We as Australians have truly been blessed to have a citizen as noble and brave as Ben Cousins. Lets be honest no one here is perfect (although im so damn close its scary) and neither is Ben Cousins. Last week the Eagles and Cousins decided it was time to give his body a break. Fair enough considering hes the hardest working player in the AFL (take note Mark Ricciuto).
On his well earned and deserved break, Cousins has decided that during his time off he will better himself as a human being (take note Mark Ricciuto) and rather then spend his time adding on the kgs like a certain Docker midfielder who exposed himself a while back he has decided to spend the time on curing what is really a very small problem in his life. Even though his drug "problem" is so insignificant and small he has decided to tackle the problem in order to not only lead the way for all young men in the country but lead the way for all other AFL players who fail to admit they are not as good as they may think they are.
If only fellow AFL players followed the example set by Ben. Maybe Farmer could take counselling sessions for his wife beating. Maybe the entire Freo team could have a crash course on how to treat women correctly. Hitting them isnt a correct way. Maybe Melbourne can cure the clear gambling culture amongst their team. After the 2 losses to Carlton this year can they really be trusted.
Ben Cousins has set the example. Its up for the rest of the AFL to jump and solve their teams REAL and problems which actually exist rather then Bens which is only minor. We can all be grateful that such a noble genteleman like Ben is leading the way. Question now is will other AFL clubs and players follow or will the head in the sand rule apply for a few more years yet. My guess is sweep it under the rug for no one to find