Chris Mainwaring Dead at 41

[Gspot]

When Ablett helped kill his young girlfriend/groupie, while on a drug binge, I never heard them bringing up Geelong FC name. Come too think of it, I haven't heard much of the Hawthorn players who had major drug problems leeked to the press recently either.
No when it comes to media attention and controversy, Melbourne only like to focus on the outsiders, and who better than the most successful club in the AFL.

 

[It's Snake Pliskin]

They mentioned today that he was having it tough because of a marriage split. Wow, tough thing to land on the wife - the guilt will stay with her forever.

Gosh, seriously, a 41 year old and drugs? Maybe at 16 years of age and experimenting, maybe an addicted person in their twenties, but at 41 years of age? Way old enough to know better. Maybe, given the descriptions of his 'larrikin ways' he never got past being a teenager.

40 is the new 20.

 

[Sprinter79]

When Ablett helped kill his young girlfriend/groupie, while on a drug binge, I never heard them bringing up Geelong FC name. Come too think of it, I haven't heard much of the Hawthorn players who had major drug problems leeked to the press recently either.
No when it comes to media attention and controversy, Melbourne only like to focus on the outsiders, and who better than the most successful club in the AFL.

Geelong and Hawthorn have had their name dragged through the mud. One Hawthorn player has now tested positive 3 times and will be up on a 'possession with intent to sell or supply' charge as well.

 

[1234]

I hope if Cussie was involved, or had anything to do with it he's booted from the club, and the AFL - for starters.
I'm a WCE supporter, and hope he ( Cousins ) had nothing to do with it, but it aint looking good for him.. Mainwaring was a big boy and made his own decisions. If his rationale was impaired or influenced that's unfortunate.
Could be the last nail in BC's coffin ( no pun intended ), and I hope he feels even a little bit guilty right now.

How much more ammunition does this club have to give the press about AFL players and the way they hold themselves in the public eye?

I think the AFL will ( SHOULD ) take a harder line against the antics of these guys next season, it's ruining the faint glimmer of respect anyone has left for these 'elite' sportsmen. Name + Shame, no need to explain.

Heaven forbid Carlton swap Fev & a pick for Judd!!!

RIP Mainy..

 

[Prospector]

When Ablett helped kill his young girlfriend/groupie, while on a drug binge, I never heard them bringing up Geelong FC name.

I think it was!

Come too think of it, I haven't heard much of the Hawthorn players who had major drug problems leeked to the press recently either..

The Court made sure they couldnt - I am sure every station would have run with it if they could!

No when it comes to media attention and controversy, Melbourne only like to focus on the outsiders, and who better than the most successful club in the AFL

No, can't agree one bit! And come to think of it, to me it seems that the "most successful club in the AFL" seems to have the worst culture.

 

[josh82]

Everyone seems to forget about Daniel Kerr. Has everyone forgotten the audio capturing Daniel Kerr doing a deal with a drug dealer- loosely ordering a big dirty bag of horse chaff if i remember correctly.

For those that bag Cousins at least be consistent and bag Kerr and the rest of their snorting posse. Other players have had exactly the same interactions and involvements with drugs as Cousins has, yet Cousins is the only one that the AFL has made an exapmle of.

Was a big fan of Mainwaring growing up too..Shame to see anyone end up that way. Especially leaving some young kids behind.

 

[Prospector]

I think Cousins got off lightly! Given that his dependency would have involved the year he won the Brownlow and played in a Premiership winning team, the penalty could have been (read, should have been) much worse!

The only people I feel sorry for in this are his wife and kids. Shame he didnt give them any consideration.

 

[chops_a_must]

Everyone seems to forget about Daniel Kerr. Has everyone forgotten the audio capturing Daniel Kerr doing a deal with a drug dealer- loosely ordering a big dirty bag of horse chaff if i remember correctly.

For those that bag Cousins at least be consistent and bag Kerr and the rest of their snorting posse. Other players have had exactly the same interactions and involvements with drugs as Cousins has, yet Cousins is the only one that the AFL has made an exapmle of.

How have the AFL made an example of Cousins?

And have you seen my picture of Kerr on this forum before? Obviously not...

 

[josh82]

Chops:

1) My response was not aimed at you. It was aimed at the relevant general public. i couldn't be stuffed scouring the history of this forum looking at peoples' past posts..Hence i was unaware of your picture and opinion of Kerr.

2) An example of Cousins was made by banning him from playing for x number of weeks, sending him off to rehab in California which they supposedly funded? How come Kerr and other players have not been treated the same way? Regardless of whether the punishment is right or wrong at least show some consistency..Plenty of things in AFL really aren't consistent though (how many times Collingwood travel out Melb compared to other teams just to name one..)

I assume that you are really insinuating that the AFL barely made an example of Cousins. I agree 100%. I think Demetriou is an absolute joke, and i think the way they handled the situation was a joke.

 

[Julia]

40 is the new 20.

Really? How immensely encouraging!

 

[2020hindsight]

and hopefully ninety is the new 21? lol

 

[explod]

What a sad loss and waste of potential.

I grew up among footballers (VFL) as a kid. The focus was on grog, it affected the lives of entire extended families and friends and unfortunately little has changed. When I grew up I had little to do with footy (did play myself) but encouraged my kids into basketball. It was a good choice.

Was pleased to see geelong win but what alarmed me were the countless TV shots depicting the young heroes swilling beers. These boys are the heroes of the kids between 6 and 12 years, the suppossed happiness from the appearance of excessive drinking is not lost on these young supporters. They cant wait to get old enough to join in.

Interesting some of the biggest sponsors are the breweries, it is no accident, footy is a business.

And believe me, drugs starts from the impressions/examples set by the supposed Idol Champions. Even if it is only a beer or two in the beginning.

So who really are the drug pushers in the first place. Chris Mainwaring was probably only following what from a child he thought was the norm. As a bloke I am ashamed of the way we behave and unlike the S m Ne 's, the way we regard women, just to add all of my lot.

cheers explod

 

[wayneL]

What a sad loss and waste of potential.

I grew up among footballers (VFL) as a kid. The focus was on grog, it affected the lives of entire extended families and friends and unfortunately little has changed. When I grew up I had little to do with footy (did play myself) but encouraged my kids into basketball. It was a good choice.

Was pleased to see geelong win but what alarmed me were the countless TV shots depicting the young heroes swilling beers. These boys are the heroes of the kids between 6 and 12 years, the suppossed happiness from the appearance of excessive drinking is not lost on these young supporters. They cant wait to get old enough to join in.

Interesting some of the biggest sponsors are the breweries, it is no accident, footy is a business.

And believe me, drugs starts from the impressions/examples set by the supposed Idol Champions. Even if it is only a beer or two in the beginning.

So who really are the drug pushers in the first place. Chris Mainwaring was probably only following what from a child he thought was the norm. As a bloke I am ashamed of the way we behave and unlike the S m Ne 's, the way we regard women, just to add all of my lot.

cheers explod

Couldn't agree more explod.

I personally could never see the connection between celebrating something and getting as pissed as a maggot.

A couple of drinks amid the merriment afterwards sure, but our society seems to say: if you win at something, time to get paralytic.

I just don't get it.

 

[Prospector]

if you win at something, time to get paralytic.

In football you don't even have to win to get paralytic. Mad Monday, practised by many footy clubs including amateur league, is one long drink fest!

But then, look at the example set by Bob Hawke, who was totally drunk after the America's cup win. What hope do we have?

 

[2020hindsight]

I agree explod
cept that I let my teenage boys drink somewhat to excess - (as I probably do) - and they have their own beer fridge downstairs -

rather than (hopefully) try things stronger

(so far so good )

 

[hangseng]

People (I use that term loosely), the innuendo quite frankly I personally find disgusting. Chris was calling for help, that is fact. All of the rest is just speculation based on nothing more than rumours. I can't believe the rubbish that is going around before any facts are out. My brother called from Victoria last night saying the news over there was speculating to the point of calling what they had to write as fact. Very clever the Vics, even before those who are investigating know.

Have society or none of you any respect at all?

Out of respect for Chris and his family I call for this entire thread to be removed!

 

[wayneL]

People (I use that term loosely), the innuendo quite frankly I personally find disgusting. Chris was calling for help, that is fact. All of the rest is just speculation based on nothing more than rumours. I can't believe the rubbish that is going around before any facts are out. My brother called from Victoria last night saying the news over there was speculating to the point of calling what they had to write as fact. Very clever the Vics, even before those who are investigating know.

Have society or none of you any respect at all?

Out of respect for Chris and his family I call for this entire thread to be removed!

I can sympathize with you sentiments hangseng, I really know where you are coming from.

But, removing the thread would be tantamount to the censorship of legitimate free speech.

 

[Aussiejeff]

Sorry, but IMO banning or self-censorship of a discussion regarding material widely distributed in the media would be of little point, apart from making a "moral" gesture. When Mainy and Cousins both have a proven drug taking history, you can't really blame people for drawing their own conclusions from what happened. Far from being heresay, there appears to be plenty of evidence that shows drug taking across the AFL spectrum is almost of epidemic proportions -its not all made up.

I was a BIG fan of cheeky Mainy when I was living in WA and through the Eagles first two premiership wins. I really feel sorry for Chris' family and friends for what they are going through. They might HATE it, but even they would be half expecting the media attention that HAS occured to date and WILL occur in the coming weeks. Whether we like it or not it's inevitable when you become a sporting and/or media celebrity and bare yourself and ultimately your private life and family to the glare and scrutiny of the country or world's media.

R.I.P. Mainy

AJ

 

[Prospector]

Have society or none of you any respect at all?

And sometimes respect is a 2 way street!

OK, let's wait until the facts are out. But if the facts confirm reckless drug/alcohol binge consumption, then I trust you will not take the 'head in the sand' - 'he was a good guy, let's not speak ill of the recently departed' kind of approach to excuse it. Because that is absolutely the wrong message to send our kids. And we have done too much of this in past - no wonder kids get conflicting messages from the guiding generations!

 

[vert]

I think there is one point that has been missed in this discusion, that is he suffered from depression which is a very wide spread problem in sociey. Our brains work in mysterious ways and some cant control the downward spiralling feelings to the point that they have to take something that makes them feel better ie. drinking, taking drugs etc. You might say why didnt he get help but thats the problem, people suffering dont get help and especially men. Im not saying i agree with what he has done, but just think people need to look at why he did it.

r.i.p. Chris