...Cousins needs to be back plying his trade, according to Andrew Demetriou (file photo). (Getty Images: Paul Kane) AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou says being drafted by a club is a "very important" part of Ben Cousins's rehabilitation. Cousins has been...
...plight worsens. Cousins was swathed in goodwill when his drug addiction became public. AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou said the football family would wrap its sympathetic arms around him. But Cousins has not allowed anyone to invest emotionally in his...
...draft. A club could also pick up Cousins through the December 16 pre-season draft. Earlier today, league chief executive Andrew Demetriou stressed the need for an AFL club to draft Cousins, to help with his rehabilitation. "It is a very important part of...
...positive tests before they are publicly named, and few are target-tested under the AFL's drugs policy. AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou said the commission made the decision to end Cousins' ban based on "the best medical advice". "It appears Ben Cousins...
...yesterday to walk away from the illicit drugs code, the fight for Cousins lost none of its sting. AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou reiterated the Cousins conditions were non-negotiable, but AFLPA operations manager Matt Finnis last night said the tough...
...very different conditions - if any - for another recovering addict seeking to continue his career. Yesterday, chief executive Andrew Demetriou said: "The AFL will always be guided by the information supplied by the medical experts. That was always going to...
...return will help him in his drug rehabilitation. (Getty Images: Kristian Dowling, file photo) The AFL's chief executive Andrew Demetriou says the stringent conditions surrounding Ben Cousins's return to the sport are non-negotiable. The former West Coast midfielder...
...won the chance to reboot his AFL career, but the fresh start carries a heavy price. The AFL has imposed what chief executive Andrew Demetriou concedes is a stringent set of conditions on the self-confessed drug addict and former West Coast champion, who has...
...has not yet set up the type of support network St Kilda already has planned for Cousins, which AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou yesterday said would be a requirement for drafting him. Voss told SEN radio he was unsure whether the Lions would draft Cousins,...
...for bringing the game into disrepute. He is now eligible to nominate for next month's preseason draft. AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou says all the medical advice he has received indicates that Cousins is fit to make a successful return to top-flight...