Ben Cousins was Dustin Martin’s teammate for the star Tiger’s AFL debut — and there’s clearly nothing however love between the pair as they embraced at a Richmond pre-season coaching session.
Cousins was a particular visitor on a wet Melbourne day on the Tigers’ Punt Road base, with a giant hug reserved for his fellow Brownlow medallist Martin on the sidelines.
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Martin is one among simply two energetic Richmond gamers who have been teammates with Cousins throughout his 32-game stint with the membership in 2009 and 2010, together with defender Dylan Grimes.
But Cousins has additionally turn into in style with the present yellow-and-black group after quite a few appearances across the membership over the previous a number of seasons.
Richmond’s WA contingent appeared significantly excited to identify Cousins observing coaching from the dugout.
Liam Baker had a giant grin on his face as he came visiting for a Cousins cuddle, with Nathan Broad additionally coming over to greet the six-time All-Australian.
Cousins additionally had a sideline chat with former teammate turned Tigers assistant Chris Newman.
This season marks 15 years since Cousins made his yellow-and-black debut following his high-profile exit at West Coast on the finish of 2007 after 238 video games which included a premiership in 2006.
Having turned his life round, together with thriving in a task as a sports activities presenter at Seven, Cousins was this week the topic of a declaration from AFL analyst Kane Cornes that he must be inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.
Cousins has been eligible for a Hall of Fame induction since 2013.
“It’s time. There are others in the Hall of Fame who have had a chequered history off the field, and it’s time,” Cornes stated on SEN.
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