Chris Mainwaring dead

Pinkbits · 01-10-2007, 02:45 PM

Heard on the radio at lunchtime that the former West coast Eagles star has passed away.
Reports are that he died from a heart attack possibly trigged by drugs. It was also reported that he had been emotionally unstable for the past 2 weeks and that close friends had been keeping a close eye on him.

Very sad indeed.

richo77 · 01-10-2007, 02:59 PM

wow thats really sad, I had noticed him the other day making quite a few errors during a sports segment on the news.

svo347 · 01-10-2007, 03:20 PM

Is very sad indeed, heard it on the radio this morn'n, big influence on little kids

schnoods · 01-10-2007, 03:21 PM

Well that was out of the blue.

Interesting at a time where players past and present are under scrutiny.

I hope drugs weren't a major factor, looks like maybe depression?

Green X · 01-10-2007, 03:28 PM

Sorry but I got no real Sympathy for people who choose to destroy them self on Drugs, Don't know if was drugs but from what i have picked up it was. being a ex West Coast player it wouldn't surprise me, That team are full of druggies.

Walkinshaw · 01-10-2007, 03:33 PM

Wow! I remember Chris from when I lived in Geraldton in the early 90's. Shame to see such an Icon leave so soon.

Regardless of how/why, condolances to family friends.

asusdragon · 01-10-2007, 03:40 PM

well heard it early this morning cop, paramedics havent said as to why yet they went round at bout 1130 and were told nothing is wrong then went back round at 1230 where is was rushed to hospital and die few hours later, reasons are still unknown, but everything is being investigated at the moment

Bucknaked · 01-10-2007, 04:03 PM

Heres a link with an image of Chris. Only 41.

http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/...7440_news.html

XD ESP! XELR8 · 01-10-2007, 04:13 PM

Great footballer that was hard at the ball with more dash then most sides had and I,m a collingwood supporter Rest in peace!!!

bigsamzef · 01-10-2007, 05:25 PM

now that Chris Judd has left the eagles, i think west coast should retire the number 3 gernsey as a mark of respect for mainy.

sfr rob · 01-10-2007, 05:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Green X

Sorry but I got no real Sympathy for people who choose to destroy them self on Drugs, Don't know if was drugs but from what i have picked up it was. being a ex West Coast player it wouldn't surprise me, That team are full of druggies.

I am with you man, no sympathy here for him what so ever, his family and friends on the other hand, I feel very sorry for them. It is the most selfish way to go.

05_ENFORCER · 01-10-2007, 05:38 PM

Ben Cousins was involved also.
Biggest ****head/druggie westcoast ever had.

Bossxr8 · 01-10-2007, 06:25 PM

Ah the Westcoast Eagles. Were would drug jokes be without them.

rodderz · 01-10-2007, 06:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 05_ENFORCER

Ben Cousins was involved also.
Biggest ****head/druggie westcoast ever had.

Cousins involved in his death?

Mainwaring was a great player, one of the dominant midfielders of the mid 90's with Peter Matera also

05_ENFORCER · 01-10-2007, 07:50 PM

YEP, he was in Mainies Cottesloe house around 11.35pm when the cops arrived HE BOLTED.

Jeld-Wen Falcon · 01-10-2007, 08:40 PM

I dont think its smart or appropriate spreading unconfirmed rumours about Ben Cousins. If these comments were found by the wrong person you and this forum could be in a lot of trouble.

Dazza XLT · 01-10-2007, 08:43 PM

Cousins one of last to see Mainwaring
David Lowden
Monday, October 1, 2007
http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=301171

Western Australia and the AFL community have been shocked by the news that former West Coast Eagles champion Chris Mainwaring is dead.

Mainwaring was pronounced dead a short time after 12.30am this morning at the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital after being taken there by ambulance following a collapse at his home.

Mainwaring’s wife, Rani, was at the family’s farm in Toodyay, about 100 kilometres north-east of Perth and the news of her husband’s death was published by many outlets before she knew, but a close friend broke the news to her first.

It has since emerged that one of the last people to spend time with Mainwaring was one of his close friends, Ben Cousins, who is believed to have been with Mainwaring late yesterday.

wwos.com.au understands Chris Mainwaring phoned Ben Cousins and asked him to come over to his home. It's believed Cousins stayed only a short time. According to Brad Hardie, Brownlow medallist and commentator for Perth radio station 6PR, Mainwaring has been in the midst of a "personal crisis".

The death of club legend Mainwaring is another blow in a tumultuos year for West Coast, with the 41 year-old a superstar in Perth throughout a career that included the arrival of Cousins at the Eagles in 1996 as a 17 year old.

Mainwaring wrecked his knee at the start of the 1996 season which kept him out of the game until late in 1998. The pair would have played just a handful of games together before Mainwaring retired in the middle of the 1999 season, but their friendship had been cemented and has endured.

Police and the St John Ambulance were called to Mainwaring's home in the beach suburb of Cottesloe following a complaint he was yelling in the street at 11.45pm (WST) on Sunday.

When they arrived, the 41-year-old was calm and refused help from the ambulance officers who left him in the care of a neighbour, police said.
Chris Mainwaring
Chris Mainwaring, champion wingman. Photo: Getty Images

St John Ambulance was again called to Mainwaring's home at 12.30pm where officers found him unconscious. He was taken to Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital where he was pronounced dead a short time later.

Police will investigate the death and prepare a report for the coroner.

"Mainy", as he was affectionately known, was a brilliant footballer for the Eagles during their dominant years of the 1990s.

He was a crucial member of the two premiership sides of 1992 and 1994 playing as a wingman who with Dean Kemp and Peter Matera formeed a damaging centreline. He was the type of player who could turn a game off his own boot with a flash of brilliance but equally would put his body on the line when it mattered.

Mainwaring played 201 games, was a regular player for his beloved Western Australia and a two-time All Australian. The CEO of the West Coast Eagles, Trevor Nisbett, has known Mainwaring for more than twenty years.

"Last Friday, Chris was in the office, he came in for a workout as he often did and was telling me about plans for different things he had going on. We’re all very upset about the whole affair," Mr Nisbett said.

Off the field, Chris Mainwaring was known as a loveable larrikin, and there was no bigger name in Perth.
Chris Mainwaring
Chris Mainwaring kisses the cup with Glen Jakovich. Photo: Getty Images

A few scrapes with the law were forgiven by his adoring public because "Mainy" was the man all blokes wanted to be their mate and most girls wanted to marry.

During his playing days he was an accomplished media performer on radio station Mix 94.5 and has been a presenter with Channel Seven for more than a decade.

Managing Director of Channel Seven in Perth, Mr Chris Wharton, remembers Mainwaring as someone who had time for everyone.

"He was a generous man, a heart of gold, he did a lot of community work with his coaching clinics and with us at Channel 7, he always had a smile on his face and was a genuinely decent bloke", Mr Wharton said.

His reputation as a party boy had been replaced as that of a loving husband and family man in recent years. He is survived by his wife Rani and two children, Maddy, 8 and Zac, 6.

1970galaxie · 01-10-2007, 09:17 PM

I can't believe you idiots who are making some of these rediculous statements, without knowing the facts.
Wait until the details are fully understood first.

05_ENFORCER · 01-10-2007, 09:39 PM

GEEZ, I could be wrong.
Sorry, let's wait and see.
BTW those idiots are the media!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darran

Cousins one of last to see Mainwaring
David Lowden
Monday, October 1, 2007
http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=301171

Western Australia and the AFL community have been shocked by the news that former West Coast Eagles champion Chris Mainwaring is dead.

Mainwaring was pronounced dead a short time after 12.30am this morning at the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital after being taken there by ambulance following a collapse at his home.

Mainwaring’s wife, Rani, was at the family’s farm in Toodyay, about 100 kilometres north-east of Perth and the news of her husband’s death was published by many outlets before she knew, but a close friend broke the news to her first.

It has since emerged that one of the last people to spend time with Mainwaring was one of his close friends, Ben Cousins, who is believed to have been with Mainwaring late yesterday.

wwos.com.au understands Chris Mainwaring phoned Ben Cousins and asked him to come over to his home. It's believed Cousins stayed only a short time. According to Brad Hardie, Brownlow medallist and commentator for Perth radio station 6PR, Mainwaring has been in the midst of a "personal crisis".

The death of club legend Mainwaring is another blow in a tumultuos year for West Coast, with the 41 year-old a superstar in Perth throughout a career that included the arrival of Cousins at the Eagles in 1996 as a 17 year old.

Mainwaring wrecked his knee at the start of the 1996 season which kept him out of the game until late in 1998. The pair would have played just a handful of games together before Mainwaring retired in the middle of the 1999 season, but their friendship had been cemented and has endured.

Police and the St John Ambulance were called to Mainwaring's home in the beach suburb of Cottesloe following a complaint he was yelling in the street at 11.45pm (WST) on Sunday.

When they arrived, the 41-year-old was calm and refused help from the ambulance officers who left him in the care of a neighbour, police said.
Chris Mainwaring
Chris Mainwaring, champion wingman. Photo: Getty Images

St John Ambulance was again called to Mainwaring's home at 12.30pm where officers found him unconscious. He was taken to Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital where he was pronounced dead a short time later.

Police will investigate the death and prepare a report for the coroner.

"Mainy", as he was affectionately known, was a brilliant footballer for the Eagles during their dominant years of the 1990s.

He was a crucial member of the two premiership sides of 1992 and 1994 playing as a wingman who with Dean Kemp and Peter Matera formeed a damaging centreline. He was the type of player who could turn a game off his own boot with a flash of brilliance but equally would put his body on the line when it mattered.

Mainwaring played 201 games, was a regular player for his beloved Western Australia and a two-time All Australian. The CEO of the West Coast Eagles, Trevor Nisbett, has known Mainwaring for more than twenty years.

"Last Friday, Chris was in the office, he came in for a workout as he often did and was telling me about plans for different things he had going on. We’re all very upset about the whole affair," Mr Nisbett said.

Off the field, Chris Mainwaring was known as a loveable larrikin, and there was no bigger name in Perth.
Chris Mainwaring
Chris Mainwaring kisses the cup with Glen Jakovich. Photo: Getty Images

A few scrapes with the law were forgiven by his adoring public because "Mainy" was the man all blokes wanted to be their mate and most girls wanted to marry.

During his playing days he was an accomplished media performer on radio station Mix 94.5 and has been a presenter with Channel Seven for more than a decade.

Managing Director of Channel Seven in Perth, Mr Chris Wharton, remembers Mainwaring as someone who had time for everyone.

"He was a generous man, a heart of gold, he did a lot of community work with his coaching clinics and with us at Channel 7, he always had a smile on his face and was a genuinely decent bloke", Mr Wharton said.

His reputation as a party boy had been replaced as that of a loving husband and family man in recent years. He is survived by his wife Rani and two children, Maddy, 8 and Zac, 6.

1970galaxie · 01-10-2007, 09:51 PM

Well, if these idiots are the media, I didn't see one TV news report tonight blame Ben Cousins so called drug habit, or alcohol, or anything like that, on his death.
They all payed a tribute to him, and said what a good footy player he was, and the TV personality he was.
Only yesterday, he was practicing with Justin Langer for a boxing charity event for Telethon. That was his last interview. Druggies don't do that.

05_ENFORCER · 01-10-2007, 09:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1970galaxie

Well, if these idiots are the media, I didn't see one TV news report tonight blame Ben Cousins so called drug habit, or alcohol, or anything like that, on his death.
They all payed a tribute to him, and said what a good footy player he was, and the TV personality he was.
Only yesterday, he was practicing with Justin Langer for a boxing charity event for Telethon. That was his last interview. Druggies don't do that.

These idiot media types are commenting here.
http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=301171
Believe it or not.
Cousins is the likley target with the media going on his past.
If you don't accept the article please feel free to take it up with the author.
I am only sorry that Rani, Maddie and Zac will be without a father at this point in time.

1970galaxie · 01-10-2007, 10:12 PM

I don't find that article too much of a problem. Just stating facts, as we know them.
It's the statements people are making here which aren't justified.
Saying Ben Cousins is involved, saying that Cousins bolted, calling the WCE ****heads.
Mainy was long gone from WCE before Cousins did his thing.

**CAT600** · 01-10-2007, 10:15 PM

Wow, everybody is real quick to crack out the D-word are'nt they?

Anybody on here pointing bones at other people or circumstances before the facts are revealed will and should be embarassed if it turns out an innocent coincidence.

Is it possible Chris Mainwaring wanted to see Ben about a battle with depression?, or drug abuse? or just down about life in general?

Is it possible he wanted to just see an old friend?

No! it has to be a Drug filled euphoric orgy of all Eagle bada$$e$.

Good thing there are 15 other clubs in the AFL that are squeeky clean with Drugs and Alcohol! - I might have to swap clubs.

Daniel

05_ENFORCER · 01-10-2007, 10:16 PM

Whatever, we will just have to wait for the (non covered up) FACTS

bigsamzef · 01-10-2007, 10:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Green X

Sorry but I got no real Sympathy for people who choose to destroy them self on Drugs, Don't know if was drugs but from what i have picked up it was. being a ex West Coast player it wouldn't surprise me, That team are full of druggies.

that is the biggest load bullshit ive ever heard. WCE are not full of druggies you fukwit, typicial skum making up accusations about things they know fukall about. its only a handful of WCE players that have had drug problems.

Im sure if you look a little closer to home you will notice that there are alot of other teams worse off than WCE, its just that the victorian news reporters choose not to report it, instead focusing on us as if were the only team to have problems. It all blew up in your faces when jacon fukheadmanis came out accusing brauny of being a drug cheat, whick turned out to be false and when Dylan Howard came out saying that a number victorian players were taking drugs, nobody wanted to hear it. funny that isnt it?

It Just sickens me to read what you tossers are writting on here, saying you dont feel any sympathy for a druggie.
If you have ever had the chance to meet mainy you wouldnt have a bad thing to say about him, but you knobsacks who have never met him, make up this filth. just because he happend to be mates with cuz you automatically label him a druggie.

jaydee · 01-10-2007, 10:25 PM

If what they say on the news is true he admitted to the Ambo's he'd been doing marijuhana and ecstacy when they first arrived.
He sent them away and an hour later he was dead.
Typical druggies, thinking of themselves, getting high is all that matters, what about your little kids Mainy, what of them now with no Dad.
Hope it was a good rush, RIP anyway.

1970galaxie · 01-10-2007, 10:32 PM

Well said bigsamzef.
If Mainy's death ends up being drugs, heart attack, liver failure, cancer etc, there is no way that it should be associated with any other Eagles members or players.
But of course a lot of the media will blow the whole story out of proportions like they usually do.
In this case, I would tend to follow what channel 7 have to say, and forget the others.

jaydee · 02-10-2007, 12:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigsamzef

that is the biggest load bullshit ive ever heard. WCE are not full of druggies you fukwit, typicial skum making up accusations about things they know fukall about. its only a handful of WCE players that have had drug problems.

Im sure if you look a little closer to home you will notice that there are alot of other teams worse off than WCE, its just that the victorian news reporters choose not to report it, instead focusing on us as if were the only team to have problems. It all blew up in your faces when jacon fukheadmanis came out accusing brauny of being a drug cheat, whick turned out to be false and when Dylan Howard came out saying that a number victorian players were taking drugs, nobody wanted to hear it. funny that isnt it?

It Just sickens me to read what you tossers are writting on here, saying you dont feel any sympathy for a druggie.
If you have ever had the chance to meet mainy you wouldnt have a bad thing to say about him, but you knobsacks who have never met him, make up this filth. just because he happend to be mates with cuz you automatically label him a druggie.

Crikey mate, take it easy.

DoreSlamR · 02-10-2007, 12:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jaydee

Crikey mate, take it easy.

He's right though....

1970galaxie · 02-10-2007, 12:38 AM

How would you feel if Mainy's wife was on these forums and reading this?