AAP General News (Australia)
08-24-2000
Vic: Waverley surface loose and sandy, says O Sullivan
A former Carlton footballer has told a jury how players and trainers had stamped down
parts of an oval before he injured his knee in 1993.
One-time Blues ruck rover and half forward LUKE "RHINO" O'SULLIVAN has launched damages
action against the AFL and his old club over the injury sustained on a rough playing surface
in a Fosters Cup game at Waverley Park.
He claims to have lost $807,600 in football earnings between 1993 and 1999.
O'SULLIVAN told the Victorian County Court of the nightmare year he had after the injury
and of associated injuries since.
O'SULLIVAN retired after playing 15 senior games in 1997 and is claiming damages for
loss of earnings and pain, and loss of enjoyment of life as a result of the injury.
Under cross-examination by JOHN JORDAN for the AFL, O'SULLIVAN agreed he could not
be sure the ground had anything to do with his knee injury in one of the incidents viewed
on video.
The case before Judge ANTHONY SMITH is continuing.
AAP RTV cmc/jd/jn
KEYWORD: OSULLIVAN (MELBOURNE)
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