate and impose penalties on players such as Josh Addo-Carr, Latrell Mitchell and Nathan Cleary.

On October 9th, the NRL informed Mr. Sneddon that the matter was being “referred” for investigation. That came just days after explosive allegations were made public about former Southern star Sam Burgess The Australian. Among the allegations that Burgess dismissed included that Burgess was injected with a liquid sedative on a drug-powered bender by Souths’ club doctor Andrew McDonald, who wrote the prescription on someone else’s behalf, in November 2018.

However, the NRL unit has alleged that the lack of cooperation on behalf of the complainant on the Cowboys matter was the cause of the long delay. “When complaints are submitted to the police or other regulatory agencies, we are careful not to interfere or interfere with these processes through our own investigations,” said an NRL spokesman.

“The NRL will continue its investigation and cannot make any further comments,” said the spokesman.

Neither the woman nor the player responded to requests for comment. The truck driver referred inquiries to his lawyer, Mr Sneddon, who said his client had been largely belittled by the cowboys in order to discredit him. He said his client had lost everything.

In late 2018, the husband sent the following SMS to the player’s wife.

„“[Name removed]I know you don’t want me to text you but I don’t feel anyone but you might understand how I feel. I only found out today [his wife] is allowed to keep her job with the cowboys.

“I feel so disappointed that nothing is her and [the player] After cheating on both of us this Gold Coast weekend, that’s fair. I’ve lost everything – my wife, my family. I feel so worthless after what they did, but knowing that they will still see each other at the club is so hurtful to me.

“I just can’t believe Parrie [Peter Parr] covers [the truck driver’s wife’s] followed and will still let them travel with the team. I have a feeling that nobody is saying anything about how we might feel about it.

“I think I should just realize that I am nobody and not important to anyone, especially nobody [his wife]who have favourited cowboys and of course [the player] Who thought my wife was his property too. I will never bother you again. I promise not to ring the doorbell or write again. I’m so sorry. “”

There was no answer.