DOES your club want Ben Cousins?

The AFL deregistered the former Eagles captain in November last year, but he could resume his football career in a state league if he registers before Monday's transfer deadline.

This would allow him to nominate for an AFL draft prior to the 2009 season and possibly be picked up by your club.

AFL regulations prevent Cousins from playing for either the Geelong or Collingwood VFL teams, meaning he can choose between 12 clubs from the VFL, or nine in the WAFL, if he chooses to stay in Perth.

Both the AFL and AFL Victoria, which administers the VFL, have given their blessing if Cousins, as expected, signs a registration form before Monday's deadline.

What the AFL clubs say about recruiting Ben Cousins for the 2009 AFL season

Adelaide
"We're just not interested." - football manager John Reid

Brisbane Lions
Coach Leigh Matthews could not be contacted

Carlton
"We're sort of going down more of a youth set-up." - coach Brett Ratten

Collingwood
No comment

Essendon
"Unlikely, he doesn't fit in with our youth policy." - club spokesman

Fremantle
"We haven't discussed Ben Cousins at any of out list management meetings in the past. It would be highly unlikely that he would be discussed at any stage in the future." - coach Mark Harvey

Geelong
No comment

Hawthorn
"We've said we wouldn't be interested in him all along." - club spokesman

Melbourne
"No interest at the Melbourne Football Club, we're focused on the age group of 18 to 22." - football manager Chris Connolly

North Melbourne
"He's probably not the right fit for us at the moment (for) a whole host of reasons - age, the amount of footy he's missed." - coach Dean Laidley

Port Adelaide
"We'd look at it if he's going to play again, but I wouldn't think so at this stage. At this stage of his career I don't think we would be interested in recruiting a player at his age." - football manager Peter Rohde

Richmond
"Does he take the spot of one of our up-and-coming developing midfielders? That could be the case. Or does he come into your midfield with his experience of being a Brownlow Medallist, a premiership player a captain, does he come in and actually teach your midfielders certain aspects of the game?" - assistant coach Brian Royal

St Kilda
"The most important thing is that Ben gets his health back on track and and any other discussions are premature as far as we're concerned." - football manager Matthew Drain

Sydney Swans
"It's been well documented that we've got no interest in him." - club spokesman

Western Bulldogs
No comment

West Coast
Chief executive Trevor Nisbett did not return calls