#46 Mason Cox

Didaksgoal · Post by **Didaksgoal** » Mon Jun 13, 2016 9:53 pm

Coxy has been great for us, and will only get better. He is not a superstar, but will develop very well into a very good footballer. He has the football smarts, all the while being a pup. We've got a good one.

Go the Pies!

Jpies · Post by **Jpies** » Mon Jun 13, 2016 10:02 pm

Can't blame Cox. 8 weeks ago he'd never played a game at afl level, and half the people on this thread (rightly) pointed out that we couldn't expect him to come in and be the answer to our problems. He came in as a 2nd/3rd tall and did well. Since then, due to injury/form issues to other players, he's suddenly expected to become the no. 1 forward and perform at that level every week. That was never going to happen, and dropping him would only delay his development. I don't think he needs to go back to VFL for confidence- the guy has been a professional athlete for over 7 years and seems to go hard every game. Keep playing him and let him develop his game for next season.

Funkadelic · Post by **Funkadelic** » Mon Jun 13, 2016 10:22 pm

Great stuff crackerjack!
"Most of all he needs the funk,
Help him find the funk"
We need our funk back!

jackcass · Post by **jackcass** » Mon Jun 13, 2016 10:27 pm

First time we've tried the 3x talls and it didn't work as well as it could have but you have to wonder how much of that was a consequence of the midfield getting flogged. Given finals are not likely I'd be happy to give it a few weeks. I mean it looked like a master stroke for most of the first quarter when the midfield was on top.

Magpie Jack · Post by **Magpie Jack** » Mon Jun 13, 2016 10:29 pm

Darkstranger wrote:Maybe a guy who is 212 cm can take a mark at the highest point should be used as a ruckman?

Thank God it wasn't just me.

E · Post by E » Tue Jun 14, 2016 2:19 am

Bucks2014 wrote:He missed that goal because he rushed his routine. Mason obviously new time was getting away. Keeps playing for mine, delivery to him was pretty horrendous at times.

I know your not a fan OP, but in a year of real disappointment he has been a positive.

Ha, you recognize my past. i Love it. Who were you in your past life?

I'll never forget going to the 2002 Grand Final in a bar in NY and having this pretty young kiwi lass asking me if I was the infamous OP. she was NYpie or something like that. She is still to this day the most knowledgeable Kiwi football fan i've ever met.

STOKA35 · Post by **STOKA35** » Tue Jun 14, 2016 7:18 am

I say no, has the best stats for a second ruckman who predominantly plays forward and spends 20% time in ruck didn't happen yesterday as witts played 2nd ruckman role.

Medders85 · Post by **Medders85** » Tue Jun 14, 2016 9:08 am

Problem is we went too tall today. Not Cox's fault.... we kicked 8 goals and he kicked 2 (Yeah Cox is the problem). As previous posters have stated if we had any smart small forwards they would get front and centre whenever the ball is kicked to Cox as he generally brings the ball to ground. Sadly our 'crumbers' think they are marking players.

Witts just isn't AFL Standard. Grundy is our number 1 ruck and Cox gives him a chop out. How can Bucks honestly think that playing Witts, Cox, Grundy and Jesse White in the one side is going to achieve a good result?

watt price tully · Post by **watt price tully** » Tue Jun 14, 2016 9:16 am

Raw Hammer wrote:Why? If we had half a brain we'd be crumbling him front and centre. He's rarely beaten, but no one seems to understand what front and centre is.

I agree, we've been crumbling most of this season with or without Cox.

Big Dan · Post by **Big Dan** » Tue Jun 14, 2016 11:27 am

No. Keep at all costs. Definite ray of light so far this season.

Big Dan · Post by **Big Dan** » Tue Jun 14, 2016 11:27 am

No. Keep at all costs. Definite ray of light so far this season.

HAL · Post by **HAL** » Tue Jun 14, 2016 11:30 am

Chat amongst yourselves.

Bucks2014 · Post by **Bucks2014** » Tue Jun 14, 2016 1:21 pm

E wrote:
Bucks2014 wrote:He missed that goal because he rushed his routine. Mason obviously new time was getting away. Keeps playing for mine, delivery to him was pretty horrendous at times.

I know your not a fan OP, but in a year of real disappointment he has been a positive.
Ha, you recognize my past. i Love it. Who were you in your past life?

I'll never forget going to the 2002 Grand Final in a bar in NY and having this pretty young kiwi lass asking me if I was the infamous OP. she was NYpie or something like that. She is still to this day the most knowledgeable Kiwi football fan i've ever met.

Thanks for sharing, wonderful story. It reminds me of grand final day in 1980, I was wearing my Pies jumper with Daics number on the back. Anyway I was only young and getting my sugar hit in a milk bar when another kid came in wearing a Richmond jumper, we stared at each other. Still to this day I can't believe he purchased Aniseed Rings.

yin-YANG · Post by **yin-YANG** » Tue Jun 14, 2016 2:43 pm

Post by **gurugeoff** » Tue Jun 14, 2016 2:49 pm

Mason's role is to be the 2nd ruckman, and be a little bit dangerous in the forward pocket. The mark he took at the end of the game, one out, where the defender didn't haven't a chance is what we are looking at him to be.

I reckon Treloar and Cox are the only two positives for the year. Yes, we have played a few young guys, but none of them are looking statrtling.

It's not his fault we are playing him at full forward.

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#46 Mason Cox