Ben Cousins posts tribute to Andrew Krakouer following WA football greats death at 42
Former West Coast champion and Richmond Tiger Ben Cousins has posted a heartfelt tribute to Andrew Krakouer following the death of the WA footy great on Sunday.
Krakouer passed away at just 42 following a heart attack, which saw an outpouring of grief across the football landscape.
Cousins is the latest high profile figure of the AFL fraternity to pen a tribute, posting a short clip to his Instagram story of Krakouer playing at the Tigers.
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By continuing you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy.“One of WA’s finest...I will miss the way you said hello with a hug,” he posted.
“R.I.P Krak.”
It comes as former Collingwood president Eddie McGuire revealed Krakouer was ardening at his mum’s house in Perth when he is suspected to have suffered the heart attack and talked through how he was able to revive his career post his assault conviction.
“He was actually playing football in jail when we got the mail that he was actually playing really good football,” McGuire told 7News.
“And Andrew once told me that he lay on the top bunk in the cell, looking at the ceiling six inches above him, thinking, ‘what am I doing here? I should be at the MCG’.”
“He then came out and won a premiership with Swan Districts and we were able to recruit him and 12 months later, he’s playing a grand final at the MCG and showed again just what football was to Andrew Krakouer, but also what a great contributor he was to football.”
