Freddos undercut Cousins' hard work
CARROT DILLSON
The Rage
March 16, 2010
RICHMOND has warned its troubled midfielder Ben Cousins to curb his chocolate eating.
Revelations that the recovering drug addict has overindulged on freddo frogs over the past year came as he was readmitted to hospital with stomach illness.
The club fears that Cousins, 31, could further shorten his already diminished career as a result of binging on freddos.
Richmond's football operations manager vehemently denied the drug rumours that have haunted Cousins since he was first admitted to hospital, pointing out that the player had had a blood test. The Tigers' president said he was unaware freddo frogs had become an issue for Cousins.
However, we can confirm that senior Richmond personnel raised the freddo frog issue with Cousins several times last year after going to the sweets jar and finding all the freddos gone.
The club has been forced to keep a close watch on the player's off-field activities as a result of the massive risk involved in taking on the game's first admitted drug addict. The Burly Man has since hid all the freddos in his stomach.
Cousins' long-term drug addiction has left him with a legacy of a high resistance to bertie beatles, musk sticks and Pez.
