Cousins told his father he did not want to quit drugs…remanded in custody

TROUBLED former AFL premiership player Ben Cousins is willing to go to rehab after spending a month in prison, but his phone calls indicate he has no intention of quitting drugs, a Perth court was told.

The former West Coast Eagles captain had a full beard and was wearing a T-shirt when he pleaded guilty in Armadale Magistrates Court on Monday to 11 offences, including aggravated stalking and drug possession.

The 38-year-old’s lawyer Michael Tudori said a rare opportunity had come up for a spot in a residential rehab program, but the police prosecutor said they were seeking a prison sentence.

The court heard Cousins’ phone calls were tapped in prison and he told his father he did not want to quit.

But Mr Tudori said those calls were made earlier in his prison stint and he no longer felt that way.

Cousins was remanded in custody to appear in the drug court at Perth Magistrates Court next Monday.

Source: Cousins pleads guilty to all 11 charges | Perth Now