Just seen a short vid Insta about his doco, I watched it probably 2 or 3 times in the past, back here to watch it again in 2024! What an insane documentary
I always watch it. How fucken crazy was it..people who have never taken drugs think coke, ice pills are performance enhancing they're not. It's like putting yourself back 1-2 weeks of fitness every time you have a bender. The fact he was able to do that throughout the year, win a Brownlow, win a grand final. Insane.
It’s a disease it doesn’t discriminate, no matter how successful of privileged you are it will take everything from you to the point where you have nothing left to give it.
It's sad watching this now. I remember watching this in 2010 when it first aired on tv hoping that Ben would make a change. Here we are 8 years later and he's worse than ever. Very sad.
@@hazelwalsh3269 how's he meant to make a change? He's trapped in himself. He needs help , actual real HELP, not prison but also not worthless sympathy.
@@lostcash8374 Is there a answer though? Rehab he can just walk out on,hes done that several times.Ultimately it takes a ton of willpower and wanting to change and of course helps to have support of family and friends
I was a massage therapist at the rehab where Ben stayed in Malibu He was such a nice guy, and he so badly wanted to stay clean and play football So sad to know he is struggling so much. I only wish him wonderful things and hope he can mend his broken soul
Nice guys don't beat their wives, abuse and neglect their children and get a drug over lord to stand over wife to scare her into letting him to see their children he's a fukn scumbag
Life is full of choices.. no excuses can't blame the parents alone. A man's own mind causes him to do evil. Drugs & the demons that come with it.. it's just best to stay away from the beginning ✌️
His dad tried to stop the club from putting too much responsibility on him at too young an age and they didn’t listen. The blame is not entirely on the club but they definitely had a role to play in it
@Kylie B What an unbelievable bunch of crap. Omg, I’m super famous, have a tonne of cash, women throw themselves at me, gave loads of friends, good looking, elite sports person Nawwwww Howwww Harrrrrd Jeez it must have been SOOO hard living the life of Ben cousins Who has never had problems, never experienced loss, or desperation, or a Single hardship. Who had never had to deal with the crap average people have to, and have no one or nothing, no money, unable to pay your bills, and be hated by everyone you used to once care about. Pooooor Ben, it just must have been So tough being handsome rich and loved by everyone!! What a joke he is, and even worse for you thinking any of that is the slightest reason to deliberately turn yourself into a drug riddled piece of human excrement.
I have always loved and admired Ben, not only for his incredible talent but also his good looks and outgoing personality. I still shed a tear whenever I watch this documentary, if only because Ben could have been stronger, avoiding the temptation of indulging in illicit use of drugs. I wish you well, mate.
One of the saddest stories from the AFL imo.....once such a talented, beautiful young man with the world at his feet, who chose the wrong path. Just goes to show addiction can affect all manner of people and their families and it becomes a losing battle for everyone.
I see Benny at the daycare picking up his kid every now and then, spoken to him. He's an ordinary nice guy, really genuine and polite, talks to all the other parents. If you didn't know who he was you would have no idea what kind of life he's been living.
TheGuiltyThorn yeah his step daughter goes to my school and her son just started kindy(2 Year’s ago) me and my friends go around and have a chat with him and he’s really chill and polite, sad he did this to himself
That's too bad I first heard of him on the crime in sports podcast, he was definitely a world class athlete. But I must say your guys AFL new era football hats are awesome, I don't understand the rules to the sport but wish we could get the hats in our stores in Canada.
Dennis Cometti quote I will always remember the first time West Coast played Fremantle (Josh Carr) after the evade police /swimming incident ...."Just like last summer, Cousins running away from Carr"
2018 i still love you Benjamin Cousins, reading your book right now...i know liviing with addiction or having addictive personality is hard. I hope you are better now.
I will always stand behind Benny no matter what has happened. The media have a funny way of blowing things out of proportion to make things bigger than they really are. At the end of the day, high profile player for a football club, he is still a human just like you and me. I will back him 100% and no one has the right to judge his addiction unless they have been there themselves or in a similar situation. Proud of you Ben for standing up and sharing your story xox
I met Ben in Acacia, he is really good bloke and just another lad. Being an addict I can totally understand why he made the choices he has. But at the end of the day he has achieved what most can only dream of.
yep i'm aware its now 6yrs past but sometimes i need to watch this doco i'm a meth addict trying my best to be a recovering one i didnt play afl but i put the same intensity in my work which i did successfully but made some mistakes which pop up and bite me in the ass still. I've hurt and caused good people pain but im still battling on the road to recovery and still detour cse itrs sofkn hard to fight. Benny i use this doco to help me mate you are still a champion i hope you keep fighting - They call me badman bretto.
Derrick it's still a daily battle i don't use it daily but i can't say that i'm clean either i can go a few weeks then use it but only 1day then nothing and a single hit again and so on.... but it's always in my mind i used amphetamines 4-5 days p/week numerous times a day since 1998 smoked dope daily from say the mid to late 80's i was functioning addict but i havent done dope in over 12 mth or cigs and haven't replaced them with another, I;m now seeing a therapist and a psych every week,my g.p monthly im finally accepting the help. So if im honest Derrick i'm doing pretty well things are ok I hope things are good you to. once again thanks you wouldn't believe how much it means to me. merry xmas
I would encourage you to receive prayer and counselling. Drugs addiction has a spiritual side to it. There are devils tormenting you. Please contact the nearest Healing Rooms or Church for prayer and counselling. Jr
He is a legend to be able to take drugs that waste his body and mind then be able to counter act that with crazy training at the elite level in sport is amazing. Not to mention the brillant level of AFL he performed at.
How terribly sad. An attractive young man who seemed to have it all but brought down by drug addiction. It really blows apart the stereotype of druggies being scruffy, unemployed losers.
“Narcissism can be considered a pattern of addiction. That is, narcissism may not be a lifelong personality trait in the usual sense but rather a pattern of yielding to inner urges in a way that proves costly and self-destructive-not unlike other, more familiar addictions”
Watching this right now and I cry 😔 A child sports prodigy with no anonymity in a crazy football state. Seemingly all too available is the attraction of elite football as his father says, paradoxically it becomes Bens ultimate challenge. But I agree mostly with all the medical pros now and my understanding of drug use and addiction. His brain is probably beyond repair, therefore his reality is distorted physiologically only to sustain the high needed to function. Incredible consumption in his admittance has to be absolute hell. His life will end in tragedy. I love you Ben 💕 Thank you for the years of brilliance even though I now I somehow feel complicit in your public demise as you did well , we loved you and were quickly to dismiss you when another incident occurred as the years of drug abuse took it's toll. I hope too you find the boy in you enough to dig deep to find peace healing, love, strength wherever you go in your life.
And last night he was at the brown low for the first time in many years ❤ clean ❤️ well done 👏 and congratulations on winning the battle never giving up and getting through.
I have the privilege of knowing Ben personally, for a Brownlow medalist and premiership player he is extremely humble and down to earth. His achievements during his spectacular career are ones most of us can only dream of. He is retired from footy so his life should now be left private, yet the grubs that are the media keep putting such unimportant events such as failed drug tests on the news so people can sit in their little safe bubbles and vicariously make judgements about him without knowing the facts about why he chooses to make the choices he does. He even says himself if you make your bed, you lie in it. To the fake media who make these menial stories to sell pathetic gossip magazines and news, leave Ben the fuck alone.
I understand what ben had to overcome. To play AFL at such a a high level for a decade is admiral to say the least. Even though Ben lost the battle in the end, he still inspires me today. Will always be a a legend in my eyes. Thanks for the memories.
wow you are pathetic... ben is your inspiration... the one bloke who is too fucking weak to say no to meth... wow litrally hundreds of other footy players are no where near as fucked as ben yet hes your role model... enjoy the meth and family court in the future you fucking nong
Very very gifted, an incredible athlete, but the demons of addiction got the better of him...he's made incredible inroads to get to where he is now, and that would have taken a monumental effort.
1st and for most I have been through what Ben did. 2nd I am 4 years clean 9th of December. 3rd I had the same support from my family even though I was a bit older than him. 4th he needs to find a new release cos we all need that. 5th for me it was seeing the right doctor and getting the prescription pills for my brain to be able to function like a normal human being it takes time but it works. The clouds in your brain will disapate and you can make better decisions in your life. I hope he can do what I did. GOD BLESS YOU BEN.
God bless this family.... This story will help a lot of families.... There are so many relatable aspects in this documentary, whether it be illegal drugs, prescription drugs, alcoholism, gambling etc etc.... What an angel of a father Ben has!!! :-)
Bloke is an absolute legend, don't give a fuck what anyone says. To be able to play and train at such an elite level and get cooked out of his brain after the games and in the off season takes a lot. Benny did have a lot of potential though, sorta sad.
I'm a 46 year old, Irish woman. I'm not into sports at all but I heard of Ben Cousins. I heard his name and had no clue even if he was an athlete. I just knew he was a famous Australian. Xx
I'm not even an AFL fan bit let's get this straight. We are all human and we all make mistakes. I have and still struggle with addiction (alcohol) but I couldn't imagine going through it with the amount of media and headline scrutiny this guy has had to endure. It's hard enough without all of that and I do undestand that with being a superstar that all comes with it. Instead of commenting on this and that about him regardless of opinion, from what I saw this guy just needs a break. I really feel for him
What a great and supporting family, especially his father, just true grit n strength to them all, Ben is a true sportman and icon to the game !! "Without a doubt" .
The line that always stuck out to me from this was that quote 'idle hands are the devils tools' because really it's true, I've been out of work myself and you feel tempted to have a few too many drinks and indulge in things you shouldn't and you well and truly regret it later. I just wish Ben had been able to pull up earlier, I remember seeing this and then hearing of what he looked like in that interview a few years back and it's just sad, but it's all on him really to a large extent. Me personally, I would have intervened the moment he brought his dad into it like that, that bus stop story was just sad. For all that's said about Ricky Nixon, and don't get me wrong that bloke has stuffed up too, I applauded him for saying 'you've got to make a choice Ben, is it your kids or the drugs'. Honestly, that probably should have been said to Ben 5-10 years ago. I'll give it to him, he was an incredible athlete, he could certainly play and I have never seen a bloke run like he could. But his life story is just sad and watching this doco back now, with the benefit of hindsight and what we know now just brings it home even more.
I dont know anything about sport but i know who Ben is and my heart goes out to him. Its hard enough dealing with addiction when your community knows, i cant imagine what its like when the whole country knows. I've never met an addict who wasnt damaged in some way, not that its an excuse for the things we do. I just hope he's ok and gets himself better, as "better" as he can be. Best wishes Ben, i hope you're at least happy, or experiencing some happiness 👍💙😚
He’s not, and he doesn’t deserve happiness. I met him numerous times in Hakea prison and have a lot of insight on him He’s a pathetic excuse for a man.
@@tinderella2386 Can you share some insight please? All i know was he was a sports star who made lots of money. Before I went into recovery I was at the other end of the spectrum, I spent my late teens - 20's in sex work and then in an extremely dysfunctional relationship
56:30 - 57:28 This right here was incredibly said and unfortunate that Ben didn't learn this at the time, the last thing he needed was to be playing footy especially in Melbourne
An AFL great forever! Well done Benny! I remember seeing u and meeting u in a seedy scene or social circle end of 99 in subi, before all the hype- sometimes you can’t help what your surrounded with. Take care
How a Champion fell from grace....such a powerful message on the effects of drugs....still respect him for the accomplishment he did as a Football player.
He’s not a ‘champion’ anything and goes to show how brainwashed you are to throw that word around He’s some asshole who used to run around kicking a ball, and 100% on his own merit became the biggest drug riddled piece of crap goung He’s not a ‘champion’ anything Sports isn’t real and it means absolutely nothing
Tren and Jerry's Fitness he’s an addict, do you not understand the concept of it? Especially since he’s an obsessive compulsive person who really doesn’t everything to extremes. The guy will forever be one
December 2024, ben currently is sober, does many many gjest spots on radio and television, holds a spot on the channel sseven news desk, mentors and parents his OWN little family, clean and succesful, doimg better than ever. Just thought youd like to know he is doing amaze balls next time you check. Definately not dead, in jail or high.
What a problem to have! Anywhere he went in perth, there would be women all over him! Wonder whats actually plaugeing him. What his 'demons' are. Cause from the outside looking in, he has everything. Good looks, great body, plays AFL, has shit ton of money, pick of any girl he wanted. Dont get it..
@@chrisd_85like most celebrities etc it’s a lifestyle . They have everything and they get bored they never think the drugs will take over but …drugs don’t discriminate and unfortunately leads to their demise . Very sad
He seems to be a really good bloke that’s in a unfortunate situation I hope he overcomes his addiction he has a good family around him stay strong guys and all the best Ben and family
Ah Benny, you are only Human! Having an Addictive Personality, means you will always struggle between the good & the bad. Sadly, the struggle will be there for Life
I'll never forget what Akermanis said about him when he played on him, Aker said he came out in the second half and ran harder than the first half. So I'd say that their premiership needs to be questioned, because speed/meth gives you energy that you would not believe if you've never tried the drug. you can overcome pain, mental stresses etc and it gives the user a massively unfair advantage over players not on it, it turns you into Superman. Also he wasn't the only Eagles player using meth in the grand final and the years either side of that final. It should be wiped from the record books. The club knew he and others were doing it as well but they turned a blind eye because winning is all that matters. They knew well before it became public because the cops were telling the club, ordinary Joes who seen him and team mates smoking up big on the meth pipe, the club only became "concerned" when it became public knowledge, so they're just as guilty
Lmao I had team mates try this trick in junior football. They were talented players but it didn't have the effect they thought it would accuracy off the foot and hand went out the window couldn't take a mark sure they ran hard for one quarter then they were sluggish as fuck for the rest of the game
none of them used it game day that’s what people say to discredit the premiership it would be easy to tell if they were on it they would’ve been full tweaking and he runs harder in the second half because of all the conditioning training and sprints he would do to get him in peak shape
Who cares. He’s a spoilt privileged self entitled fckwit who’s Never done it tough a day in his life. He brought everything on himself for no reason. He’s never had problems like the average Joe. Who gives a toss if he can kick a football, like wowwwww well done bro. Goes to show how you value human beings when you give a fraction of a shit how someone kicks a ball when they’re the lowest of low drug riddled piece of crap oxygen thief
jean Claude Van Damme unless they are pharmaceuticals and sanctioned by legal drug dealers right? Dont drink coffee my friend, you will go against all your values.
Who gives a crap about if he can kick a ball Like wowwww bro, that totally sums up your worth as a human being He is a drug riddled piece of crap. He never had a thing to deal with, he just wanted to party and get messed up and did everything to himself and got a Million chances compared to what an average Joe would get
good on u ben cousins. to hope that atleast one life is changed through all of this makes it all worthwhile. Every day is a struggle and all we can do is hope that our children r learning from our mistakes. To the media, u can all b blamed for portraying Ben in sucj a negative light no matter watvthe circumstance. compassion and education wld/wldv gone such a long way in his recovery. for those who do not understand real addiction, how about doing some real research b4 u comment in a negative way.
Cousins is a bad fucking drug addict. Nothing to do with the media. They guys a fucking lose cannon. Media? Compassion? LOL. Cousins has been given compassion over & over again and has repaid it with guess what? More drug abuse. Fuckoff.
Ben was definitely sacrificed over the drugs in afl issue. Makes you laugh when you think of many of the “greats” in the 80s who played games off their heads on speed. Hawthorns great run in the 80s comes to mind. But it seems if the media wasn’t all over it the afl didn’t care. Drugs were huge in the 80s but nobody cared at the time. I hope Ben is doing ok. He’s such a damn likeable personality. Sometimes users can never beat addiction & maybe the damage done to the brain is irreversible making getting clean even harder. His thinking that he’s not hurting anyone is so typical. Firstly he’s hurting himself the most, and secondly the people that love him. Addiction is a bastard.
In My Opinion He Is The Best Player We Have Ever Had At W.C,Better Than Juddy,Peter Matera A Close 2nd.......Ben Had It All Looks,Talent,WA Football Royalty.......It Was As If It Was Too Good To Be True.......It Sometimes Takes Years To Outgrow The Drugs,As Of Late 2018 He Is Struggling......I'm Betting He Wins In The End.
Met him multiple occasions, a nice lad. What a coincident, he just got release from jail today and this documentary is recommended to me. I don’t think he is competent to any league, but he may make his way into television as he is still favor by many Western Australian.
John Smith I was getting ready to roast you then I scrolled down and read that comment about you admitting you were wrong...first time I’ve ever seen someone with enough honour to do that....respect brother 👏🏼
Fck that. He did it to himself. It’s just beyond sheer stupidity to start it in the first place He wasn’t dealing with pain or grief or loss, he was just celebrating how awesome he thought he was He absolutely deserves everything that’s happened to him
His life has been one very big party. Amazing story. Nothing wrong partying but when you are causing your family this amount of pain then at some point you have to grow up and beat your addiction. This is very hard for an addictive personality. i know, i was an addict for a long time too. Like the man said in this doco "Ben needs to find inner peace". Thats the crux of the issue right there.
Seems like a lot of ppl got rich from him playing well (manager, afl)....n its like as long as he was performing, ppl were willing to overlook the drugs. Its like they were enablers, inadvertedly. His fam seem like good ppl, feel for them...n it was up to Ben to do the right thing by them.
All I will say is all the very best Cuz hopefully you can get your life on track for yourself,especially your kids& your wonderful family.Many people are here to support you,as a Carlton fan I loved watching you play the game as I'm sure did many diehard not only Eagles fans but also footy fans in general stay strong you can come through this mate:)
The problem is that this whole thing is predicated on a lie. Ben was never serious about rehab. I doubt he's ever been clean for more than a month. This doco presents a completely altered version of that.
Reid Alldabooks may have read all the books, clearly didnt watch all the doco. Or if you did forgot to switch the brain on. He loved the drugs. He admits it. Dumbass.
Reid Alldabooks I see your point! I agree and his cockiness says it all. I will always support him as I’m an ex meth addict myself but enough is enough! The guy is 40 now and back in prison. I couldn’t imagine going through my rehabilitation in the public eye! I wish him well and I hope to see more supportive comments from people
Saints supporter here… huge missed opportunity. Saints would have won a flag and Cousins winning as well what a legendary story that would have been. Dumb by the Saints…
Very sad what has happened with Ben,such a great player & no doubt one of the best of his generation.I really hope like so many Ben can get his life back on track:)
Who's in 2024 still love's this story
Remember watching it live... watching it now is unreal... no one would do this kind of doco now.
Just seen a short vid Insta about his doco, I watched it probably 2 or 3 times in the past, back here to watch it again in 2024!
What an insane documentary
I always watch it. How fucken crazy was it..people who have never taken drugs think coke, ice pills are performance enhancing they're not. It's like putting yourself back 1-2 weeks of fitness every time you have a bender. The fact he was able to do that throughout the year, win a Brownlow, win a grand final. Insane.
I love BC but i'll always remember that hungry jacks meal deal. No burger, no fries, just the coke and ice.
hahaha!
FUCKING GOLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bahahaha
Rooey101 Donovan /
Hahahahaha
He was good at school, elite footballer, handsome and from a good family. Had everything going for him, so it just shows how powerful drugs can be
David Goat thank you captain obvious
He was just a dumb drug addict who kicked a ball
It also shows you how dumb a person can be
@@Smason432 he was in the hall of fam not just some bloke that could kick he just took the wrong turns in life and fucked himself over
It’s a disease it doesn’t discriminate, no matter how successful of privileged you are it will take everything from you to the point where you have nothing left to give it.
It's sad watching this now. I remember watching this in 2010 when it first aired on tv hoping that Ben would make a change. Here we are 8 years later and he's worse than ever. Very sad.
Tren Clen I don’t think he can ever get better now... too far gone.
@@hazelwalsh3269 how's he meant to make a change?
He's trapped in himself.
He needs help , actual real HELP, not prison but also not worthless sympathy.
@@lostcash8374 Is there a answer though? Rehab he can just walk out on,hes done that several times.Ultimately it takes a ton of willpower and wanting to change and of course helps to have support of family and friends
Just waiting to hear the report. “Ben Cousins found dead” very tragic.
@@patwaddington likewise,just a matter of when not if
I was a massage therapist at the rehab where Ben stayed in Malibu
He was such a nice guy, and he so badly wanted to stay clean and play football
So sad to know he is struggling so much.
I only wish him wonderful things and hope he can mend his broken soul
Did he ask for hand relief ?
@@mariocondello2282 He prefers oral.
@@mariocondello2282 fuck you
Nice guys don't beat their wives, abuse and neglect their children and get a drug over lord to stand over wife to scare her into letting him to see their children he's a fukn scumbag
mario condello hahahahhaha
feel 4 his old man
What are you on about, comments a year old
Not every country likes soccer
Don't think that cricket, despite the ball-tampring incident, will relinquish its number 1 position.
soccers gay, I'm sorry but when you have to fake being hurt and milk a penalty to win a game that is just sad
Why? He raised an asshole.
Good to see that Ben, as of 2021, is starting to get his life back on track and is playing footy again for a local football club in Perth.
@M take your soccer talk somewhere else, that sport is for pussys, it will never be number 1 in Australia, what a disgusting sport!
@user-vk2wp4ot8hcool story bro
Ur delusional
Um yeah. Did we watch something bout soccer tonight?
you know youre in strife when ricky nixon is giving you advice
hahahah. best comment
hahaha so true hes drug fked as well!
Yep us bombers fell for that trap
Brilliant comment
😂
Brian cousins is dad of the century
Life is full of choices.. no excuses can't blame the parents alone. A man's own mind causes him to do evil. Drugs & the demons that come with it.. it's just best to stay away from the beginning ✌️
His dad tried to stop the club from putting too much responsibility on him at too young an age and they didn’t listen. The blame is not entirely on the club but they definitely had a role to play in it
@Kylie B
What an unbelievable bunch of crap.
Omg, I’m super famous, have a tonne of cash, women throw themselves at me, gave loads of friends, good looking, elite sports person
Nawwwww Howwww Harrrrrd
Jeez it must have been SOOO hard living the life of Ben cousins
Who has never had problems, never experienced loss, or desperation, or a Single hardship. Who had never had to deal with the crap average people have to, and have no one or nothing, no money, unable to pay your bills, and be hated by everyone you used to once care about.
Pooooor Ben, it just must have been So tough being handsome rich and loved by everyone!!
What a joke he is, and even worse for you thinking any of that is the slightest reason to deliberately turn yourself into a drug riddled piece of human excrement.
@@tinderella2386 why do you hate hım so much, why are you so angry.
Yhyhyh as if he weren't doing lines off his boy's trophies
His fathers a legend, love and respect him to bits what a champion bloke.
Ben is also a legend mate, much better footballer than his old man! Just hung around the wrong people unfortunately.
the doco is still running
still lol
and still
@@moisty254 hes not in prison any more
@@tobythedevil1874 He's out on bail. He'll go back inside when he gets sentenced in September.
Easy to get ice inside
I'm 11 years free from drink, but it was only quitting weed last year that really freed my mind.
Nautilus1972 I’m watching this blazed as
Nautilus1972 good on you weed is bad
congrats i am still working on getting there!
I have always loved and admired Ben, not only for his incredible talent but also his good looks and outgoing personality. I still shed a tear whenever I watch this documentary, if only because Ben could have been stronger, avoiding the temptation of indulging in illicit use of drugs. I wish you well, mate.
One of the saddest stories from the AFL imo.....once such a talented, beautiful young man with the world at his feet, who chose the wrong path. Just goes to show addiction can affect all manner of people and their families and it becomes a losing battle for everyone.
Hard to watch after watching the latest documentary and seeing how far backwards he's gone
ur hot
Wait... there's another doco???
I see Benny at the daycare picking up his kid every now and then, spoken to him. He's an ordinary nice guy, really genuine and polite, talks to all the other parents. If you didn't know who he was you would have no idea what kind of life he's been living.
TheGuiltyThorn yeah his step daughter goes to my school and her son just started kindy(2 Year’s ago) me and my friends go around and have a chat with him and he’s really chill and polite, sad he did this to himself
I am from Canada I don't know shit about Australian football, but I know who Ben Cousins is.
And we don't give a flying Fcuk about ice hockey...your point is?
Who said anything about hockey I don't watch that shit either, point is the man's reputation reached far beyond Australia.
That's too bad I first heard of him on the crime in sports podcast, he was definitely a world class athlete. But I must say your guys AFL new era football hats are awesome, I don't understand the rules to the sport but wish we could get the hats in our stores in Canada.
Lmao that is too funny
Why not show some compassion rather than making rude, half arsed comments.
Dennis Cometti quote I will always remember the first time West Coast played Fremantle (Josh Carr) after the evade police /swimming incident ...."Just like last summer, Cousins running away from Carr"
I thought the comment was out of line.
Dennis committee is iconic!!
haha brilliant
2018 i still love you Benjamin Cousins, reading your book right now...i know liviing with addiction or having addictive personality is hard. I hope you are better now.
whos here because of coronavirus
whose here after laughing at caro's ridiclious aarow.
I'm here because of my Carlton Draught virus
Rhett Peter yeah I am mate 🏉🤙
iM HERE AND IM IN CANADA THIS ALL HAPPENED AFTER I LEFT
i watch this every day its hilarious hes awesome
I will always stand behind Benny no matter what has happened. The media have a funny way of blowing things out of proportion to make things bigger than they really are. At the end of the day, high profile player for a football club, he is still a human just like you and me. I will back him 100% and no one has the right to judge his addiction unless they have been there themselves or in a similar situation. Proud of you Ben for standing up and sharing your story xox
Lol he literally got caught with 13 grams of ice the other day
I met Ben in Acacia, he is really good bloke and just another lad. Being an addict I can totally understand why he made the choices he has. But at the end of the day he has achieved what most can only dream of.
Ben was a superstar 👊😎
yep i'm aware its now 6yrs past but sometimes i need to watch this doco i'm a meth addict trying my best to be a recovering one i didnt play afl but i put the same intensity in my work which i did successfully but made some mistakes which pop up and bite me in the ass still. I've hurt and caused good people pain but im still battling on the road to recovery and still detour cse itrs sofkn hard to fight.
Benny i use this doco to help me mate you are still a champion i hope you keep fighting
- They call me badman bretto.
haha
brett e hey there I'm curious to know how your going?
Derrick it's still a daily battle i don't use it daily but i can't say that i'm clean either i can go a few weeks then use it but only 1day then nothing and a single hit again and so on.... but it's always in my mind i used amphetamines 4-5 days p/week numerous times a day since 1998 smoked dope daily from say the mid to late 80's i was functioning addict but i havent done dope in over 12 mth or cigs and haven't replaced them with another, I;m now seeing a therapist and a psych every week,my g.p monthly im finally accepting the help. So if im honest Derrick i'm doing pretty well things are ok
I hope things are good you to. once again thanks you wouldn't believe how much it means to me.
merry xmas
brett e good job mate merry Xmas
I would encourage you to receive prayer and counselling. Drugs addiction has a spiritual side to it. There are devils tormenting you. Please contact the nearest Healing Rooms or Church for prayer and counselling.
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He is a legend to be able to take drugs that waste his body and mind then be able to counter act that with crazy training at the elite level in sport is amazing. Not to mention the brillant level of AFL he performed at.
couldnt agree more man!
He's in Jail now..
How are you going these days with your lifestyle?
loomibiq He just got put in jail for 12 months for stalking his ex. He's doing great!
LEGENDS ARE IN IRAC IN OUR ARMY DICK HEAD - THIS CLOWNS IN JAIL COSTING TAX PAYERS MONEY -- WAKE UP
He was off his head in most of the interviews but portraying himself as sober...
Who gives a fuck
How does that help?
This Doco is really sad now. Wish this guy got his life together and this doco was the catalyst . Wish him all the best
jazzy Xx It didn’t work... He’s still a Drongo!!
Cheers for uploading this mate. It's something for the future for when I'm older.
How terribly sad. An attractive young man who seemed to have it all but brought down by drug addiction. It really blows apart the stereotype of druggies being scruffy, unemployed losers.
What a beautiful person bens dad is, I wanna be just like him
“Narcissism can be considered a pattern of addiction. That is,
narcissism may not be a lifelong personality trait in the usual sense
but rather a pattern of yielding to inner urges in a way that proves
costly and self-destructive-not unlike other, more familiar addictions”
We love you Ben Cousins and will be one of your fans through the good time and the bad times.💙💛🦅❤️
Seeing this after Shane Warne passing, I hope Ben is okay. I shed a tear for everyone struggling. His poor family, hope all is well
amazing footballer , articulate individual , incredibly loyal supportive family , great documentary , very troubled soul 🙏
Watching this right now and I cry 😔 A child sports prodigy with no anonymity in a crazy football state.
Seemingly all too available is the attraction of elite football as his father says, paradoxically it becomes Bens ultimate challenge.
But I agree mostly with all the medical pros now and my understanding of drug use and addiction. His brain is probably beyond repair, therefore his reality is distorted physiologically only to sustain the high needed to function.
Incredible consumption in his admittance has to be absolute hell. His life will end in tragedy.
I love you Ben 💕 Thank you for the years of brilliance even though I now I somehow feel complicit in your public demise as you did well , we loved you and were quickly to dismiss you when another incident occurred as the years of drug abuse took it's toll.
I hope too you find the boy in you enough to dig deep to find peace healing, love, strength wherever you go in your life.
Big ups to him and his family for even agreeing to make this.
And last night he was at the brown low for the first time in many years ❤ clean ❤️ well done 👏 and congratulations on winning the battle never giving up and getting through.
I have the privilege of knowing Ben personally, for a Brownlow medalist and premiership player he is extremely humble and down to earth. His achievements during his spectacular career are ones most of us can only dream of. He is retired from footy so his life should now be left private, yet the grubs that are the media keep putting such unimportant events such as failed drug tests on the news so people can sit in their little safe bubbles and vicariously make judgements about him without knowing the facts about why he chooses to make the choices he does. He even says himself if you make your bed, you lie in it. To the fake media who make these menial stories to sell pathetic gossip magazines and news, leave Ben the fuck alone.
Bradley, the media are the evil in this world. Well said
a brave man confronts his demons. all the best Ben
Ben U r a champion I've been dealing with the monster for 15years you are the real deal.
Im not here to judge, criticise or hate...
Get well soon Ben...Get ya life back on track mate....
We are all human....
*Such Is Life*
I understand what ben had to overcome. To play AFL at such a a high level for a decade is admiral to say the least. Even though Ben lost the battle in the end, he still inspires me today. Will always be a a legend in my eyes. Thanks for the memories.
wow you are pathetic... ben is your inspiration... the one bloke who is too fucking weak to say no to meth... wow litrally hundreds of other footy players are no where near as fucked as ben yet hes your role model... enjoy the meth and family court in the future you fucking nong
ainsleywainsley why are you so angry? Who hurt you?
Very very gifted, an incredible athlete, but the demons of addiction got the better of him...he's made incredible inroads to get to where he is now, and that would have taken a monumental effort.
I’d love if they made a follow up doco on his last decade and his return to mainstream society
Who's here after Coming Clean
Me.
Jdog LAC know nothing about football,but his story needs to be told!
1st and for most I have been through what Ben did. 2nd I am 4 years clean 9th of December. 3rd I had the same support from my family even though I was a bit older than him. 4th he needs to find a new release cos we all need that. 5th for me it was seeing the right doctor and getting the prescription pills for my brain to be able to function like a normal human being it takes time but it works. The clouds in your brain will disapate and you can make better decisions in your life.
I hope he can do what I did.
GOD BLESS YOU BEN.
40 years clean same powders cept ice wasnt around in the 80,s
God bless this family....
This story will help a lot of families....
There are so many relatable aspects in this documentary, whether it be illegal drugs, prescription drugs, alcoholism, gambling etc etc....
What an angel of a father Ben has!!! :-)
Heart breaking tale, such a brilliant athlete fallen into the demon drug addiction. My heart goes out to his family & friends.
Bloke is an absolute legend, don't give a fuck what anyone says. To be able to play and train at such an elite level and get cooked out of his brain after the games and in the off season takes a lot. Benny did have a lot of potential though, sorta sad.
+Para He seems to have come good the last year. Hopefully he stays strong.
benny had amazing potential. Was easily the greatest playing at the time of of his career.
he probably would have been the best player ever
Para
the best there is the best there was the best there ever WILL BE period the true king of afl
I have lot of respect for him as a player whenever I am at work and see him feel sad as he deserves better life😔🙏
I'm a 46 year old, Irish woman. I'm not into sports at all but I heard of Ben Cousins. I heard his name and had no clue even if he was an athlete. I just knew he was a famous Australian. Xx
I'm not even an AFL fan bit let's get this straight. We are all human and we all make mistakes. I have and still struggle with addiction (alcohol) but I couldn't imagine going through it with the amount of media and headline scrutiny this guy has had to endure. It's hard enough without all of that and I do undestand that with being a superstar that all comes with it. Instead of commenting on this and that about him regardless of opinion, from what I saw this guy just needs a break. I really feel for him
Couldn’t have said that any better my brother 💯
What a great and supporting family, especially his father, just true grit n strength to them all, Ben is a true sportman and icon to the game !! "Without a doubt" .
He went to Mandurah to get away from drugs!? Who suggested that to him!? 😮
guavaburst lol, ikr
lol
Ikr, Bunbury would've been a much better choice.
You looking, it'll find you...ANYWHERE in the world...
They should’ve sent him to Armadale
The line that always stuck out to me from this was that quote 'idle hands are the devils tools' because really it's true, I've been out of work myself and you feel tempted to have a few too many drinks and indulge in things you shouldn't and you well and truly regret it later. I just wish Ben had been able to pull up earlier, I remember seeing this and then hearing of what he looked like in that interview a few years back and it's just sad, but it's all on him really to a large extent. Me personally, I would have intervened the moment he brought his dad into it like that, that bus stop story was just sad. For all that's said about Ricky Nixon, and don't get me wrong that bloke has stuffed up too, I applauded him for saying 'you've got to make a choice Ben, is it your kids or the drugs'. Honestly, that probably should have been said to Ben 5-10 years ago. I'll give it to him, he was an incredible athlete, he could certainly play and I have never seen a bloke run like he could. But his life story is just sad and watching this doco back now, with the benefit of hindsight and what we know now just brings it home even more.
I dont know anything about sport but i know who Ben is and my heart goes out to him. Its hard enough dealing with addiction when your community knows, i cant imagine what its like when the whole country knows. I've never met an addict who wasnt damaged in some way, not that its an excuse for the things we do. I just hope he's ok and gets himself better, as "better" as he can be. Best wishes Ben, i hope you're at least happy, or experiencing some happiness 👍💙😚
He’s not, and he doesn’t deserve happiness.
I met him numerous times in Hakea prison and have a lot of insight on him
He’s a pathetic excuse for a man.
@@tinderella2386 Can you share some insight please? All i know was he was a sports star who made lots of money. Before I went into recovery I was at the other end of the spectrum, I spent my late teens - 20's in sex work and then in an extremely dysfunctional relationship
56:30 - 57:28 This right here was incredibly said and unfortunate that Ben didn't learn this at the time, the last thing he needed was to be playing footy especially in Melbourne
An AFL great forever! Well done Benny! I remember seeing u and meeting u in a seedy scene or social circle end of 99 in subi, before all the hype- sometimes you can’t help what your surrounded with. Take care
@M ok cool. Personally I’m a rugby fan 🏉
How a Champion fell from grace....such a powerful message on the effects of drugs....still respect him for the accomplishment he did as a Football player.
He’s not a ‘champion’ anything and goes to show how brainwashed you are to throw that word around
He’s some asshole who used to run around kicking a ball, and 100% on his own merit became the biggest drug riddled piece of crap goung
He’s not a ‘champion’ anything
Sports isn’t real and it means absolutely nothing
Hey Ben hope you are doing well. Legend player who did a lot to entertain many of us. Cheers mate.
Tren and Jerry's Fitness he’s an addict, do you not understand the concept of it? Especially since he’s an obsessive compulsive person who really doesn’t everything to extremes. The guy will forever be one
September 2018 and he’s still on drugs, I’ll check back in a few years and see if he’s clean/dead/still on drugs
NathFilms yep u guessed it
Now hes behind bars
Got another interview/doco coming out too
He seems to be doing better these days.
December 2024, ben currently is sober, does many many gjest spots on radio and television, holds a spot on the channel sseven news desk, mentors and parents his OWN little family, clean and succesful, doimg better than ever. Just thought youd like to know he is doing amaze balls next time you check. Definately not dead, in jail or high.
Omg how bloody beautiful is this man!! I have never heard of him until this day - 6th June 2017 - and my god I want to .... him!!
So did 50000 other women...
One of his problems...
What a problem to have! Anywhere he went in perth, there would be women all over him! Wonder whats actually plaugeing him. What his 'demons' are. Cause from the outside looking in, he has everything. Good looks, great body, plays AFL, has shit ton of money, pick of any girl he wanted. Dont get it..
@@chrisd_85like most celebrities etc it’s a lifestyle . They have everything and they get bored they never think the drugs will take over but …drugs don’t discriminate and unfortunately leads to their demise . Very sad
Keep it head up Ben you will always be one of the great AFL players . 🏆
Billy Mitchell summed it up - no inner peace.
He seems to be a really good bloke that’s in a unfortunate situation I hope he overcomes his addiction he has a good family around him stay strong guys and all the best Ben and family
I know a bloke who knew him in his late school years and he was a tossa then always has been.
Ah Benny, you are only Human!
Having an Addictive Personality, means you will always struggle between the good & the bad.
Sadly, the struggle will be there for Life
I'll never forget what Akermanis said about him when he played on him, Aker said he came out in the second half and ran harder than the first half. So I'd say that their premiership needs to be questioned, because speed/meth gives you energy that you would not believe if you've never tried the drug. you can overcome pain, mental stresses etc and it gives the user a massively unfair advantage over players not on it, it turns you into Superman. Also he wasn't the only Eagles player using meth in the grand final and the years either side of that final. It should be wiped from the record books. The club knew he and others were doing it as well but they turned a blind eye because winning is all that matters. They knew well before it became public because the cops were telling the club, ordinary Joes who seen him and team mates smoking up big on the meth pipe, the club only became "concerned" when it became public knowledge, so they're just as guilty
He never did drugs on game day.
Lmao I had team mates try this trick in junior football. They were talented players but it didn't have the effect they thought it would accuracy off the foot and hand went out the window couldn't take a mark sure they ran hard for one quarter then they were sluggish as fuck for the rest of the game
You cant play heavy sports on meth. Meth greatly increases your heart rate and sports increases it even further. Never do meth before or after gym.
none of them used it game day that’s what people say to discredit the premiership it would be easy to tell if they were on it they would’ve been full tweaking and he runs harder in the second half because of all the conditioning training and sprints he would do to get him in peak shape
Sad story he was such an unbelievably good player
Who cares. He’s a spoilt privileged self entitled fckwit who’s Never done it tough a day in his life. He brought everything on himself for no reason. He’s never had problems like the average Joe. Who gives a toss if he can kick a football, like wowwwww well done bro. Goes to show how you value human beings when you give a fraction of a shit how someone kicks a ball when they’re the lowest of low drug riddled piece of crap oxygen thief
Great doco!
Say no to drugs.......
jean Claude Van Damme unless they are pharmaceuticals and sanctioned by legal drug dealers right? Dont drink coffee my friend, you will go against all your values.
What a great family all of YOU ..❤
Oh Ben, my glorious king. From the moment I laid my eyes on you, I knew you were the one.
What a talented player, so sad to see him travel down this path.
Who gives a crap about if he can kick a ball
Like wowwww bro, that totally sums up your worth as a human being
He is a drug riddled piece of crap. He never had a thing to deal with, he just wanted to party and get messed up and did everything to himself and got a Million chances compared to what an average Joe would get
good on u ben cousins. to hope that atleast one life is changed through all of this makes it all worthwhile. Every day is a struggle and all we can do is hope that our children r learning from our mistakes. To the media, u can all b blamed for portraying Ben in sucj a negative light no matter watvthe circumstance. compassion and education wld/wldv gone such a long way in his recovery. for those who do not understand real addiction, how about doing some real research b4 u comment in a negative way.
great comment and i don't have a drug addiction.
Cousins is a bad fucking drug addict. Nothing to do with the media. They guys a fucking lose cannon. Media? Compassion? LOL. Cousins has been given compassion over & over again and has repaid it with guess what? More drug abuse. Fuckoff.
Gabriel Johannson exactly right x
When I took off! I took off ! I wasn’t messing around ! And I couldnt tell you how many houses I ran thru , I was over back fences , on top of roofs
What a dumb thing to quote you must be a retard
Ben was definitely sacrificed over the drugs in afl issue. Makes you laugh when you think of many of the “greats” in the 80s who played games off their heads on speed. Hawthorns great run in the 80s comes to mind. But it seems if the media wasn’t all over it the afl didn’t care. Drugs were huge in the 80s but nobody cared at the time. I hope Ben is doing ok. He’s such a damn likeable personality. Sometimes users can never beat addiction & maybe the damage done to the brain is irreversible making getting clean even harder. His thinking that he’s not hurting anyone is so typical. Firstly he’s hurting himself the most, and secondly the people that love him. Addiction is a bastard.
as a Richmond fan I remember how much excitement we had and he had flashes of brilliance in a team that was shockingly poor
In My Opinion He Is The Best Player We Have Ever Had At W.C,Better Than Juddy,Peter Matera A Close 2nd.......Ben Had It All Looks,Talent,WA Football Royalty.......It Was As If It Was Too Good To Be True.......It Sometimes Takes Years To Outgrow The Drugs,As Of Late 2018 He Is Struggling......I'm Betting He Wins In The End.
Met him multiple occasions, a nice lad. What a coincident, he just got release from jail today and this documentary is recommended to me. I don’t think he is competent to any league, but he may make his way into television as he is still favor by many Western Australian.
This movie was just an interlude
Agreed. The ben cousins story continues. But jesus, what a fall from grace. Didn't think he could sink lower.
I cannot believe this film was made
If he wasn’t on drugs he could’ve been the best footballer of all time
John Smith yea but I’m saying if he did everything the same just subtract the drugs he could’ve of been one of the greats
John Smith drugs or no drugs he had all the ability in the world, either you’re born with it or you’re not, but I understand what you’re saying too
John Smith I was getting ready to roast you then I scrolled down and read that comment about you admitting you were wrong...first time I’ve ever seen someone with enough honour to do that....respect brother 👏🏼
I think the ice was a performance enhancer
Good on you Ben…. come home now to your family your friends and Australia 🇦🇺 God bless you and best wishes for the future xxx 😘
10 years on and he's still a mess :(
good to see him playing local footy now looks a lot healthier
Watching this and seeing him now compared to here.. wow
The gear's so fucking hard to put down. I feel for him.
Fck that. He did it to himself. It’s just beyond sheer stupidity to start it in the first place
He wasn’t dealing with pain or grief or loss, he was just celebrating how awesome he thought he was
He absolutely deserves everything that’s happened to him
His life has been one very big party. Amazing story. Nothing wrong partying but when you are causing your family this amount of pain then at some point you have to grow up and beat your addiction. This is very hard for an addictive personality. i know, i was an addict for a long time too. Like the man said in this doco "Ben needs to find inner peace". Thats the crux of the issue right there.
Seems like a lot of ppl got rich from him playing well (manager, afl)....n its like as long as he was performing, ppl were willing to overlook the drugs. Its like they were enablers, inadvertedly. His fam seem like good ppl, feel for them...n it was up to Ben to do the right thing by them.
Feel sorry to see this is still going on I hope he finds the strength to get better again ❤️
He's holding the lighter too close to the pipe. He's gonna burn the gear! !
Darren Oatley for real tho 😂😂
A film about his life would have been great but definitely very tragic.
Its so sad, I hope ben gets out of the vicious cycle 💕
Running and throwing up - running and throwing up - take real courage and grit.
His ex has just been charged with drug driving. Is it too early to remove the children from her care? The whole episode is a train wreck.
don herley she is the main reason he keeps relapsing
All I will say is all the very best Cuz hopefully you can get your life on track for yourself,especially your kids& your wonderful family.Many people are here to support you,as a Carlton fan I loved watching you play the game as I'm sure did many diehard not only Eagles fans but also footy fans in general stay strong you can come through this mate:)
that got really intense, I never suspected how sad that would be. Pity the media are such dogs
I completely understand what you were going through.
The problem is that this whole thing is predicated on a lie. Ben was never serious about rehab. I doubt he's ever been clean for more than a month. This doco presents a completely altered version of that.
Reid Alldabooks may have read all the books, clearly didnt watch all the doco. Or if you did forgot to switch the brain on. He loved the drugs. He admits it. Dumbass.
Reid Alldabooks I see your point! I agree and his cockiness says it all. I will always support him as I’m an ex meth addict myself but enough is enough! The guy is 40 now and back in prison. I couldn’t imagine going through my rehabilitation in the public eye! I wish him well and I hope to see more supportive comments from people
Best midfielder of all time. Unstoppable on and evidently off the field
So sorry Brian.
I want it! Gonna rock it at work on the daily!
If saints picked him up they would have got a premiership for sure
Nah pies woulda beat em by a point
Saints supporter here… huge missed opportunity. Saints would have won a flag and Cousins winning as well what a legendary story that would have been. Dumb by the Saints…
Very sad what has happened with Ben,such a great player & no doubt one of the best of his generation.I really hope like so many Ben can get his life back on track:)