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BEN Cousins is still being assessed by doctors in the emergency department of the Epworth hospital after suffering a recurrence of a stomach complaint.

The Age understands the 31-year-old recovering drug addict is not in intensive care, as has been reported.

The Richmond onballer was rushed to hospital in an ambulance around 11:45am today and was still having his condition assessed in an emergency department booth at 1:20pm.

Richmond released a statement saying Cousins had suffered from “an adverse reaction to a sleeping tablet” and that the club was awaiting further updates.

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Daniel Connors has impressed Damien Hardwick since returning from a club-imposed suspension

DANIEL Connors has had an interesting 2010. Averaging over 20 possessions a game for the first three rounds, he was sitting pretty in a turbulent Richmond team, but then came the Sydney post-match.

The Tigers had travelled to the harbour city and were on the wrong end of a 55-point belting at the hands of the (then) high-flying Swans, which was bad enough, but then a late-night drinking expedition – which came to a halt when Brownlow medallist Ben Cousins explained to Connors via a well-placed punch that his behaviour was out of line – was worse.

The Tigers sent Connors to alcohol counselling and suspended him for eight weeks, during which time he wasn’t allowed to train with the Tigers for the first six, and gave Cousins, Luke McGuane and Dean Polo one-match bans.

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