BEN GIVES THE BIRD

[whufc]

get over it, he stuck his middle finger up at the camera wow woopdee do.

Turn over to channel V, rage or video hits and you will see alot worse behaviour than that.

I love all this people that sit there and call him a wanker, arrogant, selfish etc etc etc like they acutally know the bloke.

The ones as well who sit there a go on how bad of a person he is, he took drugs yadayadayada. Open your eyes to the real world. Half the people you work with are probably taking pills or other recreational drugs on the weekends.

[Barto]

It's funny how people take it personally "he was doing it to us". A bloke at the gym yesterday said "he was doing it to the people of WA".

I reckon he was doing it to the camera operator, that damn camera followed him around the room continually and he got jack of it. Dont blame him for doing it.

I'm amazed at the self righteousness of people wanting to string the bloke up. I guess that's what happens when you do something wrong once, people always want to keep knocking you down.

The fact remains that it was a long time before the game, well before the live broadcast started. There was absolutely no need for Channel 10 to use it.

If players were walking around wearing nothing they wouldn't put it to air later on and scream "wont somebody think of the children?"

[Barto]

The ones as well who sit there a go on how bad of a person he is, he took drugs yadayadayada. Open your eyes to the real world. Half the people you work with are probably taking pills or other recreational drugs on the weekends.

It's incredible isn't it?

Unless drug addicts are going around clonking grannys on the head to steal their backs or breaking into houses etc to feed their habits, who the hell does taking drugs harm? Only the user and those close to them.

FFS, you'd think the bloke had gone around and personally run over everyone's dog or cat.

[catchit]

My lad asked who he was doing the finger too.

My answer was all of us mate, all of us. 'Cos the 'Cuz only cares about himself.

by the sounds of it you and the cuz go way back

[catchit]

$5,000 fine, the AFL will be richer, Cousins will be poorer, and nobody else will give a toss.

Cousins is a person who just doesn't seem to understand what is required of him. I doubt he'll ever learn.

i am interested in what he is required to do??

[Barto]

$5,000 fine, the AFL will be richer, Cousins will be poorer, and nobody else will give a toss.

Cousins is a person who just doesn't seem to understand what is required of him. I doubt he'll ever learn.

i am interested in what he is required to do??

Apparently heal lepers and get nailed up at the end.

[Booney]

My lad asked who he was doing the finger too.

My answer was all of us mate, all of us. 'Cos the 'Cuz only cares about himself.

by the sounds of it you and the cuz go way back

Nope, just like you, I dont know the bloke, but the person we see in the media appears to be a self centred wanker and that is what I form my opinion on, how do you form yours?

BTW, those suggesting Channel 10 not show it, are you guys serious? They would have been screaming for me the moment the producer saw it, naive at best to suggest they would keep it hidden.Really.

[Dirko]

BTW, those suggesting Channel 10 not show it, are you guys serious? They would have been screaming for me the moment the producer saw it, naive at best to suggest they would keep it hidden.Really.

It just reflects the way journalism & the media in Australia has resorted to the "Tabloid Gutter" style of press similar to what the English live with.

Wait for it to run on Today Tonight or A Current Affair now.....

[A Mum]

Surely he would have been well aware that it would get 'air time'
Maybe he likes the attention

[JK]

Surely he would have been well aware that it would get 'air time'
Maybe he likes the attention

I dunno about that ma', he's probably done it several times over the years ... I accept his comments in the Tiser article this morning and agree with him that there are fair greater things in life to worry about.

I think this one's been blown out of proportion.

[Booney]

I think this one's been blown out of proportion.

Agree 100%, but if I dont give you any ammuniton...

[catchit]

My lad asked who he was doing the finger too.

My answer was all of us mate, all of us. 'Cos the 'Cuz only cares about himself.

by the sounds of it you and the cuz go way back

Nope, just like you, I dont know the bloke, but the person we see in the media appears to be a self centred wanker and that is what I form my opinion on, how do you form yours?

BTW, those suggesting Channel 10 not show it, are you guys serious? They would have been screaming for me the moment the producer saw it, naive at best to suggest they would keep it hidden.Really.

i form my opinion on a bloke who has made some bad decisions in life and has come back better than ever.. i hope you also told your lad that the ''cuz'' was once a young fella who had the world at his feet and stuffed it up... also that he put his head down after that and has showed the people that care that he has still got it...

[Booney]

My lad asked who he was doing the finger too.

My answer was all of us mate, all of us. 'Cos the 'Cuz only cares about himself.

by the sounds of it you and the cuz go way back

Nope, just like you, I dont know the bloke, but the person we see in the media appears to be a self centred wanker and that is what I form my opinion on, how do you form yours?

BTW, those suggesting Channel 10 not show it, are you guys serious? They would have been screaming for me the moment the producer saw it, naive at best to suggest they would keep it hidden.Really.

i form my opinion on a bloke who has made some bad decisions in life and has come back better than ever.. i hope you also told your lad that the ''cuz'' was once a young fella who had the world at his feet and stuffed it up... also that he put his head down after that and has showed the people that care that he has still got it...

Debatable that point.

[catchit]

My lad asked who he was doing the finger too.

My answer was all of us mate, all of us. 'Cos the 'Cuz only cares about himself.

by the sounds of it you and the cuz go way back

Nope, just like you, I dont know the bloke, but the person we see in the media appears to be a self centred wanker and that is what I form my opinion on, how do you form yours?

BTW, those suggesting Channel 10 not show it, are you guys serious? They would have been screaming for me the moment the producer saw it, naive at best to suggest they would keep it hidden.Really.

can you share why they would scream for you

[catchit]

at least he didnt punch someone in the face at the airport

[Booney]

My lad asked who he was doing the finger too.

My answer was all of us mate, all of us. 'Cos the 'Cuz only cares about himself.

by the sounds of it you and the cuz go way back

Nope, just like you, I dont know the bloke, but the person we see in the media appears to be a self centred wanker and that is what I form my opinion on, how do you form yours?

BTW, those suggesting Channel 10 not show it, are you guys serious? They would have been screaming for me the moment the producer saw it, naive at best to suggest they would keep it hidden.Really.

can you share why they would scream for you

Should have read "screaming for more", typo.

[Booney]

at least he didnt punch someone in the face at the airport

Other than being an extremely immature attempt to deflect the attention from Cousins to Brogan, what has this got to do with anything?

[catchit]

at least he didnt punch someone in the face at the airport

Other than being an extremely immature attempt to deflect the attention from Cousins to Brogan, what has this got to do with anything?

the point being!! ben has only hurt himself out of what he has done!!
alot of people will have different opinions on all of this which makes sites like this work..
at the end of the day he stuck his finger up to the people who keep giving him a hard time... who gives a shit..

[Booney]

at least he didnt punch someone in the face at the airport

Other than being an extremely immature attempt to deflect the attention from Cousins to Brogan, what has this got to do with anything?

ben has only hurt himself out of what he has done!!

Yep, Im sure his close family, friends and extended family at the WC Eagles have felt no grief from his recent actions. ( Im not talking about just the bird )

[Dogwatcher]

the point being!! ben has only hurt himself out of what he has done!!

Think so?
I'm amazed so many West Aussies are so keen to support him by signing memberships to Richmond and cheering him on the weekend.
He has left West Coast in disarray.
The circus that surrounded him during his last few years at the Eagles resulted in the club's premiership defence being derailed and at the same time forced Chris Judd's hand in leaving the West. There was always a contention that Judd would head back East but the Cousins circus and the non-professional way in which he carried on was one of the major reasons for his departure.
Take Cousins and Judd out of that side and look what's happened....
I'm pretty certain this downward slide would not have been so rapid had at least one of Judd or Cousins still been with the Eagles.