saints pitch for cousins

bigcarl · Post: # 660588Post **bigcarl** » Thu 09 Oct 2008 1:42am

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/ ... 88,00.html

ST KILDA has emerged as Collingwood's chief rival in the race to secure Ben Cousins.

Provided Cousins receives a clearance from the league to resume his AFL career - the issue will be discussed by commissioners on Monday - the Saints will pitch hard to have the 2005 Brownlow medallist join them next year.

Cousins has discussed with St Kilda the possibility of joining the Saints via the national or pre-season draft.

The Brisbane Lions are also considering the Cousins situation.

It is believed his preference remains the Magpies, who have closely monitored his progress this year as he battles drug addiction.

True Blue Sainter · Thu 09 Oct 2008 1:45am

Go get him boys! Love to have Cousins rotating through the middle and HFF. Particularly the fact that he'd virtually be for free (just a pick)

Con Gorozidis · Thu 09 Oct 2008 2:21am

lets get him in the pre-season draft. sign him up boys. dont let the pies get him. good replacement for harves. give him a 3 year contract (with restrictions for any re-offending obviously)

Quixote · Post: # 660595Post **Quixote** » Thu 09 Oct 2008 2:25am

My No#1 trade/draft hope.

Followed by Mitch Thorp.

Sainternist · Thu 09 Oct 2008 2:26am

There's a possibilty the filth may have burnt their bridges.
Heard that BC wasn't hapy about having Magnum PI on his tail.
Much obliged, Eddie

Cairnsman · Post: # 660606Post **Cairnsman** » Thu 09 Oct 2008 7:26am

High risk, high return.

plugger66 · Post: # 660608Post **plugger66** » Thu 09 Oct 2008 7:30am

Con Gorozidis wrote:lets get him in the pre-season draft. sign him up boys. dont let the pies get him. good replacement for harves. give him a 3 year contract (with restrictions for any re-offending obviously)

Is there is any reason at all we would want to give him a 3 year contract. One year at a time will do.

St. Luke · Post: # 660610Post **St. Luke** » Thu 09 Oct 2008 7:52am

plugger66 wrote: One year at a time will do.

I agree. It'd give him something to think about during the season

He certainly deserves another chance to rectify his career. Leaving him out of the game would be incredibly detrimental to his health and overall direction in life. I hope the club pushes hard for him!

Saint Mik · Post: # 660615Post **Saint Mik** » Thu 09 Oct 2008 8:43am

12 months on and many saints fans are finally talking about getting him.

I am one that has ALWAYS said he needs to be playing footy, what the AFL have done to this bloke is nothing short of a disgrace. (the way its been dealt with)

Get him back in the game and get the drug policy up to speed (pardon the pun) and lets just all move on.

Just hope the deal is done as expected, he will be playing in 09 and I reckon we have a very good shot at getting him.

#9 is waiting for you BC, big Frase would be more than happy to hand it over

Hurry up dimwit and get your shyte together

you are a joke.

St Michele · Post: # 660626Post **St Michele** » Thu 09 Oct 2008 9:22am

I don't agree I think the AFL needed to take a stand with this. His behaviour was not what you would expect from a professional and he did admit to taking drugs.
However that is in the past, I always said I would never want him in a Saints jumper but I have to say I would be happy to see him come back as a saint. I beleive he deserves a chance to play and I beleive the footy public deserve to see him play a gain too.

Can't wait to see how West Coast react at next years game if we get him.

Michele

Enrico_Misso · Thu 09 Oct 2008 10:24am

Cousins is a disgrace.

StKilda should avoid him like the plague.

For a start ...
He is too old.
He hasn't played for two seasons.

But more significantly the man is irreversibly flawed ...
He is a drug addict.
He has mental issues.
He has behaviour issues.
He has links to criminals.
He has a long history of making poor judgements.

Why would we want him ?
Imagine the poor role model he would be to our younger players.

Let him go to Collingwood where he will drag down their scumbag culture even deeper into the slime.

SAY NO TO COUSINS !!

BelfastSaint · Thu 09 Oct 2008 10:32am

Enrico_Misso wrote: SAY NO TO COUSINS !!

Its a YES from me!!

bigcarl · Post: # 660653Post **bigcarl** » Thu 09 Oct 2008 10:38am

Enrico_Misso wrote: the man is irreversibly flawed ...
He is a drug addict.
He has mental issues.
He has behaviour issues.
He has links to criminals.
He has a long history of making poor judgements.

you forgot to mention he is a champion midfielder.

has a real shot at rehabilitation within the st kilda culture, but if he goes to collingwood he is lost forever. imagine him and didak on the tear together.

Hurricane · Post: # 660654Post **Hurricane** » Thu 09 Oct 2008 10:40am

Id be happy to have him on the HUGE proviso that his is 100% clean and willing to work his tail off for us.

His contract would probably have to be year by year, more so because his age than his past.

All in all if he can cross teh T's and dot the I's I dont have a problem with him being a Saint in 09

BANG BANG

Saint Mik · Post: # 660662Post **Saint Mik** » Thu 09 Oct 2008 10:49am

Enrico_Misso wrote:Cousins is a disgrace.

StKilda should avoid him like the plague.

Imagine the poor role model he would be to our younger players.

Yep getting 30 + touches a game wont teach them a thing

And before you carry on about his lifestyle, the young blokes are already exposed to drugs (get your head out of the sand) and its a decision thing so his past addictions would not mean anything to them, they would see it every weekend already, geez he could even teach them about where he went wrong.

I cant wait to see him in a Saints jumper in 09.

GET IT DONE ST KILDA

SENsei · Post: # 660666Post **SENsei** » Thu 09 Oct 2008 10:55am

Hope to see him at Collingwood.

SainterK · Post: # 660669Post **SainterK** » Thu 09 Oct 2008 10:56am

My concerns, are not related to his "other" history

He has played only a handful of games over a long period of time?
Not sure how his legs are holding up?
Worried our supporters are expecting BC to burst out of the pack like the old days?

I hope that people are realistic in their expectations, and expect him to be at about 75-80% of his former glory.

borderbarry · Thu 09 Oct 2008 11:08am

I would expect that whereever Ben goes, he will start the season off slowly, but get better as he gains match fitness throughout the year.. Should be in good form by finals time.

JeffDunne · Post: # 660680Post **JeffDunne** » Thu 09 Oct 2008 11:26am

Listening to Burkie on SEN it's pretty clear we're making a big play for him.

Sounded pretty confident too.

saintjake · Post: # 660684Post **saintjake** » Thu 09 Oct 2008 11:28am

comeon boys, get him!
if the filth get him :@:@:@
we will regret it.

SENsei · Post: # 660698Post **SENsei** » Thu 09 Oct 2008 11:40am

JeffDunne wrote:Listening to Burkie on SEN it's pretty clear we're making a big play for him.

Sounded pretty confident too.

Glad to see we still have our eyes on building for the future.

Saints Premiers 2008 · Thu 09 Oct 2008 11:43am

SENsaintsational wrote:
JeffDunne wrote:Listening to Burkie on SEN it's pretty clear we're making a big play for him.

Sounded pretty confident too.
Glad to see we still have our eyes on building for the future.

yes because one champion with 3 years left in him plus is going to turn out list from one that is playing for the now and only now to one that is planning for the future....

markp · Post: # 660702Post **markp** » Thu 09 Oct 2008 11:44am

borderbarry wrote:I would expect that whereever Ben goes, he will start the season off slowly, but get better as he gains match fitness throughout the year.. Should be in good form by finals time.

The guy has admitted he's totally obsessive (hence his problem)... he will be one of the fittest guys there from day one I reckon.

Moccha · Post: # 660704Post **Moccha** » Thu 09 Oct 2008 11:45am

Sainternist wrote:There's a possibilty the filth may have burnt their bridges.
Heard that BC wasn't hapy about having Magnum PI on his tail.
Much obliged, Eddie

Who did u hear from?

SENsei · Post: # 660705Post **SENsei** » Thu 09 Oct 2008 11:46am

Saints Premiers 2008 wrote:
SENsaintsational wrote:
JeffDunne wrote:Listening to Burkie on SEN it's pretty clear we're making a big play for him.

Sounded pretty confident too.
Glad to see we still have our eyes on building for the future.
yes because one champion with 3 years left in him plus is going to turn out list from one that is playing for the now and only now to one that is planning for the future....

King, Gardiner, M Clarke and now Cousins....showing a trend.

And with a high profile 30 yo player with a recent history of both not playing and regular hamstring injuries....you'd think we could look elsewhere.

Nothing to do with his off field misdeamours....all to do with the mindset of the club.

"Let's think of the here and now and the future will look after itself."

If he can't play for 5 years for or 100 games, he shouldn't be recruited.