By Ben Hill For Daily Mail Australia and Australian Associated Press
Published: 20:31 BST, 3 April 2019 | Updated: 20:32 BST, 3 April 2019
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A week after being released from jail on bail, former AFL champion Ben Cousins has declared 'it's good to be out'.
Cousins unwittingly found himself in front of the Perth media on Wednesday when he happened to be at the same swimming pool where AFL club Fremantle were training.
A happy and healthy looking Cousins was at the Cockburn Aquatic and Recreation Centre where the media was waiting for Fremantle coach Ross Lyon to speak before training.
The former West Coast captain and Brownlow medallist didn't address reporters as he left the venue except to say 'it's good to be out'.
He did, however, spend significant time speaking with former West Coast player and Seven Network reporter Adrian Barich.
Accompanied by his sister and baby niece, Cousins was still sporting his hair in a ponytail and a significant beard.
He was released from Hakea prison last week after eight months inside with a trial date set for September 12 where the 40-year-old will answer 14 charges, 12 of which relate to breaching a family restraining order.
He faces a count each of aggravated stalking and threatening to injure, endanger or harm which stems from his arrest last August at the home of former partner Maylea Tinecheff.
Cousins (pictured with a friend), 40, was released on bail and has been seen out in Palmyra, a suburb of Perth, sporting a long beard and ponytail
Troubled AFL champion Ben Cousins (pictured) has been released from jail
In March, Cousins pleaded not guilty to 14 offences at Armadale Magistrates Court, including breaching a family violence restraining order and a count each of aggravated stalking and threatening to injure, endanger or harm, PerthNow reported.
He was held in custody at Hakea Prison in Western Australia.
Police have alleged that Cousins bombarded Ms Tinecheff with phone calls, messages and unannounced visits, breaching the conditions of the violence restraining order.
'I'm going to kill you. I'm going to take your life and your freedom and the things you love the most,' he allegedly told her.
Cousins also allegedly said he was going to bury her in a car 'where she would survive for a couple of days, then he would bring the kids to play so she would hear them but would
