Ben Cousins won’t be part of the football hall of fame’s class of ’24

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Former West Coast champion and skipper Ben Cousins will not be inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2024 and is not considered likely to be added to the honour roll any time soon.

While the question has been asked about whether it is time for Cousins to be accepted as a member of the hall of fame, the committee has not seriously debated Cousins as a prospective member, in part dueheaded by the elevation of former Hawthorn full-forward Jason Dunstall to Legend status

But sources familiar with the hall of fame’s position on Cousins said he was not under consideration even before the AFL took a stand on violence against women by having a moment’s silence and players, coaches and umpires linking arms on the weekend. The AFL’s deliberations, via the committee and input into those decisions, are strictly confidential.

Cousins, like all players, would be eligible five years after his retirement and he would have gone in almost as soon as he was eligible, if not for his behavioural issues. The AFL only learned on Thursday that Carey, who was born in Wagga Wagga, was to be inducted as a Legend at a function to be held at the SCG the following night.

 

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