The Afl Has Cut Cousins Adrift When It Should Be Throwing Him A Lifeline

WHEN Ben Cousins sat before the media on Monday, the backdrop featuring the AFL logo was swiftly removed. It seemed an extraordinary snubbing of the 2005 Brownlow medallist who had earlier been found guilty of bringing the game into disrepute.

Cousins: Rehabilitation Is The Only Cure

BEN COUSINS did not have to make a public statement after Monday's eight-hour AFL Commission hearing that suspended him for 12 months for bringing the game into disrepute. That he chose to do so should be seen not merely as a way of confirming what was already widely known, but as a beginning of a long period of atonement for the sacked West Coast player. "I would like to stress the fact that I am overcoming drug addiction, which is an ongoing process," Cousins said. "Contrary to media reports, I ...

Frankness, Apology Fail To Save Cousins From Ban

FALLEN Brownlow medallist Ben Cousins finally offered the AFL world the apology it had waited eight months to hear last night, but the former West Coast skipper said he was "bitterly disappointed" to be suspended from the game for 12 months.

Judging The Fallen Eagle Is A Minefield For The Afl

SINCE the AFL Commission summoned West Coast midfielder Ben Cousins to determine if he had brought the game into disrepute, opinions about how the commission should deal with this sensitive case have been divided sharply.

The Ball's In Cousins' Court

SINCE the AFL Commission summoned former West Coast midfielder Ben Cousins to determine if he had brought the game into disrepute, opinions about how the commission should deal with this troublesome and sensitive case have been sharply divided.

Pokie Access Cards To Track Problem Gamblers: Minister

ELECTRONIC access cards to track the movements of poker machine players could be introduced as part of a radical approach to tackle the state's gambling addiction problem.

Forever Trying To Reach The Next Level

"I BECAME aware of computers [when I was] aged around 10," Kasper Ketelaar, now 19, says. "It was really, really fun, but the addiction was not immediate. When we went on holiday my parents would say, 'Look out of the window and see how beautiful it is,' and I'd go, 'Oh, yeah, great', and continue to play my game."

Afl Set To Announce Decision On Cousins' Future

BEN Cousins now looks certain to spend 2008 outside the AFL system with the league determined the player will be punished for bringing the game into disrepute.

Afl Set To Block Moves For Cousins' Early Return

BEN Cousins now looks certain to spend 2008 outside the AFL system with the league determined the player will be punished for bringing the game into disrepute.