Fallen Eagles star Ben Cousins after being arrested in Victoria Park.Credit:Nine News Perth
He has been behind bars since April awaiting trial,which means he will have served his full term in 15 days.
More details of Cousins'life marred by drug addiction were laid bare in court last week as the struggling former West Coast Eagles player stood trial accused of stalking Maylea Tinecheff,the mother of his two children.
The court heard Cousins'mental state had spiralled so dramatically in 2018 that Ms Tinecheff was forced to secretly move house with their children late last year.
During the trial,Ms Tinecheff told the court she felt she had to choose between reporting his violence restraining order breaches or having her children taken away.
She said she didn't want Cousins to go to jail,but felt compelled to"breach him"amid fears authorities would swoop in and remove their children from her care.
During the proceedings,Ms Tinecheff was grilled by Cousins'lawyer about mixed messages on when and how the former footballer could interact with his children,which ended with Ms Tinecheff admitting she was"calling the shots".
She told the court she had refused to allow Cousins to drop off Easter eggs to their children in April,just a day after a consensual visit on Easter Monday.