Such is Life: The Ben Cousins Story

[Byron_Clanger]

Was over it in 2007 when we were copping it from all angles

 

[maryjames]

Cousins will retire at seasons end..

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

Hopefully its better then Shane Crawfords effort..

Well, Crawf wasn't a drug addict or a menace to society, but this should be more to your liking

 

[Heisenberg_]

Dont know about that Grammy. If you saw his second half against the crows at Aami in 2005 or 2006 (cant remember which) prelim, you would have to wonder what he took at half time. He was outstanding in the first half, but 10 times as good in the second half. I still cant believe how hard he ran.

That game just showed how god damn good the man was at the peak of his game, drugs had nothing to do with it.

 

[Quinz]

That game just showed how god damn good the man was at the peak of his game, drugs had nothing to do with it.

He is one of if not the best endurance runners the game has seen, so it's not as if that performance was without precedent.

Must be frustrating as an Adelaide supporter with those two prelims though. They were unlucky not to get a GF appearance in those years.

 

[UpTheGuts]

Well, Crawf wasn't a drug addict or a menace to society, but this should be more to your liking

menace to society? that's a bit rich

crawf's thing was self-indulgent tripe. This is a story that has the capacity to spook and hopefully inspire (in terms of roads not to go down)

 

[evo]

hopefully it's a proper doco with substance and not just some glorified pile of shit.

I don't hold out high hopes. If it's filmed the last 2 years, how 'shocking' could it be?

I bet half the younger posters on bigfooty could make a more interesting and debauched doco.

 

[wce4premiership]

Will be great viewing, i actually didnt mind crawfs for the tiny look inside afl life but this one will be much more intriguing i think.

Can't wait

 

[pacemaker]

Cousins will retire at seasons end..

Yeah it is apparently true.

 

[wce4premiership]

I for one will not be watching it. Honestly airing out the guys dirty laundry is the last thing he needs.
He can also now say goodbye to getting re-signed.

He obviously has permission to air it

 

[Alphanumeric]

I'm interested in how he got away with taking drugs for so long.

He said in an interview recently that he spent most of his career on the gear.

 

[Hodgepodge]

I hope it's a frank and unedited documentary and not a puff piece in any way.

 

[maryjames]

Well, Crawf wasn't a drug addict or a menace to society, but this should be more to your liking

So I'm guessing you liked Crawfs doco?

 

[mcuzzy]

If the retirement rumour is true...I will be extremely upset.

All I want to see is one more season...just one more..

 

[Breeder Reactor]

If the retirement rumour is true...I will be extremely upset.

All I want to see is one more season...just one more..

You are not alone in your thoughts.

 

[ToO]

If the retirement rumour is true...I will be extremely upset.

All I want to see is one more season...just one more..

I think the time is right.

 

[James23]

That game just showed how god damn good the man was at the peak of his game, drugs had nothing to do with it.

Unfortunately noone will ever know what Cousins did at half time of the 2006 preliminary final. However, the way things have unfolded since, I have big suspicions. I remember vaguely our fittest player in the team, van Berlo labelling his second half 'superhuman'

 

[mcuzzy]

Unfortunately noone will ever know what Cousins did at half time of the 2006 preliminary final. However, the way things have unfolded since, I have big suspicions. I remember vaguely our fittest player in the team, van Berlo labelling his second half 'superhuman'

Not sure why drugs had to be brought into his performance in that match.

Gary Ablett played awesomely last season...pretty superhuman some would say....his dad took drugs...Gary Ablett Jr. must have taken drugs to win the brownlow and the premiership

 

[DivideandMultiply]

Dont know about that Grammy. If you saw his second half against the crows at Aami in 2005 or 2006 (cant remember which) prelim, you would have to wonder what he took at half time. He was outstanding in the first half, but 10 times as good in the second half. I still cant believe how hard he ran.

And how the hell would he get away with it at AAMI stadium, surrounded by officials, teamates, support staff, security and cameras.

Also what prey chance was this mystery substance.

You lost, don't be a tool about it.

 

[DivideandMultiply]

Unfortunately noone will ever know what Cousins did at half time of the 2006 preliminary final. However, the way things have unfolded since, I have big suspicions. I remember vaguely our fittest player in the team, van Berlo labelling his second half 'superhuman'

Dude you guys need to give it a rest.

Adelaide was a great team in 05 and 06 but weren't good enough on that day.

It's nice to make excuses, but Cousins from his earliest days in the AFL was an outstanding endurance runner.

By 06 he had been in the system nearly 10 years and had performed similarly on a number of occasions.

You got burnt that day by one of the most consistent as well as consistently excellent footballers of that 10 year period.

 

[Breeder Reactor]

Dude you guys need to give it a rest.

Adelaide was a great team in 05 and 06 but weren't good enough on that day.

It's nice to make excuses, but Cousins from his earliest days in the AFL was an outstanding endurance runner.

By 06 he had been in the system nearly 10 years and had performed similarly on a number of occasions.

You got burnt that day by one of the most consistent as well as consistently excellent footballers of that 10 year period.

Damn Straight. Also Aker should be careful. Remember the Michael Braun saga.

 

[James23]

Dude you guys need to give it a rest.

Adelaide was a great team in 05 and 06 but weren't good enough on that day.

It's nice to make excuses, but Cousins from his earliest days in the AFL was an outstanding endurance runner.

By 06 he had been in the system nearly 10 years and had performed similarly on a number of occasions.

You got burnt that day by one of the most consistent as well as consistently excellent footballers of that 10 year period.

Once again, im not making accusations.. only suspicions. Something which of course is going to hover over that eagles premiership. Which is the consequences of turning a blind eye.

 

[DivideandMultiply]

Damn Straight. Also Aker should be careful. Remember the Michael Braun saga.

Aker has never been careful about throwing stones, even without basis.

The Braun accusation simply stemmed from how hard he supposedly ran in a game, no evidence mind you. Problem was, whilst Braun was a fantastic gut runner there were better in the league at the time and probably substantially more now.

 

[DivideandMultiply]

Once again, im not making accusations.. only suspicions. Something which of course is going to hover over that eagles premiership. Which is the consequences of turning a blind eye.

Not really mate.

You are adding 2+2 and getting 5.

I could air all sorts of unsubstantiated "suspicions" based on a couple of Adelaide players past behavior. Still wouldn't be even remotely rational.

 

[Breeder Reactor]

Aker has never been careful about throwing stones, even without basis.

The Braun accusation simply stemmed from how hard he supposedly ran in a game, no evidence mind you. Problem was, whilst Braun was a fantastic gut runner there were better in the league at the time and probably substantially more now.

Agreed.