#46 Mason Cox

3rd degree · Post by **3rd degree** » Tue May 24, 2016 9:57 am

RudeBoy wrote:I must say I'm one of those who was very skeptical that 'Doodle' would make it as an AFL player. Given that it normally takes ruckmen 5-7 years to become decent players, I figured that he would be 32 yrs by the time he was good enough to get a game.

I was wrong and I've never been so happy to be oh so wrong. Apart from clunking a couple of good marks and kicking a couple of goals each week, his great positioning has straightened up our whole side. We are playing much more direct football and I credit a lot of that to big Coxy.

So would you be Safe in saying he has eclipsed Shae Mcnamara?

Post by **Pies4shaw** » Tue May 24, 2016 10:26 am

Piesnchess wrote:
Woods Of Ypres wrote:
Piesnchess wrote:Mark my words, the big tall Texan Cox is a future version of our own Paul Salmon, he could well be that good. Hes only known the game for two years, and look at him already, like a duck too water. Bring it on. !
Paul Salmon. I remember when Shane Watson nearly killed him
ONLY good thing Watto ever did I reckon. Didn't he break salmons leg at Vic Park, or was that Mick Gayfer, I cant recall.

You might be thinking of the Raines collision that contributed to Salmon's ACL reconstruction in 1984? If memory serves, it was mid-season and Salmon had already kicked over 60 goals?

Member 7167 · Post by **Member 7167** » Tue May 24, 2016 11:09 am

Very pleased with his efforts and results so far but let us not get ahead of ourselves. He is new to the game and is showing great promise. He will have good games and poor games. That is the way of AFL. Don't crucify and demand his de-listing the moment he has a couple of poor games. The expectations some put on our players is totally unrealistic.

35forever · Post by **35forever** » Sat May 28, 2016 3:51 am

Mugwump · Post by **Mugwump** » Sat May 28, 2016 7:49 am

^ you're surely right on that, 35 forever.... I said somewhere else that he should revive the place kick. Hiwever, it is pretty clear frm the comments of Pendles and the coach and Cloke himself in the last few days that the problem is that he has not been following the plan, and not trying hard enough to get himself in the contest. The kicking thing kills us as supporters, but i don't think it is the issue that hangs over his future.

Piesnchess · Post by **Piesnchess** » Sat May 28, 2016 3:44 pm

Even though hes only played a handful of games, four I think, I reckon this massive Texan is already a Magpie cult figure, hes been like a breath of fresh air in a somewhat stale season for us.

I reckon hes already a Magpie cult hero. !

What'sinaname · Post by **What'sinaname** » Sat May 28, 2016 4:21 pm

Mods : merge with the Cox appreciation thread

Mod edit: Done. But a "please" wouldn't go astray next time...

Sorry mods, and thank you.

Cox is probably the only Collingwood player opposition supporters can't hate.

Post by **RudeBoy** » Sat May 28, 2016 4:21 pm

'Doodle' is definitely gaining cult status. The scary thing is he should get, much, much better over the next couple of years.

Skids · Post by **Skids** » Sat May 28, 2016 4:22 pm

Gone early, hope you haven't given him the kiss of Death

Like you PNC, I'm excited by the big guy

Mugwump · Post by **Mugwump** » Sat May 28, 2016 5:05 pm

A cult figure suggests that his talents are only appreciated by a few. I hope he is on the way to something more than that. Before last week's game, wHen Chris Scott was asked on 360 what he was worried about, he commented Pendlebury, Sidebottom, Treloar.... But then he said "and they've got this giant who is playing forward and ruck".... The fact that Mason might be on an opposition coach's top 5 worries list says he may be on the way to becoming much, much more than a cult figure. We are not there yet, but at the moment this could be anything. His progress has become one of the great delights of this strange, up-and-down season.

And i agree, mods, please merge with the MC appreciation thread...

AN_Inkling · Post by **AN_Inkling** » Sat May 28, 2016 5:18 pm

Finally a replacement for Leigh Brown. He's clearly good enough in the ruck to be a part timer and so far has shown just enough to hold down a forward spot. Although we need a revitalised Cloke in our forward line alongside Mason before we can really get serious about this season.

Damien · Post by **Damien** » Sat May 28, 2016 5:24 pm

Mugwump wrote:A cult figure suggests that his talents are only appreciated by a few. I hope he is on the way to something more than that. Before last week's game, wHen Chris Scott was asked on 360 what he was worried about, he commented Pendlebury, Sidebottom, Treloar.... But then he said "and they've got this giant who is playing forward and ruck".... The fact that Mason might be on an opposition coach's top 5 worries list says he may be on the way to becoming much, much more than a cult figure. We are not there yet, but at the moment this could be anything. His progress has become one of the great delights of this strange, up-and-down season.

And i agree, mods, please merge with the MC appreciation thread...

Well summed up. Any bloke of his size is a worry for the opposition. When you combine that with everything else he has going for him he will scare other teams. A modern day Paul Salmon.

Presti35 · Post by **Presti35** » Sat May 28, 2016 10:12 pm

Here is a pic of when Mason met MagpieBat

MagpieBat · Post by **MagpieBat** » Sat May 28, 2016 10:59 pm

Good one, Presti...

Magpietothemax · Post by **Magpietothemax** » Sun May 29, 2016 1:58 am

AN_Inkling wrote:Finally a replacement for Leigh Brown. He's clearly good enough in the ruck to be a part timer and so far has shown just enough to hold down a forward spot. Although we need a revitalised Cloke in our forward line alongside Mason before we can really get serious about this season.

Exactly. We need Cloke back, and with Mason, this would be awesome

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#46 Mason Cox

IS our Huge Texan Mason,now a cult figure ?