BEN COUSINS [merged]

[Moi]

Crackers Keenan says someone mentioned to him that Ben Cousins will play at Richmond this year.  As a "mature age rookie player" and will be given 8 weeks to find out if he's clean, and he'll be tested.

[Go Richo 12]

Crackers Keenan says someone mentioned to him that Ben Cousins will play at Richmond this year.  As a "mature age rookie player" and will be given 8 weeks to find out if he's clean, and he'll be tested.

Not paying you out at all moi, but crackers got told by "someone"? Not sure how reliable a source crackers is these days?

[wayne]

Tim Watson just asked Terry Wallace on SEN about us taking Cousins as a mature age rookie.

Terry said the rules don't allow it because he has already played in the AFL, and that Silvestor is already our mature age rookie.

[Moi]

Crackers Keenan says someone mentioned to him that Ben Cousins will play at Richmond this year.  As a "mature age rookie player" and will be given 8 weeks to find out if he's clean, and he'll be tested.

Not paying you out at all moi, but crackers got told by "someone"? Not sure how reliable a source crackers is these days?

I'm just quoting what he said.  Don't shoot the messenger. 
His comments are being reported on other sites as well.  I'm just repeating them for people on here's benefit.

[bushranger]

Just on the news break they said that the Tigers have offered Cousin's a chance.
I truely hope this doesn't happen.
If It does I hope he gets rubbed out the first game he plays for us.
Having him on our team would have to hamper better sponsors I would think.
I just hope this is another media beat up. 

[Beren]

No mention of it at all on the ABC at 1.00pm.

[bushranger]

It was on the channel 10 news break at 1pm once then the next one there was nothing about it. But this is what they do on 10 anyway.
I just do hope it is a beat up.

[cub]

Poor Ben

eff Ben!

Missed the sarcasm in my post Moi 

Even though ! I do not think it would be the end of the world if he ended up with us.

If we hit our straps as I think we will, a player like cousins may be the difference between just missing out and gettting in or dare I say, the bottom half of the 8 as compared to a top 4 spot.

[bushranger]

CUB I would honestly rather miss out on the 8 than have him with us. Just what I feel I know others will think different but I don't want him with us at all no matter the cost to the ladder position with him with us.

[cub]

Bottom line I would prefer not, but I can see both sides of the coin 

[bushranger]

I just went through all I could on the channel 10 site and not a word about the Cousins issue.
So this might have just been a stunt to get us to listen to them.
And CUB I do see what you are saying, and i see the point you are making and it a valid one.
I just have had enough of him and his rubbish antics. Leave him to rot over in the West.

[Ekto]

Terry said on SEN this morning that we already had our Mature Rookie in Jarrod Sylvester.

Why are we still talking about Ben?

He won't be coming to Richmond....or any other AFL club......ever again.

Tony Mokbel and Carl Williams could raise millions for Richmond and kill off some opposition for us.....but they won't be coming either.

I really hope that Ben recovers from his addiction and leads a long enough life so that he can attend Mokbel's and Williams' funerals.

[Chuck17]

I just have had enough of him and his rubbish antics. Leave him to rot over in the West.

Yeah and get him to take back all those clowns and jugglers and bearded ladies as well

[one-eyed]

Meanwhile, Tigers football manager Craig Cameron slammed the door shut on recruiting fallen star Ben Cousins, saying 'we won't be taking him in the pre-season draft' on December 16.

http://sportal.com.au/afl-news-display/hislop-settling-in-61554

[mightytiges]

The AFL would have to change the rules for Cuz to become a mature rookie and IIRC with Rama's situation they'd also have to get agreement from the other 15 clubs. Not going to happen. Crackers should stick to making things up  in the Geelong Addy lol.