BEN COUSINS [merged]

[bushranger]

Cousins equals trouble. In was sort of from, I don't know. But I think he'll be a bad influence to our younger players.
Though there is no doubt that he's a great player, but I'm not sure weather that greatness was gathered while he was taking the drugs or what. I say keep away and let our young one develop.

[Mr Magic]

Was extremely happy to hear Royal say in an interview the other day he is not in our sights.

[one-eyed]

The Australian today is saying Cousins will announce his preferred club on Ch 7 pre-game today while Ricky Nixon his manager said he won't be.

WEST Coast assistant coach Peter Sumich has made the extraordinary claim that both he and coach John Worsfold would ask the club's board to allow disgraced champion Ben Cousins back at the Eagles should the players push for the former skipper's return.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24408359-5012432,00.html
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/afl/story/0,26576,24408754-19742,00.html

[WilliamPowell]

The Australian today is saying Cousins will announce his preferred club on Ch 7 pre-game today while Ricky Nixon his manager said he won't be.

Well Ricky was right and the Australian wrong (yet again) 

Another great get by the Australian

[one-eyed]

Any interest or change minds on Cousins?


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Cousins decision next month
By Jennifer Witham
 4:19 PM Mon 13 October, 2008

THE AFL Commission has been updated on the conditions that disgraced former Eagle Ben Cousins must meet before his application for re-registration is considered next month.

"The Commission's next meeting is over November 17 and 18, which is when they'll make the decision, but we don't know yet whether he'll appear at that meeting."

Cousins is yet to name a preferred AFL club should he become eligible to play,  although it has been reported Collingwood and St Kilda are frontrunners in attempting to secure the premiership midfielder's services.

The 30-year-old will have to enter the pre-season draft in December if he is to continue his footballing career at the highest level.

http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=68954

[one-eyed]

Cousins has been allowed to return to AFL footy.

Provisions:
* There must be a drug and alcohol management program at the club he ends up at.
* He'll have urine testing 3 times per week and hair testing 4 times per year by AFL testers.
* Cousins must cooperate with any request for testing. Any delays or hindering of the testing procedures won't be tolerated.
* Any failure by Cousins to follow the above or if drugs or signs of drug taking are found in his system, the AFL has the power to suspend Cousins without a hearing.

[Chuck17]

He'll have urine testing 3 times per week and hair testing 4 times per year by AFL testers.

Anyone know why hair testing?

Does it have anything to do with the new boutique opening up in Sydeny's West?

[wayne]

I wonder if we'll consider him.

We have no sponsor, so there'll be little resistance there. 

[mightytiges]

It's going to be fun watching St Kilda trying to stay out of the headlines with Cousins, Gardiner and Carroll all down at Linton St. A ticking timebomb  .

Anyone know why hair testing?

Hair testing is considered accurate and can go back as far as 90 days. As hair grows out, any drugs used are encased in the hair shaft. Longer hair can reveal an individual's drug history spanning a longer period than shorter hair. Human hair grows an average of .5 inches/month, which corresponds to 30 days of possible drug testing for approximately every .5 inch. Testing laboratories generally require between 0.5 and 1.5 inches for testing. This represents approximately 30 to 90 days of drug use.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_test

[Chuck17]

Thanks MT, if he starts to sport a shaved head then it would be a fair guess that something is not quiet right.

[Smokey]

Thanks MT, if he starts to sport a shaved head then it would be a fair guess that something is not quiet right.

Have you noticed how many of them are nowadays?   

[Jackstar]

Thanks MT, if he starts to sport a shaved head then it would be a fair guess that something is not quiet right.

Plus a mans version of a 'Brazilian' and a full body wax.

[torch]

he is back!

[one-eyed]

What your club said
Staff writer | November 19, 2008

SEE how your club reacted to the AFL Commission giving Ben Cousins the green light to a return to footy.

RICHMOND: Head of football Craig Cameron declined to comment.



http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/afl/story/0,26576,24673032-19742,00.html

[Mr Magic]

Thanks MT, if he starts to sport a shaved head then it would be a fair guess that something is not quiet right.

Maybe he has already..Reports this morning that the tester couldn't get a hair sample long enough from Benny for accurate testing.