West Coast suspend Cousins indefinitely

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West Coast suspend Cousins indefinitely
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West Coast has suspended former captain Ben Cousins indefinitely.

It is unsure what the reasons behind the decision are, but it has been reported it is for breaking team rules.

Chief executive Trevor Nisbett will expand on this development at a press conference today

Guys/Girls just be mindfull that kids of all ages read this site.

Any ideas that you come up with that go over the top will be deleted pretty fast.

ben.carbonaro · Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 11:08 am Post subject:

The saga continues over in Perth.

I wonder what Dalton Gooding will have to say about this?

4GIVME · Robert Murphy Joined: 12 Feb 2007 Posts: 778

why isn't this a surprise.
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ben.carbonaro · Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 11:15 am Post subject:

The Footy Show will be all over it.

doggies40 · Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 11:26 am Post subject:

Dont even bother trying to get onto the sen site to listen to in online, you cant get into it.

Sen are reporting that he missed training .

Was ment to be at training at 9.30, still wasnt there at 10, reports ben had told the club not to worry about his personal life, maybe hes said something to the club, the club didnt like it, and have had enough, so they suspended him.

ben.carbonaro · Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 11:30 am Post subject:

Mel, the reason why the website doesn't always work is because there is a cap on how many users can listen online at once.

It has been set up this way to ensure that there is no server overload caused by people trying to tune in online.

doggies40 · Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 11:39 am Post subject:

Yeah i new a lot of people would be tr ying to get on to it, so i tried once, thn didnt boter again, i jsut went and got a radio to listen to it.

He missed a training session
He has a few private and personal issues going on
Was asked if it was drug related, there was no comment
Said it was a sad day for the eagles and its history
Ben was drug tested on the weekend, the results wont be back for a few weeks
Hes got to get counselling
Wont play for the wafl
Wont be aloud to train with the club

Thats about all i remember from what dalton gooding said.

If anyone wants to add anything else go for it.

cragglerock · Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 12:06 pm Post subject:

i think i'll wait to hear the definitive answer from the Weagles before making any wild accusations or assumptions...
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cino · Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 12:55 pm Post subject:

hehe Yeah, I wouldn't trust anything from that administration, Craggle. I'd rather rumour and innuendo, thanks.

In all fairness though, Cousins is a gun of a player (even if he is a complete k**bhead off field). Whatever the circumstances that have lead to this, albeit all his warnings also, I hope Ben straightens himself out and takes the time he needs to recooperate.

And I hope that we win the premiership too.

mighty_west · Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 1:18 pm Post subject:

He is one, silly silly boy!

Takes so much gloss off what should have been great times for the club after a great Grand Final victory.

But with EVERYTHING that has been going on with this club, they are now just the laughing stock of the AFL.

Some players go around town thinking that they are godlike figures, treated like kings in nightclubs etc, and unfortunatly for players like Ben Cousins, think that they are above the law.

Sad!
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doggies40 · Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 3:58 pm Post subject:

As much as ben has made himself look like an idiot with all the stuff hes done, and now being suspended, if the eagles were to let him go(which i dont think they will) i would love the dogs to go after him hard.

Yes he will be a handfull, yes hes an idiot, but hes a dam good footy player. Maybe a change will do him good.

mighty_west · Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 4:44 pm Post subject:

Earl · Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 8:48 pm Post subject:

I was listening to SEN and they are saying that there are rumours of a massive rift within the Eagles following the suspension of Cousins.

On one hand a group of players are happy that something has finally been done about Ben's off field indiscretions. Another group are upset that Cousins has been dumped in a time of need with his life approaching crisis point. This alledgedly has resulted in an altercation between 2 senior players.

I wonder how Chris Judd is feeling about all of this, and whether this will be the final nail in the coffin regarding Judd's career at West Coast.

cragglerock · Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 8:45 am Post subject:

to quote a movie, "Ben Cousins is not the Messiah, he's a very naughty boy!"
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DoggyOutWest · Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 9:17 am Post subject: