Cousins moves into his new Melbourne home / Cuz's private life invaded - Terry

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Ben Cousins has moved into a new Melbourne home
Sunday Herald Sun | Ellen Whinett and Eleni Hale | February 22, 2009

CONTROVERSIAL Richmond recruit Ben Cousins has moved into a new home in Melbourne's bayside suburbs.

The former West Coast player is renting a double-storey, renovated Edwardian cottage on a leafy suburban street. The property was advertised at $775 a week.

Cousins, driving a $56,000 Commodore with a mystery woman in the passenger seat, came and went from the house during the week.

"I've got nothing to say, mate," a smiling Cousins said when approached by the Sunday Herald Sun.

Since his move to Melbourne, the footy star had been house-sitting a home belonging to Richmond president Gary March in Middle Park and had been seen out enjoying the cafes and restaurants in Albert Park's Victoria Ave and Port Melbourne's Bay St.

But he has now taken up residence in the cottage, which has ample security, including an alarm system and surveillance cameras in the entrance.

His move comes just in time for him to get settled before his Richmond debut, expected to be on Thursday night against Collingwood at Docklands.

A shirtless Cousins wandered around the house yesterday, looking toned, tanned and ready for the much-anticipated game.

Tradesmen and carpet cleaners visited the house during the week and moving boxes were piled out the front.

Friends also paid visits during the week.

According to the real estate blurb for the property, walking through the home is "like paging through a glossy magazine".

The three-bedroom, two-bathroom house has a state-of-the-art kitchen, study and alfresco entertaining area.

Curiously, it also has a "parent's domain".

Built-in wardrobes, central heating, reverse-cycle airconditioning, stone vanity cabinets in the bathroom and french doors complete the look.

The cottage, rented fully furnished, has modern furniture and appliances, including a minimalist white couch in the lounge room and sophisticated black-and-white decor in the master bedroom.

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25087993-661,00.html

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Of course the Herald-Sun also has pictures of Cuz and the property

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/gallery/0,22010,5037545-5006020,00.html

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But wait there's more Herald-Sun fluff about Cuz not on the web.....

* CRICKET chief James Sutherland was almost speechless as he left cricket headquarters in Melbourne last week with bad boy Andrew Symonds. A silver Commodore pulled up and a bare-chested driver wound down the window and yelled out his support for the troubled cricketer. The man behind the wheel was none other than AFL bad boy Ben Cousins.

Cuz on a winner
* FORMER Richmond footy chief Greg Miller has reached ``Krakouer territory'' on his caravan trek around Australia and rang to tell us he was at the Mt Barker races this week looking at the inner arena where Jim and Phil learned their craft.
But Greg had a more interesting report, having just watched a nag named Impact Rating romp home in the first race.
He thought it an omen that the horse, which won last year's Albany Cup, was owned by the Tiger recruit Ben Cousins and a few of his footy mates, namely Michael Gardiner, Dean Cox, Drew Banfield and Chad Morrison. The boys are looking to add the Esperance Cup to their racing portfolio this year.

[2JD]

Ben Cousins has moved into a new Melbourne home
Sunday Herald Sun | Ellen Whinett and Eleni Hale | February 22, 2009

CONTROVERSIAL Richmond recruit Ben Cousins has moved into a new home in Melbourne's bayside suburbs.

The former West Coast player is renting a double-storey, renovated Edwardian cottage on a leafy suburban street. The property was advertised at $775 a week.

Cousins, driving a $56,000 Commodore with a mystery woman in the passenger seat, came and went from the house during the week.

"I've got nothing to say, mate," a smiling Cousins said when approached by the Sunday Herald Sun.

Since his move to Melbourne, the footy star had been house-sitting a home belonging to Richmond president Gary March in Middle Park and had been seen out enjoying the cafes and restaurants in Albert Park's Victoria Ave and Port Melbourne's Bay St.

But he has now taken up residence in the cottage, which has ample security, including an alarm system and surveillance cameras in the entrance.

His move comes just in time for him to get settled before his Richmond debut, expected to be on Thursday night against Collingwood at Docklands.

A shirtless Cousins wandered around the house yesterday, looking toned, tanned and ready for the much-anticipated game.

Tradesmen and carpet cleaners visited the house during the week and moving boxes were piled out the front.
Friends also paid visits during the week.
According to the real estate blurb for the property, walking through the home is "like paging through a glossy magazine".

The three-bedroom, two-bathroom house has a state-of-the-art kitchen, study and alfresco entertaining area.

Curiously, it also has a "parent's domain".

Built-in wardrobes, central heating, reverse-cycle airconditioning, stone vanity cabinets in the bathroom and french doors complete the look.

The cottage, rented fully furnished, has modern furniture and appliances, including a minimalist white couch in the lounge room and sophisticated black-and-white decor in the master bedroom.

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25087993-661,00.html

Are they for real down at the HUN,this crap is no better than any of the articles we wrote!

(I wonder if the "mystery" woman is a friend of the "burly" man)

[Chuck17]

At least ours were interesting reading   

[mightytiges]

Going by the photos it looks like there are now two burly men helping Cuz lol. The "mystery woman" is his new girlfriend isn't it?


I love how the journos include the cost of everything in Cuz's life. What next .... following him down to the supermarket?

"Cousins was seen walking out of Safeway with a $3.10 loaf of bread, $1.47 carton of milk and $3.99/kg bag of bananas"

[WilliamPowell]

 


 

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Wallace admits in today's Age that Cousins' private life is being encroached unfairly...

Star gets stripe and some unwanted attention
Steve Butler | February 23, 2009

STAR Richmond recruit Ben Cousins will step into the black and gold for the first time on Thursday in the Tigers' NAB Cup match against Collingwood.

But while Tigers coach Terry Wallace has praised Cousins for the way he had handled the feverish attention since the club selected him in last year's pre-season draft, he claimed the constant scrutiny of his private life was unfair.

The trend continued yesterday as thousands of Richmond fans swarmed around Cousins at the club's family day in suburban Melbourne.

And yesterday, as Melbourne held a day of mourning for the recent bushfire tragedy, a story about Cousins renting a new home filled most of page three in a leading newspaper.

Wallace said the interest and adulation in the star on-baller outstripped anything he had seen as a three-time Hawthorn premiership player in that club's golden era of the 1970s and 1980s.

"I've never seen anything like it," Wallace said. "Certainly for our playing group, and even for myself, having been around a lot longer than the players, it gives you some sort of understanding of what happens overseas with rock stars and movie stars. Even at one stage today, he went to the toilet and there were 200 people following him.

"It's a bit bizarre and I don't think there's any doubt that it's over the top. Does it encroach on his privacy? Yes, it does.

"He's handling it extremely well, but I think everyone finds it disappointing. I don't think anyone needs to know what's happening in his private life and whether he's having dinner or who he's having dinner with."

http://www.realfooty.com.au/articles/2009/02/22/1235237456579.html?feed=fairfaxdigitalxml

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[wayne]

Even at one stage today, he went to the toilet and there were 200 people following him.

Easy way to fix that, have a spicy Indian dish full of red meat before you go to the toilet.

I don't think too many people will hang around the toilet after he's backed that one out! 

[mightytiges]

Poor Cuz will need an intervention order against everyone. It's like the truman show. If the Herald-Sun "reporters" weren't "journos" they would be charged for stalking.

As for 200 people following him to the loo. That's just bizarre! 

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Caro just now on 3aw claims there's friction behind the scenes between the RFC and the media.

We're apparently talking to our AFL network - a former RFC ruckman in charge of the AFLPA (very subtle Caro lol) - about things getting out of hand with the Cousins (ie. the story and pics about his house).

She claims there's never been more suspicion and antagonism between clubs and the media. Hawthorn too are upset with regard to Franklin although they have backed off a bit recently.

[Mr Magic]

Caro just now on 3aw claims there's friction behind the scenes between the RFC and the media.

We're apparently talking to our AFL network - a former RFC ruckman in charge of the AFLPA (very subtle Caro lol) - about things getting out of hand with the Cousins (ie. the story and pics about his house).

She claims there's never been more suspicion and antagonism between clubs and the media. Hawthorn too are upset with regard to Franklin although they have backed off a bit recently.

Fair enough Richmond and it's about bloody time other clubs drew a line in the sand too!!

I cannot stand the whole paparazzi element that has snuck into the press since Wayne Carey shagged his skipper's missus.
Gets worse every year.

Just let them play for goodness sake.

[3rogerd]

Caro just now on 3aw claims there's friction behind the scenes between the RFC and the media.

We're apparently talking to our AFL network - a former RFC ruckman in charge of the AFLPA (very subtle Caro lol) - about things getting out of hand with the Cousins (ie. the story and pics about his house).

She claims there's never been more suspicion and antagonism between clubs and the media. Hawthorn too are upset with regard to Franklin although they have backed off a bit recently.

she would know, sometimes you dont always get what you ask for hey Caro.

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More Herald-Sun gossip  ....... this story isn't on the web

Blue belle Ben's close mate   
Herald Sun, 25-02-2009, Pg: 025, CONFIDENTIAL
 
THE identity of the mystery woman snapped with a shirtless Ben Cousins last week has been revealed as Elli Johnston, daughter of former Carlton champion Wayne Johnston.

Johnston, 21, an events co-ordinator and part-time model, is a close friend of the Richmond recruit -- but apparently not a girlfriend.

The pair were snapped coming and going from Cousins' new rental pad in one of Melbourne's leafy bayside suburbs last week.

Johnston, who apparently has a boyfriend, did not wish to comment on her friendship with Cousins yesterday.

Cousins' current partner, a woman known only as Maylea, is in Perth.

She and the former footy bad boy are reportedly long-time friends.

She is a naturopath and is believed to have two children from a previous marriage -- which explains why he has rented a home with a "parent's domain''.