LOAN sharks and gambling, rehab and debt. No prizes for guessing Brendan Fevola is the subject of this story, the next chapter of which could play out in the bankruptcy courts where the troubled AFL legend is being chased for a relatively minuscule $7,000 debt.
Last month a creditor's petition naming Fevola as respondent debtor was filed in the Queensland registry of the Federal Circuit Court. If the debt isn't settled beforehand, the former sporting superstar could be bankrupted.
According to the petition, Brisbane property developer Luciano Menniti is chasing $7,296.08c, constituting funds he claims he loaned to Fevola in 2010, around the time the beleaguered star was in Brisbane undergoing rehabilitation for depression, as well as alcohol and gambling addiction. SiN sought comment from Fevola's via his manager Marty Pask of Essentially Group but did not receive a response by time of writing.
It was during this period that loan sharks wielding baseball bats allegedly turned up at the offices of Fevola's former managers, Velocity Sports demanding prompt repayment. Sources say some debts were settled swiftly. Other lenders were persuaded to wait.
Last month a creditor's petition naming Fevola as respondent debtor was filed in the Queensland registry of the Federal Circuit Court. If the debt isn't settled beforehand, the former sporting superstar could be bankrupted.
According to the petition, Brisbane property developer Luciano Menniti is chasing $7,296.08c, constituting funds he claims he loaned to Fevola in 2010, around the time the beleaguered star was in Brisbane undergoing rehabilitation for depression, as well as alcohol and gambling addiction. SiN sought comment from Fevola's via his manager Marty Pask of Essentially Group but did not receive a response by time of writing.
It was during this period that loan sharks wielding baseball bats allegedly turned up at the offices of Fevola's former managers, Velocity Sports demanding prompt repayment. Sources say some debts were settled swiftly. Other lenders were persuaded to wait.