Bryan Cousins

Bryan Cousins
Personal information
Full name	Bryan Cousins
Date of birth	(1953-12-29) 29 December 1953
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1970–1987	Perth	240 (309)
1975–1979	Geelong	067 (46)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 1987.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Bryan Cousins (born 29 December 1953) is a former Australian rules footballer who played over 300 games in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and West Australian Football League (WAFL) competitions.

Cousins played as a rover and stood at 175 centimetres in height. After playing in the WAFL between 1970 and 1974 for the Perth Football Club, he was recruited to the VFL to play with Geelong where he made his debut in 1975. He went on to play 67 games for the club until 1979 when he returned to Perth. Cousins continued to play WAFL football until 1987. Cousins tied on votes for the 1983 Sandover Medal, but was beaten on a countback by John Ironmonger; in 1997, the WAFL awarded him a retrospective Sandover Medal. In his two stints at Perth, Cousins played 240 games and kicked 309 goals. He also represented Western Australia in State of Origin football.

Cousins is married to Stephanie and has four children, including former West Coast Eagles and Richmond player and Brownlow Medallist Ben Cousins (who was recruited by West Coast under the father-son rule). Cousins is also a successful harness racing trainer and Group One owner, winning the Chariots of Fire with Innocent Eyes.

References

East, Alan (September 2006). The Medal Men - WA Sandover Medal Winners. pp. 331–336. ISBN 0-9775813-0-6.
Bryan Cousins's statistics from AFL Tables

Western Australian team – 1985 Interstate Championships
South Australia 30.18 (198) defeated Western Australia 16.15 (111), at Subiaco Oval, 15 June 1985 Victoria 19.16 (130) defeated Western Australia 9.11 (65), at Subiaco Oval, 16 July 1985
Both games	Browning Mitchell G. Sidebottom
State Game vs. South Australia	Bairstow Bradmore Brennan Carter Caton Cousins Fogarty Harding Lamb Langsford (c) Rance S. Richardson Scott Skwirowski Waterson Wilkinson Wilson Wrensted
State of Origin vs. Victoria	Annear Baker Beasley Blackwell Buckenara Daniels Glendinning Hardie Holden Hunter Krakouer Lester-Smith Peake Purser Richardson Rioli Sewell A. Sidebottom Wiley
Coach: Todd

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