Cousins suspended indefinitely - according to SEN

[GoOsH1]

Yeah What was Your Speed Mixed with ??? Must have been Crap

Hey Buddy i know for a Fact many people, where i live work long hours & people stay up all night & go to work without any sleep,take this drug to keep them going all day mate.

There not shakey at all & are quite allert to what they are doing thats why they take the Drug & thats its harder to detect when tested so get ya Facts Right mate.

It's an enhansing Drug.
Here have a Read mate http://www.urban75.com/Drugs/drugspeed.html

mate, I'm betting none of your mates run 15km+ in a few hours, extending their cardio vascular system to the limits, while on speed. You are seriously deluded if you think you can take an enhancing amount of speed and then run around and push your heart to it's limits. Unless you have a death wish. Go ahead and try it sometime though, it'd be natural selection in action.

Yes it makes you more alert (though in a grand final I don't think you could be much more alert), but you'd also find your heart going at least 30-40 bpm higher at rest, I don't even want to know what would happen after a gut busting run, it wouldn't be pretty that's for sure.

and as far as making you shaky, it's a known side effect to high doses of any amphetamine, take a look sometime.
from wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphetamine
"When the drug is abused effects could include involuntary bodily movements, hyperhidrosis, hyperactivity, jitteriness...."

Just Face the Facts Your Team's in the Sh***t & you know it.

WTF has this comment got to do with the rest of the post? talk about a stupid end to a reasonable discussion.

 

[SwansSince1967]

WTF has this comment got to do with the rest of the post? talk about a stupid end to a reasonable discussion.

Just put that in ta piss you off , Looks like it worked.

here calm down Listen to a good old Eagles Song http://www.dockerland.com/podcast/wehateyou.html

 

[zero]

Just put that in ta piss you off , Looks like it worked.

mate, you attempts to spell and construct sentences are more aggravating than your sad attempts to annoy people.

your finding school tough, aren't you?

 

[midorigreenwood]

Doesn't make sense..... if Cousins had a long term illegal drug problem...ie: an addiction....he would have gotten caught out by the tests long time ago. (isn't the three strikes rule only for the off-season?)

A problem with alcohol? possibly

Most likely the breakup with the girlfriend has led to a terrible bender mixed with alcohol and drugs. The eagles management seeing the signs takes preemptive action and suspends him.

 

[DeadlyAkkuret]

Just put that in ta piss you off , Looks like it worked.

here calm down Listen to a good old Eagles Song http://www.dockerland.com/podcast/wehateyou.html

Please stop being an embarrassment to Sydney supporters.

 

[stickman11]

Doesn't make sense..... if Cousins had a long term illegal drug problem...ie: an addiction....he would have gotten caught out by the tests long time ago. (isn't the three strikes rule only for the off-season?)

A problem with alcohol? possibly

Most likely the breakup with the girlfriend has led to a terrible bender mixed with alcohol and drugs. The eagles management seeing the signs takes preemptive action and suspends him.

Went on a preseason trip!

 

[Ron]

here calm down Listen to a good old Eagles Song http://www.dockerland.com/podcast/wehateyou.html

wow those freo supporters have a huge inferiority complex. No doubt about that.

 

[D Mitchell]

I wouldn't surprise me if he's back by round 4, the guys an idiot but I think he's smart enough to realise the consequences of not cleaning his act up. I'm sure he will do what he has to do to get back in the side. ....

It'll have more to do with WCE bending over backwards to get him back in than Cousins miraculously coming to his senses.

 

[Sebastian Balboa]

wow those freo supporters have a huge inferiority complex. No doubt about that.

Not all of us, Ron.

 

[Sebastian Balboa]

Doesn't make sense..... if Cousins had a long term illegal drug problem...ie: an addiction....he would have gotten caught out by the tests long time ago. (isn't the three strikes rule only for the off-season?)

A problem with alcohol? possibly

Most likely the breakup with the girlfriend has led to a terrible bender mixed with alcohol and drugs. The eagles management seeing the signs takes preemptive action and suspends him.

For his and football's sake, I sincerely hope this is the case, ie: that this is all there is to it.

 

[Exe Gesis]

The odds are...

* Cousins already got positive test results days ago, not when the story broke.
* Already moved in with his parents weeks ago to resolve his issues.
* That before then is why Judd had been withholding signing due to the WCE lack of management in sorting Cousins out. Threatening the sitting out.
* Hence why Cousins has been suspended.
* Hence why AFL already know the results.
* Hence why Judd signs on.

 

[Fletchers Girl]

The odds are...

* Cousins already got positive test results days ago, not when the story broke.
* Already moved in with his parents weeks ago to resolve his issues.
* That before then is why Judd had been withholding signing due to the WCE lack of management in sorting Cousins out. Threatening the sitting out.
* Hence why Cousins has been suspended.
* Hence why AFL already know the results.
* Hence why Judd signs on.

I like that bit

 

[theGav56]

Doesn't make sense..... if Cousins had a long term illegal drug problem...ie: an addiction....he would have gotten caught out by the tests long time ago. (isn't the three strikes rule only for the off-season?).

He may have been; The club/AFL only get informed if a third positive occurs.

 

[hbk_aus]

Does anyone have the clip of Chick in the car park yeterday that was on the news?

 

[FreoGirl]

The West Australian claims Ben's dad is seeking legal action against the club for suspending him. It shows his parents obviously aren't "working with the Eagles" and are possibly in denial?

 

[campbell]

The West Australian claims Ben's dad is seeking legal action against the club for suspending him. It shows his parents obviously aren't "working with the Eagles" and are possibly in denial?

I think they want him on full pay, and the Eagles are said to be refusing to pay him.

 

[Footylover1]

I think they want him on full pay, and the Eagles are said to be refusing to pay him.

Why should the Eagles pay him for doing nothing? He should be on a performance based salary.

 

[Footylover1]

Please stop being an embarrassment to Sydney supporters.

That song is funny though!

 

[Bugz]

Seven News- Perth.

Video Clip available here (go to bottom of the page). Its a pretty big download.

http://forum.australian-media.com.au/index.php?showtopic=10&st=4100&start=4100

 

[Ford Fairlane]

He may have been; The club/AFL only get informed if a third positive occurs.

Just hypothetically, if he had tested positive once already, was tested on Monday and the Eagles figure that's going to be 2 strikes, by suspending him indefinitely from training, does he become inaccessible to the testers? Can the Eagles claim he's "gone to ground" and not know of his whereabouts, thereby preventing a (possible) third strike?


Also is this now considered "in season" and what are the penalties?

 

[mantis]

mate, you attempts to spell and construct sentences are more aggravating than your sad attempts to annoy people.

your finding school tough, aren't you?

Seems you are as well.

 

[carntheroos4eva]

mate, you attempts to spell and construct sentences are more aggravating than your sad attempts to annoy people.

your finding school tough, aren't you?

So are you matey.

 

[Embers]

I think they want him on full pay, and the Eagles are said to be refusing to pay him.

As I said before if Cousins quits football he has to get another job cos hes blown all his money. The plan with Cousins was always to pay him massive sums near the end of his career. This year he was going to be earning between 600-700k for the season. I guess his dad wants him to get some savings if he doesnt ever return..

 

[- PC -]

Just hypothetically, if he had tested positive once already, was tested on Monday and the Eagles figure that's going to be 2 strikes, by suspending him indefinitely from training, does he become inaccessible to the testers? Can the Eagles claim he's "gone to ground" and not know of his whereabouts, thereby preventing a (possible) third strike?


Also is this now considered "in season" and what are the penalties?

The best thing to come out of all of this is some clarification of the drug laws ...and how unwieldy they are

6pr keep banging on about 3rd strike hes gone blah blah...now unless they knew the test was an AFL one then they are incorrect...the only test I heard of was a club sanctioned test, and as a club sanctioned test it is not subject to AFL scrutiny

It also opens up the idea that for the sake of the player he should not be tested by the AFL ( my opinion) until 8 weeks before he is due to return..ie the club says his return will be 8 weeks from this date and the AFL test him and clear him

 

[Brown Bottle]

can I just go through all the rumours and cr@p we've got in this thread so far:

- last but not least, everyone has the inside scoop, and we haven't heard the last of it! But we can't say anything until after it comes out, then we'll strut around saying we already knew about that days ago.

you provided a pretty good summary. sadly, on your last point, there is a lot that can't be posted, and some people on these threads are giving out accurate information if you can read between the lines. simple as that. the mods do a great job of keeping unsubstantiated stuff out of these threads, but sometimes it means that people who know stuff but can't substantiate are forced to withhold detail.

would you "give up" a source inside the club for the benefit of BF readers? didn't think so.