Posts Tagged "Ben Cousins"

So after 33 goals in his past five matches with the Casey Scorpions in the VFL, the media are now pondering whether Brendan Fevola will be given another chance to play in the AFL. The GWS Giants are one club reported to be circling.

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“Remarkable, incredibly successful policy,” was how AFL operations manager Adrian Anderson described the code’s drug policy in the wake of six players testing positive for illicit drugs in 2010. Even if he was referring to a system which has seen a decrease in those numbers, there’s a paradox in the system being lauded for six [...]

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Daniel Bradshaw’s recent retirement has prompted the need for AFL clubs to introduce one day contracts as a sign of respect and loyalty to their most decorated sons.

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Football in Melbourne is as big and as alive as ever. There is the recent success of Collingwood, the resurgence of Carlton and Essendon. But the biggest sleeping giant of all is without a doubt the Richmond Tigers.

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One hundred and one (or one in seven) AFL players received a form of psychological help last year. When I first read Mark Stevens’ Herald Sun article, entitled ‘101 AFL players seek psychological help,’ I thought, “Good.” But on reflection, is this a good thing or a bad thing

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Building a positive reputation among women and creating a “family-friendly culture” is an understandable obsession within all major sporting codes, none more so than the AFL.

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No matter how you spin it, 2010 has been a year of controversy and drama in the AFL, both on and off the field. Football has certainly been no stranger to the front page. Now, as the year comes to a close – fittingly, with a nude photo scandal still making headlines – it’s time [...]

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Cheats. Drugs. Sex. Betrayal. Excess overtook excellence in Australia’s sporting year. Thinking rugby league? Think Melbourne Storm. And a man and a dog. AFL? A drug addict. A favourite son disowned.

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Once again the AFL’s handling of drug use among players is under the spotlight, with Hawthorn’s Travis Tuck yesterday becoming the first player to record three strikes under the league’s illicit drug policy. The final strike came after the 23 year-old was found unconscious on Friday night and treated for a suspected overdose.

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This week, the theme has been the issue of drugs and bad behaviour in sport. With bad boy Ben Cousins telling us all in a confronting documentary, and Hawthorn fringe player Travis Tuck overdosing, drugs have become a hot topic of conversation and condemnation.

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Recently I’ve been reading the life story of Vince Lombardi, the legendary American football coach credited with coining the phrase “winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing”.

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Caretaker Matthew Primus has completed an imposing audition for the Port Adelaide coaching job with a 10-point AFL win over Richmond.

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It was almost a fairytale finish to the brilliant, controversial and at times bizarre career of Ben Cousins. For all the drama surrounding his drug battles and the soap opera that has become his life, ultimately Cousins should be remembered as a champion of the game.

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Ben Cousins was my childhood hero. He was a large part of the reason why as a tall and gangly twelve year old, my winter sport of choice switched from basketball to Australian Rules Football. I wore his number 35 on my school footy jumper and tried to emulate his football feats every Saturday morning.

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Despite criticism that it had glamorised drug use, footballer Ben Cousins opened the second part of his controversial documentary with a warning for anyone contemplating a life with drugs.

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Ben Cousins has proved to be an extraordinary footballer over the years, but the recent airing of his documentary has left us with many unanswered questions.

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Part one of the Ben Cousins documentary Such is Life, which screened on TV last night, was both compelling and confronting. Leaving aside the momentum-halting antics of Channel Seven, it made for great viewing. But it did manage to raise more than a few questions.

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Controversial AFL star and drug addict Ben Cousins claims his notorious 2007 arrest in Perth was “payback” from WA police. He has also described the death of his friend and former West Coast player Chris Mainwaring in the same year as “a tragic accident”.

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Third-placed St Kilda eventually nosed clear of Richmond for a 21-point win on Saturday, leaving the Tigers sweating on the fitness of Ben Cousins for his farewell game.

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The AFL retirement media conference is often proof that big blokes do cry. Many tough, fearless veterans of 200-plus games have poignantly struggled with the moment when their football mortality is confirmed to the world.

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