Ben Cousins to bring curtain down on one of footy's action-packed careers

The incredible roller-coaster ride that's been the footy career of West Coast and Richmond champ Ben Cousins is about to come to a stop.

The 32-year-old will announce his retirement at what is certain to be a packed media conference at Punt Road Oval.

Cousins will play out the season ... against St Kilda at Etihad Stadium on Saturday and against Port Adelaide at Etihad Stadium the following Sunday.

And that will be it.

There have been so many highs and lows.

Cousins was on top of the world after winning the prestigious Brownlow Medal in 2005.

He was celebrating a premiership with his beloved Eagles in 2006.

That year Cousins was picked in the All-Australian line-up for the sixth time.

But his world came crashing down as he battled drug addiction.

The Tigers threw him a lifeline in 2009 and Cousins hasn't let them down.

Ben Cousins should be remembered as a great of the game.

He certainly did some dumb things, though.