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Cousins was helping Mainwaring: club
October 02, 2007 02:33pm
THE West Coast Eagles says it had known about former AFL premiership player Chris Mainwaring's personal problems for several months.

The AFL club's troubled star Ben Cousins was also trying to help Mainwaring and visited his friend twice on the night he died, West Coast chief executive Trevor Nisbett said today.

Mainwaring died early yesterday morning after collapsing at his home in the Perth beach suburb of Cottesloe.

There are unconfirmed reports he told paramedics, who had been called to his house following complaints he was screaming for help, that he had taken ecstasy and cannabis but did not need their help.

They left him with a neighbour but returned an hour later to find him unconscious and he was declared dead soon after being rushed to a nearby hospital.

Mr Nisbett today said Mainwaring had been confiding in him about his problems, but would not confirm reports of illicit drug taking or that Mainwaring had been depressed.

"Chris had some underlying problems that everyone was trying to help him with," Mr Nisbett said.

He said Cousins, who spent a month in drug rehabilitation in April, visited Mainwaring twice on the night he died, bringing him food and checking on him.

Cousins was repaying Mainwaring for helping him with his drug problem earlier this year, Mr Nisbett said.

"Chris may have experienced it (drugs) in a former life and consequently he was trying to help a friend at the start of the year," he said.

"And when he was going through some personal problems recently, Ben was trying to return the favour."

Mr Nisbett said the Eagles were talking with Mainwaring's wife Rani and his parents about the possibility of a public memorial for the former star.

The club is also considering permanently retiring Mainwaring's number three guernsey, he said.







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Eagles devastated by death of 'Mainy'
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Chris Mainwaring played 201 games for West Coast.

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West Coast's Chief Executive Officer has spoken of the AFL club's shock and devastation at the death of Eagles legend, Chris Mainwaring.

Trevor Nisbett says Mainwaring's loss has left a "real gap" in the lives of everyone at the club.

He says the 41 year old was always a troubled soul and had recently been having some personal problems which the club was trying to help him resolve.

Nisbett has also dismissed suggestions Mainwaring's relationship with some members of the club had recently soured, saying the former champion remained part of the Eagles' family.


Cousins concerns

Nisbett has confirmed that troubled Eagle Ben Cousins was with Mainwaring in the hours before he died.

Cousins took his long term friend some food and left about 10pm believing that Mainwaring was in good spirits.

Nisbett says Cousins is devastated and the club is concerned about the impact Mainwaring's death will have on the former captain.


Memorial service possible

Trevor Nisbett says the club would like to hold a public memorial service so that fans have an opportunity to farewell the former All Australian footballer.

But he says West Coast will not plan anything unless the Mainwaring family approve of the idea.

He says it may be that the family would prefer a private funeral.


Investigation continues

Ambulance officers were called to Mainwaring's Cottesloe home early on Monday morning and found him unconscious.

He was rushed to a Perth hospital but pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

A post mortem examination will be carried out this week.

Police are investigating whether drugs may have played a part in the death.