Sydney Swans ruckman Peter Everitt doesn't believe Ben Cousins' indefinite suspension on Tuesday for breaching team rules will end his career.

He also hopes West Coast supports him through the ordeal and that the AFL does not make an example of him given there are deeper issues involved.

"There are two sides to the coin," Everitt told Fox Sports News on Tuesday night. "It is a sad day, sadder for West Coast and Ben Cousins and he will look at this in years to come and hope it will be a turning point to his career.

"From an AFL perspective it is a tough day but from an outsider looking in, he has been in trouble so many times, why did it finally come to a head now.

"I wouldn't consider this to be the end of his career. Today a couple of players will take some moments out to think about their careers and what they have been doing recently.

"Compared to where we started ten years ago, I don't want to harp on it but even in the NRL, the body shape and professionalism, we are all complete athletes these days but from a public perception we are still seen as beer drinking slobs.

"We prepare ourselves like no other athletes and Ben does that to the very best of his ability, no doubt about that, but you have got to have a form of release.

"I am not sticking up for Ben, I just hope whatever it is West Coast can help him sort it out because we are in an industry that is cut-throat, no doubt about that. As soon as you are on the scrapheap they don't care about you, like at trade time, so I hope this does not happen with Ben Cousins."

'Spida' believes there is a culture problem at West Coast and feels if the Club had their time again they would have handled things differently.

The 252-gamer shrugged at all the rumours surrounding the Eagles former captain, discrediting the one about him dodging a drug test as they "can find you wherever you are" before sensationally divulging that he didn't think it will end here.

"It is probably the best time and hardest time as the way the media is heading, they dive so deeply into your personal life, this may not be the first one," he said.

"You hear rumours and stuff like that so the way the media looks for things to get a story or headline I do think that over the next month we will get another two or three stories that are going to blow up, and not at West Coast.

"The way the media dives I think it is best for Ben to come out and say what is going on."