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Brendan Fevola has opened up about the time he was stayed up all night at a casino with fellow AFL bad boy Ben Cousins because he was so worried about the troubled footy great's state of mind.

Speaking on the 'Fifi, Fev & Nick' radio show on Melbourne's 101.9 FM on Wednesday with Cousins on as a guest, Fevola revealed he was gravely concerned for his mate's wellbeing at the time.

'We know each other very well,' Fevola said of the West Coast Eagles great.

'I've never told this story in public. There was a night after one of my best mate's engagement party, [former Richmond captain] Chris Newman, and you were down from Perth, and we were at Crown. 

'I was not there with Ben, but I was going upstairs to stay at Crown, and Ben hopped in the lift. 

'I was like, "G'day mate, how are you going?", and something had happened with your rental car, and you couldn't get to the airport, you'd missed your plane, and you said, "Can I stay with you tonight?"

'So, we went up to our room on the 33rd floor. You had a couple of phones, you kept taking the battery out, and then you are charging the battery. I'm like, "Are you alright mate?" and Ben's like, "I just don't know."' 

Fevola then added: 'We sat there all night, and I didn't go to sleep because I was a bit worried about Ben. 

'We sat and chatted for about seven hours until you left the next morning. We got in deep to some stuff. 

'And I couldn't believe how worried I was about you. You were worried about me. 

'Two cooked units sitting there, chewing the fat, talking about life.'

Fevola then asked

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