Eagle-eyed viewers spot shock sighting inside NSW Blues’ sheds

An Australian sporting superstar was spotted by eagle-eyed viewers soaking up NSW’s State of Origin victory on Wednesday.

Fans watching the post-game State of Origin scenes got more than they bargained for on Wednesday night.

While viewers were treated to a look inside the NSW Blues rooms as they soaked up their famous State of Origin victory, eagle-eyed fans spotted an AFL star lurking in the background.

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Blues legend Andrew Johns spoke on Channel 9’s coverage as he got set to walk inside the sheds but it was the man over his right shoulder that stole the attention.

The man in question was none other than AFL premiership star and Brownlow Medal winner Ben Cousins.

Cousins was enjoying the victorious rooms before Johns strolled through the door as the Blues players belted out a beer drinking soak after securing the 14-4 deciding win over the Maroons.

Ben Cousins spotted inside the Blues sheds

While Cousins’ on field achievements are second to none, his off field indiscretions continue to stand in his way of being inducted into the AFL Hall of Fame.

The 2005 Brownlow Medal winner opened up after he was overlooked for induction in May this year.

The Age reported the committee “has not seriously debated Cousins as a prospective member” of the Hall of Fame due to his record.

Cousins has a long rap sheet, including being banned from the AFL for a year after being arrested for drug possession in 2007 — after which he was sacked by the Eagles — ultimately ending his career with the Tigers.

Post-career, Cousins spent seven months in jail in 2020 after repeatedly breaching a restraining order and allegedly threatening to kill his former partner and mother of his children, Maylea Tinecheff.

Earlier, in 2018, Cousins also served 10 months of a 12-month prison sentence for stalking Tinechef.

Ben Cousins reads the News in Perth on Chanel 7

But in more recent times, Cousins has turned his life around, reading the news for Channel 7 in Western Australia and will feature on the next season of Dancing With The Stars.

In an appearance on Channel 7’s The Front Bar recently, Cousins opened up on cleaning up his life.

“I wish it hadn’t had to have taken this long, and had to run its course the way it did,” he said.

“But yeah, it’s nice to be working and busy, have some real ambition back, and, you know, just connected back in with friends, family, and even on a community level, you know. Life’s never been better, to be honest.”

Originally published as Eagle-eyed viewers spot shock sighting inside NSW Blues’ sheds