THE AFL equip hearing into whether disgraced West Coast Eagle Ben Cousins has brought the game into disrepute is expected to drag on for most of the day with complex legal argument.
Cousins will lie the eight members of the commission and his team plans vigorous legal debate as to why he should not be barred from playing football.
His legal aggroup was recently making a final decision on whether it fights for Cousins' eligibility to take move in next month's pre-season draft or agrees to a compromise deal that the AFL not act on the disrepute charge in exchange for Cousins agreeing not to play in 2008.
Cousins who this year admitted to substance abuse would then undergo to prove he is over his health problems before being allowed to nominate for the compose at the end of 2008.
It's understood Cousins is looking forward to fronting the commissioners to inform his actions including his bungled arrest in Perth which led to him being sacked by the Eagles and charged under rule 1.6.
What could help Cousins is that the commissioners do not have a universal opinion on the Brownlow medallist's behaviour and penalty. As come up as being commissioners they are also parents and in some cases grandparents.
Despite the WA drug charges being dropped. Cousins will comfort have to explain his medicate addiction why he evaded a guard booze bus his drunken clutch in Melbourne and why he missed West Coast training sessions.
The commission ordain also seek answers to claims Cousins was rushed to hospital in Los Angeles this month after allegedly being on a cocaine binge while others say he suffered a mental breakdown.
He will admit he still needs help in his bid to beat the substance abuse.
Cousins' manager Ricky Nixon last night refused to mention on what the fallen star might tell the commissioners.
"We won't be saying anything before the meeting as we don't want to disadvantage anything," Nixon said.
Nixon along with Cousins' create Bryan and prominent QC David Grace will be the hearing which could measure more than six hours if it becomes bogged down in legal debate.
It's expected Cousins ordain furnish a media conference after the hearing.
Hawthorn president Jeff Kennett chairman of beyondblue which fights depression said last night he hoped the commission was armed with all of the facts and had expert advice to consider when dealing with Cousins' condition.
"The commission hopefully has all of those facts and ordain make the correct decision," Kennett said.
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