By Tim Clarke
November 15th 2007 @ 7:57am
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Cousins still keen to play in AFL again
Embattled AFL star Ben Cousins has surfaced in Sydney, saying the dropping of all police charges against him may help save his football career when he fronts the AFL Commission next week.
Cousins’ whereabouts have been unknown since he returned last week from the United States, where he was reported to have gone on a five-day [...]
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