#46 Mason Cox

[Dangles]

Maybe they should play Cloke at CHF in the twos this week instead of FF. Then he'll have ample opportunity to get amongst it. When they didn't move him up the ground on the week end it made me suspect they were contemplating playing him In the seniors a la Tony Armstrong but no. So in that case I don't know why they didn't move him further up the ground to help him get amongst it.

But re the original post, I actually posted that Cox's mark and opening goal of the game was the best thing I've seen this year.

[stui magpie]

The one handed mark and handpass off wasn't bad either.

[Pies4shaw]

The story of him making it into the seniors is bigger than the story of how he performed. He was ok and certainly did some nice things, but this was the easiest game to debut in this year.

Definitely the story, one of those feel good ones.

Statistically he did no better than either Witts or Grundy have done in the same role but in his first game and a big win when we'd been crying out for a win, he showed that most horrible word, potential.

Give him 10 games and when he hasn't gone from showing potential to turning into Paul Salmon reincarnated you'll have people howling for his head and calling him a failure and a dud.

No, I doubt it. Moore's played 14 games, so far, all but one of which have been less impressive than Cox's and Moore is still The Anointed One. So, I think it takes a bit longer than 10 weeks, although Mason might get a bit less leeway than Moore if you factor in the extent of general anti-American sentiment and the absence of a famous father. He's probably right until (when/if) The Weed Mk III kicks 5 goals for Melbourne.

[Dangles]

Maybe they should play Cloke at CHF in the twos this week instead of FF. Then he'll have ample opportunity to get amongst it. When they didn't move him up the ground on the week end it made me suspect they were contemplating playing in the seniors a la Tony Armstrong but no. So in that case I don't know why they didn't move him further up the ground to help him get amongst it.

But re the original post, I actually posted that Cox's mark and opening goal of the game was the best thing I've seen this year.

The one handed mark and handpass off wasn't bad either.

Yeah, he had some good touches. But given the build up to the game, not just for him but the team too, his opening goal was the fairytale start and set the tone for the rest of that great first quarter.

[swoop42]

I said last year it wouldn't surprise me if Cox was our best tap ruckman before this season is out and nothing so far will make me change that view.

Importantly though I think he projects as being our most capable ruck forward and this will allow us to play him and Grundy together.

He's only going to get better.

[Piesnchess]

He did not even know the game a mere two years ago, even andy maher stuck up for him today, on radio, against a few dickheads ringing in saying he hadn't done much, maher and gaze told em to basically pull their heads in, give the American pie some credit for his great debut.

[Dangles]

"The American Pie."

[stui magpie]

^

Shae mac will be grinding his teeth over that one.

[stui magpie]

The story of him making it into the seniors is bigger than the story of how he performed. He was ok and certainly did some nice things, but this was the easiest game to debut in this year.

Definitely the story, one of those feel good ones.

Statistically he did no better than either Witts or Grundy have done in the same role but in his first game and a big win when we'd been crying out for a win, he showed that most horrible word, potential.

Give him 10 games and when he hasn't gone from showing potential to turning into Paul Salmon reincarnated you'll have people howling for his head and calling him a failure and a dud.

No, I doubt it. Moore's played 14 games, so far, all but one of which have been less impressive than Cox's and Moore is still The Anointed One. So, I think it takes a bit longer than 10 weeks, although Mason might get a bit less leeway than Moore if you factor in the extent of general anti-American sentiment and the absence of a famous father. He's probably right until (when/if) The Weed Mk III kicks 5 goals for Melbourne.

Dude, we're Collingwood. We supporters live for the glimpse of potential and what it may bring so we idolise players like Kink who can turn it on for a quarter then do nothing for a month

[CarringbushCigar]

He was absolutely fantastic

Ive loved everything he has done and would have had him in Round 1

Problem was Gault wouldn't stop kicking goals and Bucks seems to not want to play 4 talls like we did when we smashed Geelong
Seems he is pretty set on the 1 ruck, 1 forward/ruck and Moore

No doubt our best footy in 2016 has been when Cox has been involved

[piedys]

Dude, we're Collingwood. We supporters live for the glimpse of potential and what it may bring so we idolise players like Kink who can turn it on for a quarter then do nothing for a month

Kink very unlucky not to win a premiership or three.
He does hold the record for playing in the most losing grand finals, yeah?
Suppose it's hard to win them when Hafey trains you to exhaustion the thursday night before the game though...

[John Wren]

Dude, we're Collingwood. We supporters live for the glimpse of potential and what it may bring so we idolise players like Kink who can turn it on for a quarter then do nothing for a month

Kink very unlucky not to win a premiership or three.
He does hold the record for playing in the most losing grand finals, yeah?
Suppose it's hard to win them when Hafey trains you to exhaustion the thursday night before the game though...

imagine if social media existed back in those days.

[piedys]

imagine if social media existed back in those days.

WHAT?! And deprive ourselves the privilege of reading The Truth newspaper?
Methinks you be mad sir...

[John Wren]

^ i don't think the truth was something you read; moreso looked at.

[stui magpie]

Lucky the Truth was tabloid size.

You could read Heartbalm 1 handed.