Zachary GirsbergerEagles Face Double Standards
December 6th 2006 05:11
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Ben Cousins was issued a last chance warning last year when he was found fleeing a police booze bus in the lead up to the 2006 AFL season. This year in what seems an annual saga Cousins has been arrested for being drunk in public outside Melbourne’s Crown Casino.
The question begs, will the Eagles stand firm and sack the serial offender? It is highly improbable the Eagles will take this course of action due to sheer talent of the footballer in question, but it will start a precedent that will severely risk double standards in future incidents.
Should one of the Eagles rookie list players be caught running away from a booze bus or be arrested for public indiscretions it is quite likely the player would be de-listed, which creates two sets of guide lines. Those for club champion Brownlow Medalists and those for young men that make up the numbers.
Obviously the Eagles have a good playing chemistry, highlighted by the club competing in consecutive AFL grand finals, but there must be more than a few players and officials who have tolerated almost as much as they can from a former captain, and role model for legions of young West Australian footballers.
At what point do the Eagles say enough is enough?
(Let me know what you think!)
The question begs, will the Eagles stand firm and sack the serial offender? It is highly improbable the Eagles will take this course of action due to sheer talent of the footballer in question, but it will start a precedent that will severely risk double standards in future incidents.
Should one of the Eagles rookie list players be caught running away from a booze bus or be arrested for public indiscretions it is quite likely the player would be de-listed, which creates two sets of guide lines. Those for club champion Brownlow Medalists and those for young men that make up the numbers.
Obviously the Eagles have a good playing chemistry, highlighted by the club competing in consecutive AFL grand finals, but there must be more than a few players and officials who have tolerated almost as much as they can from a former captain, and role model for legions of young West Australian footballers.
At what point do the Eagles say enough is enough?
(Let me know what you think!)
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Comment by DavidH
Defending the indefensible
I wonder what the sports betting agencies are offering on Cousins playing at all this season given the apparent depth of his 'personal' problems.