text: An arrest warrant has been issued for disgraced AFL premiership player Ben Cousins after he failed to appear in a Perth court on traffic offences. Cousins, 36, has been on bail and was due to face Fremantle Magistrates Court on Wednesday morning but he did not appear. His lawyer claimed the former West Coast Eagles captain had conflicting medical appointments, and said he had a photograph of the document, but the court requires a hard copy. The magistrate had ordered Cousins to produce written evidence of the conflicting appointments before 4pm WST or an arrest warrant would be issued. Scroll down for video . Ben Cousins, 36, who has a history of substance abuse, has made headlines several times in the past fortnight after a string of alleged incidents . The 2005 Brownlow medallist was arrested on March 11 after allegedly leading police on a low speed chase from Bicton to Mosman Park . He was charged with reckless driving, failing to stop and refusing a breath test . Just before 4pm, a spokeswoman at the court confirmed an arrest warrant had been issued. The 2005 Brownlow medallist was arrested on March 11 after allegedly leading police on a low speed chase from Bicton to Mosman Park. He was charged with reckless driving, failing to stop and refusing a breath test. Cousins has twice been hospitalised for mental health assessments following that incvident - the first time after he breached security at an SAS base in Swanbourne. The second time followed seemingly bizarre behaviour in Canning Vale, including climbing on the roof of a house. The former West Coast Eagles captain has not been charged over those incidents. Cousins retired from the AFL in 2010. He was arrested on March 11 after police saw him driving erratically in Bicton and was eventually caught several suburbs away in Mosman Park . Cousins played 270-games with West Coast and Richmond during his career in the Australian Football League . Ben Cousins and former partner Maylea Tinecheff pictured on a New Idea magazine cover in 2011 . Footage emerged this week showing Cousins running through the streets away from police . Cousins was spotted climbing onto the roof of a two-storey home in Perth on Monday . Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.
target: An arrest warrant has been issued Ben Cousins after he failed to show up in court .
  Cousins, 36, had been on bail for an alleged low speed police chase on March 11 .
  He was charged with reckless driving, failing to stop and refusing a breath test .
  Cousins has been involved in a string of bizarre incidents in the weeks since which have seen him hospitalised for mental health checks .