Former Souths' star Sam Burgess says while he was angry he was being treated "inhumanely", he did not intimidate his ex-father in law.
Giving evidence at Moss Vale Local Court, Burgess remained calm as he denied prosecution claims he came within 20 centimeters of Mitchell Hooke in 2019 and said "I'm going to get you."
"That's not true," he responded.
Burgess said the disagreement began at the end of visitation on Mr Hooke's Glenquarry home.
"I told Mitch that I thought this was inhumane, there was a better way for us to do it and I think he knows that."
"He then said if you'd like to talk about inhumane, we can talk about what's inhumane Sam."
"I said to Mitch, 'Mitch please not in front of the children, let's just leave it'," Burgess said.
He told the court as he walked out the front door he said to Mr Hooke: "Mitch I think you're a bad person inside and out and that's the result why Phoebe is the way she is."
Outside he said voices were raised and they swore at each other.
"I said f*** you Mitch, you're a piece of s***."
"He said, 'Sam no one loves you… we love you and you're throwing it all away'."
Mitch is then alleged to have said: "I'm going to make sure I ruin your career if it's the last thing I do."
Burgess claimed as he drove away from the property, he saw the children had made their way out of the house which caused him concern.
Afterwards, Ms Burgess texted her ex-husband.
"You're a pig…we're done. At least people have now seen who you really are, you f***."
The court heard on the way back to Sydney, Burgess called his "long time" friend Anthony Bell who spoke to both sides.
Police phoned later that evening.
The court was previously shown vision of Burgess drinking schooners before he went to the house but a pharmacologist report found the mid strength beers would have left him with a blood alcohol reading of 0.00 or slightly above.
Both sides will make their closing submissions this afternoon.
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