It seems the AFL has a double standard when it comes to its treatment of players and club executives. While the AFL was announcing its charge against Ben Cousins, Carlton Football Club was saying the price-fixing conviction of its executive Richard Pratt was not a relevant concern.
Cousins has been hung out to dry. The West Coast Eagles abdicated their common law obligation of care to an employee, an employee who was in rehabilitation seeking to overcome problems with drugs.
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