February 7, 1997: "A f---ing massacre"
Twenty-five years ago, we woke up to James Packer effing and blinding at us from the back of the paper.
Twenty-five years ago, James Packer was swearing at us from the back of the paper.
The occasion was an AAP story from the previous day’s proceedings before the Industrial Court of NSW, at which Anthony Mundine and six other Super League players were seeking to have their ARL loyalty contracts set aside.
Speaking in court had been player agent Darryl Mathe…