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b on Attendance not worrying Demitriou Andrew Demitriou says he's not concerned Neither is the rest of the public HAHAHAHA. more
Jason on Attendance not worrying Demitriou Football has become a very soft game and is nothing like traditional VFL. A game that was once played by men as a contact ... more
Mylene on Attendance not worrying Demitriou There's an extra team in the competition and a every team gets a by. Factor that in and there's actually more people ... more
gbh on Time to punish abusive AFL fans? Grow a pair, Seb. more
Taking the Mikie on Time to punish abusive AFL fans? It is unAustralian NOT to abuse the umpire at an AFL game. But one should do so politely, caringly, without malice or foul ... more
col on Demetriou 'doesn't get it' Can we the people of the game get rid of Demetriou more
col on Time to punish abusive AFL fans? Hey Demetriou start selling good food at the footy and the behavior will change, Sell crap and you get crap more
Enoch Powell on Time to punish abusive AFL fans? In this country we are free to yell and scream if we want to, please don't try to take this right away from us, it is bad ... more
Mark on Demetriou 'doesn't get it' Adolf Demetriou should be a dictator in the Middle East.The play is very fast now and things happen in a split second. I am ... more
ian on Demetriou 'doesn't get it' Get a real job andy,you get paid more than a P/M what a joke. more
Susan on Demetriou 'doesn't get it' Join the sad fans who are mourning the death of the tackle this week and wear a black armband to your game. All games, not ... more
Chris on The tackle heard around the world The match review panel is a joke the tackle itself was within the rules of the game, whether an injury is sustained from the ... more
Ken of Euroa on The tackle heard around the world Australian Rules Football is the greatest game in the world. We have a well run competition with great stadiums and amazing ... more
brendan cohen on The tackle heard around the world That was a perfect tackle.If the AFL uphold the suspension, then the AFL should be dissolved; and all the footballers should ... more
Pedro on The tackle heard around the world WHO CARES, last week this mob were back stabbing the coach!! more
Matt - proudly Un-Australian on The tackle heard around the world "Heard around the world"...hahahaha sorry to break it to to old white bogans from 3AW but nobody around the world has heard ... more
Kelli Mcleod on The tackle heard around the world The AFL have no credibility. Inconsistent tribunal decisions, three weeks for a good tackle is a disgrace. Umpires on ... more
Steve on The tackle heard around the world If this was a North player Mitchel would not have given it air time... more
Simon on The tackle heard around the world I barrack for St. Kilda and I think that Jack Trengrove was VERY stiff with this decision. His tackle was a perfect example ... more
Harvey on North Melbourne getting left behind Congratulations, another person taking an easy pot shot at my club. I'll think you'll find that we're doing everything that ... more

David King fires back at Plough

Posted by: 3AW Football | 27 August, 2010 - 10:49 PM

Former Richmond assistant coach David King - a 3AW Football expert - was furious after he heard former Tigers coach Terry Wallace basically brand him a liar on SEN Radio.

The issue in dispute? How Ben Cousins came to be at Richmond and the meeting with around 40 people King swears happened the way he describes it in the video below.

FRIDAY AUDIO:

Andrew Demetriou - AFL will not penalise Cousins for 'shaved hair'

Neil Mitchell - Should Cousins be deregistered today?

Brian Taylor - My sons think it's OK to take drugs after watching

Debate - Neil Mitchell and Dr Michael Carr-Gregg

Hinch Blog - 'Drug addiction is not a disease'

Smaller audience for Cousins doco part II

LATEST: Andrew Demetriou has revealed Ben Cousins evaded a career defining drugs test but the League chose to overlook it.

In his tell-all addiction documentary, Cousins admitted shaving his body hair to avoid AFL drug testers knowing he'd used narcotics and could be caught.

Cousins dismissed it as just a haircut at the time but the AFL boss has told Neil Mitchell the league was suspicious.

Cousins misled the football community at a time when Demetriou says his career, and life, was on a knife edge.

FRIDAY: Ben Cousins has admitted dodging AFL drug testers by cutting his hair, knowing he had used drugs and would have been caught.

It was just one of many revelations from the second part of the Such Is Life documentary which aired on Channel 7 on Thursday night.

Paul Dillon from the National Drug and Alcohol Advisory Centre says the Cousins story had little value in educating young people about drugs.

Some of the key points from part two, after part one was widely criticised by anti-drug campaigners for its obligatory and 'unnecessary' portrayal of drug-taking, were.

- Ben Cousins' father Bryan was forced to go with his son to buy drugs as a last resort to avoid a physical confrontation. He was left in his pyjamas at a bus station while Ben apparently made the final transaction for the illegal drugs.

- Bryan struggled so much with dealing with his out-of-control son that his family feared it was he who might die from the stress, while Ben remained a 'life or death' prospect during his rampant drug use.

- Bryan Cousins said his son was suicidal at times and feared that 'he wouldn't be with us now' had Richmond not thrown Ben a lifeline by drafting him at the end of 2008.

Again, it will be interesting to hear the feedback on 3AW Radio's talkback line as to whether the program really achieved any major positives other than bringing the drug discussion to the mainstream media.

However, there's no doubt the documentary arguably leaves plenty of questions unanswered about issues.

How did Cousins beat the drug-testing system?

What really happened when he relapsed in the US (all Cousins said in relation to that incident was that he was admitted to hospital via an ambulance)?

Who supplied the drugs to former West Coast Eagles star Chris Mainwaring which are believed to have killed him?

THURSDAY AUDIO:

Ross And John - Callers flood the lines re: Cousins

Terry Wallace - He was still using when Tigers spoke to him

Adrian Anderson - 'Is the AFL embarrassed?'

Peter Ford - 'No lightbulb moments'

Ratings - Nearly 2 million tuned in to Such Is Life

THURSDAY: The AFL says it's not embarrassed by the Ben Cousins documentary which revealed he was a chronic drug abuser during his playing career.

AFL Operations Manager Adrian Anderson has admitted to Neil Mitchell Cousins was abusing at a time when the rules couldn't catch up with him.

Youth worker Les Twentyman says the Cousins Drug Addiction documentary has fulfilled his fears - it glamourises drug use.

He says the program portrayed drug use as fast cars, designer clothes, beutiful women and being able to perform at an elite level while under the influence of deadly narcotics.

He says that's not the way it is in most drug addicts' realities.

Such Is Life portrayed Cousins' drug abuse from the age of 17.

Public opinion appears divided on the Cousins documentary that went to air last night.

Talkback callers outraged

3AW talkback lines were flooded with callers outraged at the positive light in which the Cousins documentary shone on the world of drug use and drug users. One recovering addict told Neil Mitchell that after watching the program he was tempted to "go on a binge".

'Cashgrab' will not help us

Debate continues to rage over the Ben Cousins documentary, which most of Australia has not seen. While it's hard for many to comment on something they haven't seen, Joanne - who lost her son to drugs - has earned her right to share a strong view.

Blog comments

Wallace was and still is a doughnut. Like Robert Walls who once sent Brian Waldren down to a supporter to tell them to shut up during a Richmond v Footscray game, Wallace has no credibility.

Al Saturday 28 August, 2010 - 4:57 AM