Cousins' statement

[FuManchu]

Official statement from the AFL website... I did ok

As you are aware I have been at an overseas rehabilitation centre for the past month undergoing treatment for a number of personal issues, including illness as the result of substance use.

Interpretation: I've been overseas avoiding the spotlight

My treatment is an ongoing process, and I have many challenges ahead of me that I need to overcome as part of my recovery to full health.

I'm still on it and I hope to hide it better in the future

I will continue my treatment in Perth as an outpatient for at least the next four weeks. Part of that treatment will require me from time to time to leave Perth. I will act on the advice of my medical support team.

I can smokem pipe at night and keep up the pretense during the day

I look at this very positively and recognise that I have been privileged to have been given this opportunity.

I've been fortunate to meet a bunch of suckers

I apologise to the West Coast Eagles Football Club, sponsors, the AFL and the community for my actions.

sorry I got caught

I am sorry that I have disappointed many people who have supported me in the past.

I've let my dealers down, they cant afford that power boat they wanted

I want to acknowledge the tremendous support I have received from my family, the West Coast Eagles Football Club and many others.

My dealers barrack for the eagles

I know that in order to play football again I will have to be accepted back by the players and staff of the West Coast Eagles and the AFL and I’m willing to fulfill any obligations imposed on me.

I've got to get more players on drugs so I fit in more

At the present time I don’t know when I’ll play again. My priority is to regain my health, my life and my family.

I'm hanging out for a pipe

I want to thank the community at large for their support their encouragement and understanding which has assisted me and been very much appreciated

Even more fools, but keep those memberships up will ya? I got a free junket overseas because of your money

I would like everyone, if they can, to respect my privacy whilst I continue treatment and meet the significant challenges that lie ahead.

Up your you fools

 

[spitlizard]

Just managed to catch Ben Cousins tearful apology.

Another wonderfully orchestrated piece of rhetoric by West Coast Eagles PTY LTD

 

[Ted Ed Fred]

Fair question.

If Cousins had said something along the lines of-

"I'm here tonight to apologise to the entire world, but specifically the bigfooty community, which has been grievously affected by low, loathsome, despicable and downright horrifically sick, twisted acts of sheer perverted bastardry. I feel an ongoing sense of horror and self loathing.

I urge the AFL to suspend me for several seasons, at the conclusion of which I hereby undertake to present myself at Federation square with my head in stocks and my pants around my ankles, so I can better feel the shame of my actions.

I encourage all right-thinking AFL fans, media and officials to attend this gathering, and take the opportunity to paddle my swollen ass. Also, I undertake to send my sister, mother and other assorted family members around to every bigfooty poster's house, to quell the raging hardons which all opposition fans now carry for me, and in some small way compensate for the grief, embarassment and torture I have inflicted on the footballing world."

-there would still be a majority saying it was a smarmy scripted affair required by the club.

Good one

 

[woosh_era]

Oh dear. Did the lynch mob miss out on thier public beheading?

 

[mantis]

Interpretation: I've been overseas avoiding the spotlight



I'm still on it and I hope to hide it better in the future



I can smokem pipe at night and keep up the pretense during the day



I've been fortunate to meet a bunch of suckers



sorry I got caught



I've let my dealers down, they cant afford that power boat they wanted



My dealers barrack for the eagles



I've got to get more players on drugs so I fit in more



I'm hanging out for a pipe



Even more fools, but keep those memberships up will ya? I got a free junket overseas because of your money



Up your you fools

Brilliant stuff.

 

[Captain Random]

Interpretation: I've been overseas avoiding the spotlight [etc]

All that effort closing those quote tags ... for that?

 

[FuManchu]

All that effort closing those quote tags ... for that?

I had to have a drink after all that

 

[GoBackToVFL]

I had to have a drink after all that

hypocryte

 

[mantis]

hypocryte

Sorry, when did drinking alcohol become illegal? OH right, you are equating it to being a drug addict.

 

[Bretski]

About as sincere as your spelling.

haha "whould" gees what was I thinking.

 

[Bretski]

How could he possibly sound sinsear (sic) reading text from an auto-cue? It was a professional production rather than any sort of personal statement. I just wish he'd been wearing that lovely new cap.

I would have read from paper too. Its mure more professional if you write it out then say it, just like all footy players do.

 

[GoBackToVFL]

Sorry, when did drinking alcohol become illegal? OH right, you are equating it to being a drug addict.

i'm equating it to the debilitating state that substance abuse causes when you are unable to post on bigfooty without using said substance. Obviously fumanchu has a problem and i wish him all the best in his recovery.
Unfortunately the aussie way is not to admit to alcoholism, so its unlikely he will ever play afl again

 

[mantis]

haha "whould" gees what was I thinking.

No he was talking about sinsear, the correct spelling is sincere.

 

[mantis]

i'm equating it to the debilitating state that substance abuse causes when you are unable to post on bigfooty without using said substance. Obviously fumanchu has a problem and i wish him all the best in his recovery.
Unfortunately the aussie way is not to admit to alcoholism, so its unlikely he will ever play afl again

HA HA, you guys are so brilliant at denial & deflection, the two DD's.

 

[GoBackToVFL]

its ironic that whenever someone puts up a sensible and valid point to the eagles haters on here, they pull out the old moronic one liner about "denial & deflection".

you can deny that its a mental health issue, and deflect the thread away from sensible debate all you like. All you will proove is the person you are

so go on, get off on my spelling mistakes....

 

[Mozza1972]

Who cares ,he will be back in 5 weeks tearing a new arse into opposition teams as always, keep whinging Vicos and docker supporters....i cant wait to see Benny back doing what he does best with a point to prove !!!!!

 

[mantis]

Who cares ,he will be back in 5 weeks tearing a new arse into opposition teams as always, keep whinging Vicos and docker supporters....i cant wait to see Benny back doing what he does best with a point to prove !!!!!

Wouldn't bet on it, I can't see him agreeing to be drug tested weekly.

 

[midorigreenwood]

hehehe, great SMH article on the psychology of media scrums......makes you realise why he went with the prerecorded statement :3


http://www.smh.com.au/news/sport/be...1177788394483.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1

As Ben Cousins, the latest man to perspire under the hot glow of a TV spotlight found as he was chased through Sydney Airport early on Monday morning, it is a game even the most gifted athletes rarely win.


Whether it's a sex scandal, an nightclub assault or, in Cousins's case, the return journey from a drug rehabilitation centre, the first problem for the hunted star is adopting the right demeanour. Flash a smile and look relaxed, as Cousins occasionally did, and we will say you "appeared to be making light of a serious situation". Look too grim and you will be "clearly weighed down by the events of the past few days". Stick out your tongue and editorial writers will have RSI by lunchtime.


Another problem for the miscreant athlete is that we are allowed to block his path, jab him with microphones and scream in his face, but if he puts out a hand to fend us off, we will go down faster than the first beer on a 40-degree day. Then we'll call the company lawyer.


In his days at St Kilda, Tony Lockett once threw a crutch at a young reporter named Eddie McGuire who was chasing an injury story, and the footage was headline news. Of course, these days Eddie could just throw back his cheque book.


The hunted athlete also better plot a good escape route. Better than Cousins, who did not know the way from the domestic transfer gate. In those situations, you can always rely on the friendly media pack to elongate those confused seconds by training their cameras on their target while he scrambles to find his bearings.

 

[Bretski]

No he was talking about sinsear, the correct spelling is sincere.

I know, i picked up on both, I mentioned that cos its a common word, top bloke

 

[Tizza]

I have said to a few mates today that he shouldn't have to apologize to anyone bar the footy club and family,

that said he did a pretty good job at it...its a very difficult situation for anyone to be in...damned if you damned if you don't

 

[materamagic]

Why would anyone make posts of what they think he'll say, he has spoken, now leave him alone, sick people

 

[mantis]

Why would anyone make posts of what they think he'll say, he has spoken, now leave him alone, sick people

Leave him alone all of you, leave him alone.

Denial & deflection, I love it.

 

[Blue and Gold Blood]

Leave him alone all of you, leave him alone.

Denial & deflection, I love it.

whatever helps you sleep at night mantis. Every Eagles supporter has already had a better season than you as we are undefeated and your teams loses games after being 8 goals up.

We will once again get more happy memories than you this year, as our team is winning, and yours will struggle to make the 8. If the only thing you can hang on to is trolling Eagles supporters on this board than you are a truly sad person.

Whatever miniscule joy you get from trolling us, its nothing compared to the satisfaction we got last year when we won the premiership, and its nothing compared to what were achieving this year. You wish you had our success, but unfortunately for you essenscum supporters, you wont be holding up a cup for quite a while.

Enjoy life

 

[Bollox]

He just cant leave the ego at home....try to imagine the type of twit that surveys his cupboard and decides to wear that gay rag to offer an apology. "Yeah looks good on me dont it"

The only person he feels sorry for is himself...musta been a pain in the arse (and a waste of quality ME time) having to prerecord that trash.

Just another drug cheat that was on track to play round one on speed....pointless even speculating whether this has been the norm for years.

 

[mr_cellotape]

The only person he feels sorry for is himself...

Other than his teammates, who else should he feel sorry for, in your opinion?

Just another drug cheat

Not another moron who believes the 'meth can be used as a performance-enhancing drug' B.S.