The documentary outlines the sensational and controversial career of AFL superstar player Ben Cousins who from the earliest days seemed bound for glory. A prodigy of sorts - considered a star after his first game, he soon redefined how the game would be played. He was appointed captain of the mightily powerful West Coast Eagles at the uncommonly young age of 21, eventually becoming a Brownlow Medalist and a Premiership player. From the outset he was a natural leader blessed with boyish movie star good looks and charisma. Well groomed and articulate, he quickly became the AFL's poster boy, the first "rock star" football player. Everyone wanted a piece of him