Terrible news - Chris Mainwaring passed away

Mr Magic · Post: # 467161Post **Mr Magic** » Mon 01 Oct 2007 3:38pm

Gilbert The Great wrote:
chook23 wrote:
Mr Magic wrote:SEN also reported it as 'drug related heart attack'.
have been listening

when did they say that?

News report only mention a man reported in Street....a bit rowdy etc.

Have not heard mention of drugs in any report.
It was mentioned on SEN that they asked WA police if drugs were part of the death and they said that is something they will be investigating.

No eaarlier between 1 and 2 o'clock in a 'sports report' with Matt ThompsonTony Schiabecki? on Doran's show he stated a 'drug related heart attack'.

Gilbert The Great · Mon 01 Oct 2007 3:40pm

Mr Magic wrote:
Gilbert The Great wrote:
chook23 wrote:
Mr Magic wrote:SEN also reported it as 'drug related heart attack'.
have been listening

when did they say that?

News report only mention a man reported in Street....a bit rowdy etc.

Have not heard mention of drugs in any report.
It was mentioned on SEN that they asked WA police if drugs were part of the death and they said that is something they will be investigating.
No eaarlier between 1 and 2 o'clock in a 'sports report' with Matt ThompsonTony Schiabecki? on Doran's show he stated a 'drug related heart attack'.

I heard it from Tony Shiebecki with Doran about 20 min ago

Mr Magic · Post: # 467167Post **Mr Magic** » Mon 01 Oct 2007 3:44pm

Yes, I heard that too. I was referring to a 'news report earlier on SEn where the sports news headlines were mentioned and no discussion between Doran and Schiabecki.

chook23 · Post: # 467170Post **chook23** » Mon 01 Oct 2007 3:46pm

Gilbert The Great wrote:
chook23 wrote:
Mr Magic wrote:SEN also reported it as 'drug related heart attack'.
have been listening

when did they say that?

News report only mention a man reported in Street....a bit rowdy etc.

Have not heard mention of drugs in any report.
It was mentioned on SEN that they asked WA police if drugs were part of the death and they said that is something they will be investigating.

By the form of questioning

Will you be investigating re drugs

something we will investigate

(have not ruled out anything at this stage)

ie waiting to coroner report

Does not imply anything but typical spin by journos

(Did hear a later grab of supposed news)

Riewoldting · Mon 01 Oct 2007 3:46pm

Richter wrote:
Riewoldting wrote:Looks more like a suicide than accidental.

Which makes a bit of a mockery of the "beware the evil of drugs" line that this event will be used to support.
Er no it doesn't. If it is indeed what you suggest, may I point out that there is a 10-fold increase in the rate of suicide amongst those who have substance use problems.

Er yes it does. The line I was referring was the one suggesting that Mainwaring's death was accidental and drug-related, and you know it.

So pull your head in and don't appropriate my statement to apply to dual-diagnosis mental illness / substance abuse speculation about this death.

Jewellzy · Post: # 467205Post **Jewellzy** » Mon 01 Oct 2007 4:17pm

It's funny. I remember when the voting came out for the 2002 Rising Star award and Chris Mainwaring was the only guy to give Chris Judd 5 votes and Nick Riewoldt 4.

I thought he was just being a WA homer. Turns out he knew what he was talking about.

My condolences go out to his family.

Post: # 467219Post **n1ck** » Mon 01 Oct 2007 4:37pm

Was on the selection panel for the All-Australian team this year.

Solar · Post: # 467221Post **Solar** » Mon 01 Oct 2007 4:41pm

n1ck wrote:Was on the selection panel for the All-Australian team this year.

I know that the pies were upset about none of their players making the list of 40 but.....

(ok mods, you can delete this if you wan

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battye · Post: # 467235Post **battye** » Mon 01 Oct 2007 5:03pm

Riewoldting wrote:Meh.

Bye Mainwaring.

Poor form.

RIP Mainy

Far too young, this is a tragedy.

saintspremiers · Mon 01 Oct 2007 5:08pm

RIP Mainwaring......was an awesome player and part of the a team that brought a new dimension to the VFL from 1987 onwards (back when interstate teams were still of novelty value!).

I bet Judd is glad to be out of the club now..........

Joffa Burns · Mon 01 Oct 2007 7:27pm

Two little kids under 10 years of age to grow up without their dad.

Very very sad

I'm sure we can avoid speculation until the full story is told - of it is!

BTW, what does meh stand for?

battye · Post: # 467359Post **battye** » Mon 01 Oct 2007 7:29pm

Joffa Burns wrote:BTW, what does meh stand for?

It's like saying "Pfft, who cares".

Joffa Burns · Mon 01 Oct 2007 7:31pm

battye wrote:
Joffa Burns wrote:BTW, what does meh stand for?
It's like saying "Pfft, who cares".

I match your

and raise you one

stinger · Post: # 467364Post **stinger** » Mon 01 Oct 2007 7:32pm

sad........rip mate....

tanneal.riewoldt12 · Mon 01 Oct 2007 7:32pm

ripp mainy:( gonna miss ya terribly. so sad
x

The_Dud · Post: # 467375Post **The_Dud** » Mon 01 Oct 2007 7:37pm

on the channel 10 news at 11 o'clock the sports presenter came straight out and said he died of a drug overdose, and i thought maybe he should have put a 'possible' in front of that

wouldn't be surprised if drugs had something to do with it, considering the apparent culture at the WCE and his actions shortly before his death

westcoastwizard · Mon 01 Oct 2007 7:45pm

Thanks for all the nice words the man is a champion bloke and a great player because i have met him and is the most down to earth bloke ive met/

At least you guys are nice and are not making awful comments about drug related deaths. Good bye mainy we will miss you RIP.

bigcarl · Post: # 467492Post **bigcarl** » Mon 01 Oct 2007 9:16pm

cousins was one of the last to see him alive

http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=301171

It has since emerged that one of the last people to spend time with Mainwaring was one of his close friends, Ben Cousins, who is believed to have been with Mainwaring late yesterday.

wwos.com.au understands Chris Mainwaring phoned Ben Cousins and asked him to come over to his home. It's believed Cousins stayed only a short time. According to Brad Hardie, Brownlow medallist and commentator for Perth radio station 6PR, Mainwaring has been in the midst of a "personal crisis".

ausfatcat · Post: # 467496Post **ausfatcat** » Mon 01 Oct 2007 9:18pm

bigcarl wrote:http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=301171

cousins was one of the last to see him alive

Could've been one of the last 100 for all we know.

Enrico_Misso · Mon 01 Oct 2007 9:20pm

ausfatcat wrote:
bigcarl wrote:http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=301171

cousins was one of the last to see him alive

Could've been one of the last 100 for all we know.

Still it's an interesting link.
And one I am sure we will hear a lot lot lot more about.

bigcarl · Post: # 467501Post **bigcarl** » Mon 01 Oct 2007 9:22pm

ausfatcat wrote:
bigcarl wrote:http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=301171

cousins was one of the last to see him alive

Could've been one of the last 100 for all we know.

terribly sad news and i feel for his young children. just giving you the facts as they've been reported

ausfatcat · Post: # 467502Post **ausfatcat** » Mon 01 Oct 2007 9:22pm

on the news they said Mainwaring was a mentor to Cousins through his rehabilitation period.............

bigcarl · Post: # 467510Post **bigcarl** » Mon 01 Oct 2007 9:26pm

ausfatcat wrote:on the news they said Mainwaring was a mentor to Cousins through his rehabilitation period

perhaps cousins was trying to return the favour as mainwaring was going through a tough period in his personal life. maybe marriage problems, i guess. they haven't been too specific about it

Enrico_Misso · Mon 01 Oct 2007 11:04pm

I have a funny memory of Chris M.

One week back in the mid 90s the official injury list in the paper said

West Coast - Mainwaring - Scrotum

Only topped by the week they had

West Coast - Wurrpunda - Sick mother

(and so say all of us).

stairwaytoheaven · Mon 01 Oct 2007 11:17pm

The report also said that his wife and children were on a farm at the time of his death. Many people had apparently found out before she did. Lucky for a friend who let her know.
Sounds very very sad, just maybe his whole world was falling apart and he just lost all control of himself.