In September 2001, Vernon Yanner and Hurley had ‘a big knuckle-up’ when Hurley, after a session at the pub, decided to confiscate Vernon’s new motorcycle. Vernon told me:

"He was driving off on it so I threw my boot at him, crash-tackled him off my bike, ended up wrestling there in the gutter. He had my head under water for a while trying to drown me. Then I had his head under the water for a while trying to drown him. I had his head under water when the boys pulled me off him... We won’t stop until one of us weren’t kicking.

Murrandoo said to me after we had the fight, "Go and apologise to Hurley then you won’t be charged. He wants you to apologise to him." And I said, "Fuck him." And he said, ‘Well, fuck him, but still he’ll charge you with this and that. You don’t have to like it, just go and apologise and you won’t be charged."

I went up and apologised to him at the police station: "Sorry about that." He just went off: "You little smart cunt! You should fucking take a leaf out of your brother’s book, you cunt! I should just fucking take you to jail now!" >And I said, "Get fucked, you cunt! I’ll see you in court." "So you don’t want me to drop charges?" "No, not if you’re going to speak to me like this. You can go fuck yourself." And I walked out. I didn’t like him full stop."

Hurley charged Vernon, but later, in light of the circumstances, the charges were dropped.