#46 Mason Cox

[stui magpie]

Most teams would kill to have a seven foot Cox!

Or kill with it.

[Take_a_Screamer]

In case you missed it.
Mason Cox : Here is the American 60 minutes show on CBS

A Texas man had an engineering job lined up, but then an opportunity came knocking from across the globe. Mason Cox tells Jon Wertheim how he became an unlikely Australian rules football star. Air Date: Apr 30, 2023
https://www.cbs.com/shows/video/KI8e3wZ ... rG_8e8rNY/

[Piesnchess]

The long tall Texan, well done Coxy. He copped a lot of crap on here, not all that long ago, and they know who they are. I always kept faith with the big boy, because I thought, if Grundy goes down long term we are stuffed. This was before Frampton, McStay, prior to Cameron getting so good. Well, Gurndy is departed, now the pressure off Coxy, and he has blossomed as a ruckman, and around the ground. His awful eye injury nearly ruined him, but he fought it with guts and determination, an now hes a ripper player. I cant see many Yanks playing 100 matches, so well done Mason, I salute you.

[think better]

Cox just going for it when given a chance - 100 games of perseverance.

Walking into what is a totally foreign experience with no idea about what might happen is just a ripper of a story. The battle against the weirdest injuries /conditions to keep improving is inspiring in lots of ways.

He seems to have a natural connection with Fly which is bringing out the best in him.

[jonmac1954]

Another Collingwood player umpired differently to every forward, he gets front onned or tunnelled all the time - when he gets a free for it's almost a strong case for declaring a national day of celebration.

[Said by Zed]

100% so true jonmac1954….it’s clear as day that in the majority of times Mason doesn’t clunk it and come down with the pill his arms have been chopped or his face and eyes poked front on. Based on the laws of the game this has been a free (at least) for over 150 years. By that rationale, and according to the laws of physics, Mason should be awarded either a mark or free in nearly every overhead contested marking situation considering no player can come close to his reach.

[jonmac1954]

As near as I can work it out this 'special' application of the rules commenced directly after his destruction of Richmond in '18.
Nor is it the first Collingwood KPF that has been effectively umpired out of the game.
I lost count of the number of times Trav was manhandled by two - sometimes three - players in plain view of the officials.

[Magpietothemax]

So well done to Mason Cox... a story of astonishing perseverance, determination and physical courage. As Fly said, one of Mason's most fundamental motivations is to prove others wrong when they say he can't do it.
His passion for the game, and for the Pies, is on the record for his bravery in not being intimidated by multiple eye injuries, and demanding his place in the side. Now with Cameron back in, maybe he and Darcy are on the road together for something very special. Well done Mason Cox. An astonishing achievement.

[Jezza]

I've been a critic of Mason in the past, but to reach 100 games is a remarkable achievement for a player who didn't grow up with the game.

[pietillidie]

From long shot to crucial role and big occasion weapon.

Not only does he play an important structural role every week now in very difficult roles, but there are three things Coxy can do that should never be underestimated: (1) he messes with opponents structurally, (2) he can stop a rampaging opposition ruckman using height, and (3) he can tear a big game apart.

On top of his weekly role, you need those things a few times a year in the big games that matter, and especially in September. God knows we've been on the wrong end of those moments ourselves over the years; now, the trump card is ours.

Congratulations, lad.

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Please merge into another thread if you want.
But what do we think of Cox thus far.
I think Cox just can park himself in the forward line.
Look he only takes a few marks a match and the marks if in the forward line usually ends in a goal anyway.
Like to play him as a forward pocket player
And ruck in stoppages in the forward line.
So what do we think
What’s the plan going forward with Cox

[masoncox]

Please merge into another thread if you want.
But what do we think of Cox thus far.
I think Cox just can park himself in the forward line.
Look he only takes a few marks a match and the marks if in the forward line usually ends in a goal anyway.
Like to play him as a forward pocket player
And ruck in stoppages in the forward line.
So what do we think
What’s the plan going forward with Cox

He is a ruckman full stop.
Been saying this for years.
Been proven correct this season

[K]

...
He is a ruckman full stop.
Been saying this for years.
Been proven correct this season

Yes, but a ruckman who can play forward some of the time... which is rare for ruckmen and makes Cox more valuable. e.g. Grundy has been putrid as a forward for Melbourne.*

Sad that the club tried for so many years to make a foreigner to the game play the hardest position on the ground, key forward, instead of the easiest position, ruck.

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* I can tell ya what "putrid" means here. It means this:

"[Gawn] has been targeted for 24 one-on-one contests and marked six, while Grundy has taken one mark from nine contests.

In attack, Gawn has been targeted for 31 inside 50 contests, retaining the ball 32 per cent of the time. Grundy has not retained any of the five inside 50 contests where he has been the target."

(afl.com.au)

Sheesh, that's bad!!

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Mason Cox and Christian Petracca Post-Match (Melbourne) Confrontation
https://www.bigfooty.com/2023/06/melbou ... rontation/

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The Mason Cox Show
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