Millionaire `in street fight over noisy dog`

Millionaire `in street fight over noisy dog`

30.06.2009
Millionaire `in street fight over noisy dog`
Street fight ... Mark Bouris, the former boss of Wizard Home Loans and host of the upcoming Australian version of The Apprentice, allegedly roughed up a neighbour.
SHE`S cute and blonde but the new girl in millionaire businessman Mark Bouris`s life has led to a
spat with his exclusive Eastern Suburbs neighbours.

Mr Bouris, the former boss of Wizard Home Loans and host of the upcoming Australian version of The Apprentice, has allegedly roughed up a Watsons Bay resident who complained about the "incessant barking" of Connie, a 15-month-old golden labrador belonging to Mr Bouris`s girlfriend.

Peter Anthony McGrath, 58, has applied for an AVO against Mr Bouris after a scuffle allegedly broke out between the pair on Sunday.

Although Woollahra Council confirmed no formal complaints had been made to rangers about Connie, Mr McGrath claims her barking has been disrupting his sleep for six months.

About 2.15am on Sunday, Mr McGrath went across the road to Mr Bouris` home to quieten Connie, according to court documents.

He claims Mr Bouris and his girlfriend met him on the street as he walked towards their fence.

"That was you, wasn`t it you f...ing p...., leaving notes on my garage door," Mr Bouris allegedly shouted.

When Mr McGrath told him Connie had been barking since 8pm, Mr Bouris allegedly yelled: "Leave my f...ing girlfriend`s dog alone."

Mr McGrath claims Mr Bouris then pushed him into a wooden fence twice, causing him to hit his head.

When he freed himself and ran back to his house, he said Mr Bouris chased him to his front door and jammed his foot and arm inside so it couldn`t be closed.

Mr McGrath eventually shut the door and rang the police.

Later that day, he gave a five-page statement to officers at Rose Bay police station and took part in
a forensic procedure and a full video re-enactment.

Neither men turned up to Waverley Court for the AVO application but a lawyer for Mr Bouris said his client stayed at the house just two out of seven nights a week.

He added that Mr Bouris`s girlfriend had also vacated the home and placed Connie temporarily in a boarding kennel.

"The puppy has been removed," he said.

The lawyer also said Mr Bouris` girlfriend had her own complaint to file against Mr McGrath, who is about to travel overseas for a month.

Noting that "no one will be left in the street", Magistrate Leigh Gilmour refused to grant an interim AVO and deferred hearing the application until October.

In a statement to The Daily Telegraph, Mr Bouris said no other neighbour had complained about Connie to him or his girlfriend and he "believes he has behaved appropriately throughout the matter".

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A nightmare build-up was bad enough, but nothing compared to the suffering that awaited New South Wales at Suncorp Stadium.

When the dust settled on a spiteful clash, Queensland had staked their claim as Origin`s greatest by sealing a record fifth straight Origin series with a 34-6 victory.

But more pain is expected for fiery NSW backrower Luke O`Donnell.

The Maroons faithful in the 52,452-strong crowd went into party mode as Queensland continued their golden run - a 10-4 win-loss record since their winning streak began in 2006.

Only Queensland`s 13-3 record from 1922-26 is better.

It was going to take something special to take the focus away from the Andrew Johns racial row that had marred NSW`s shocking countdown to Origin II - but it became a subplot after O`Donnell`s brain explosion.

The Cowboys enforcer was considered lucky not to be sent off in the 26th minute when the match erupted following his ugly spear tackle on Maroons winger Darius Boyd.

He was placed on report - but that may be the least of his worries.

After O`Donnell`s shocking tackle sparked an all-in, the fired-up North Queensland forward could be seen headbutting David Taylor as the Queenslander was restrained by NSW`s Joel Monaghan.

While O`Donnell appeared to come off second best in the end after Sam Thaiday had finished with him, the Cowboys backrower looks set to have an even bigger headache when he appears before the judiciary considering his NRL rap sheet.

Not much had gone right for NSW in the countdown to arguably their most important clash in Origin`s 30-year history.

And the trend certainly continued from the kick-off.

Days after Johns` now infamous racial slurs rocked the countdown to Origin II, the question remained: ``How would the Maroons` indigenous stars respond?``

The fired-up Suncorp Stadium crowd didn`t have to wait long for the answer.

In the third minute a pumped Greg Inglis - the focus of Johns` rant that cost him his NSW assistant-coaching gig - had dragged two defenders over to score.

By the 12th, Israel Folau - another reportedly in Johns` sights on last week`s Blues bonding night - had latched onto a floating Willie Tonga pass and crossed with one of his first touches of the game to make it 10-0.

Asked how the Johns saga had affected him, Inglis told Channel Nine: ``It showed in my game tonight.

"I was pretty upset about it, and it`s pretty disappointing."

Cameron Smith gave NSW a sniff when he inexplicably kicked the ball out on the full not once but twice.

Yet by halftime Queensland had crossed again through Darius Boyd (35th minute) to make it 16-0.

It could have been worse. Billy Slater`s 31st minute effort was called back due to a dubious forward pass ruling.

It was more of the same in the second half as Queensland kept scoring, and players kept biffing.

The niggling act between Inglis and NSW centre Beau Scott boiled over in the 57th minute when the pair went toe to toe.

But there was no stopping the Maroons juggernaut as they blew out to a 34-0 lead through Tonga (44th), Folau (48th) and Cooper Cronk (62nd).

After Brett Morris was called back in the 74th minute for off-side, NSW finally got on the board through prop Brett White in the final minute, ensuring Queensland did not seal a record-breaking victory over the Blues.

It was the only solace for a badly beaten Blues outfit on Wednesday night.

In another headache for NSW, Paul Gallen was placed on report for a 23rd minute high shot on Nate Myles.

"I told you I was going to get him back," Gallen could be heard saying on the referee`s microphone.

AAP

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