The behaviour of sporting bad boys has pulled apart by all manner of social commentators in the last few years, some thought-provoking, others laughably simplistic. Just examine Ben Cousins and Wayne Carey.
Ben Cousins
Ultimately we are all alone but we have one thing that unites us, one thing that defines us as a nation…
It is Monday morning across our wide brown land…
Everyone’s heard about the bird: the Ben Cousins beat up
Richmond mid-fielder Ben Cousins went over to a fixed “fly-on-the-wall” camera in the Richmond change rooms and “flipped the bird”. Hanging is too good for this man isn’t it? asks Ralph Horowitz.
Ben Cousins’ comeback comeback
Fallen champion and high profile Richmond Tigers recruit Ben Cousins tells the Herald Sun of his latest comeback.
Hot Form Charts: A week of NRL farewells
The final, must-have piece of footy tipping intelligence, Crikey’s Hot Form Charts, are here to help you pick the winner in this week’s NRL Grand Final.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: The Fitzgibbon affair and Cousinsmania
Crikey readers debate the seriousness of Joel Fitzgibbon’s China excursions.
Soccer has the AFL rattled, that’s the real story
At issue is which code wins the right to use Melbourne’s Telstra Dome on Saturday week … and more than that, writes Charles Happell.
The end times are imminent!
What are the 33 and a half signs of the impending Apocalypse?
Letting Cousins back willl be a backwards step for the AFL
This weekend, the AFL is deciding whether to bend the rules one more time to get Ben Cousins back on the field. Greg Hill looks at the potential repercussions of this decision.
Crikey Says: Crikey Says
Wall St is close to free fall, Super Tuesday is in full swing, BHP has made its move and Brendan Nelson may be about to apologise (if only for his hair) … what a morning. But there is more…
