AFL Player 13: Nik Cox - cleared to return! - 11/11

[Beerfish]

Contract Status: Out of contract 2026
My Boy Draft 2024: Pick 6, Rick Ross

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Yeah doesn’t sound too promising in a footy sense. Just shit, nothing anybody can do.

Life comes first so concentrate on that, if footy is part of it then great, if not then there’s plenty more to life.

 

[eth-dog]

Yeah hard to see him not being medically retired now. Such a shame, hope we can offer some sort of career to him from here.

 

[Old Campaigner]

A 300 game career and yet another Dodoro success story cruelly cut short

 

[andleanback]

Yeah hard to see him not being medically retired now. Such a shame, hope we can offer some sort of career to him from here.

Don’t think he’ll be medically retired seeing as he’s not being forced to face the concussion panel yet

 

[FlyingV]

For the sake of his wellbeing he should not be playing footy. Sad, but man it negligent for him to keep going from here you’d think

 

[Snake Charmer]

I’ve said it before, but - he should do a thilthorpe and go away for a season to get jacked and get no more concussions. Won’t, but should…

He’s got the Jarrod grant build

 

[Squeaky]

He’s got the Jarrod grant build

Spindles...

 

[thebigboy]

For the sake of his wellbeing he should not be playing footy. Sad, but man it negligent for him to keep going from here you’d think

100%. Hopefully he’s got good people around him helping him out. Tough situation to see

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

I’ve said it before, but - he should do a thilthorpe and go away for a season to get jacked and get no more concussions. Won’t, but should…

Concussion symptoms make the above impossible. His issue will be headaches/dizziness during high intensity workouts mostly. Its always been the long term problem too. You are fine until pressure on your body hits and then you fall into a hap somewhat

Brad Sheppherd for example only works 4 hours a day because his body cant handle any more then that and his job was as a Salesman so not like it was a physical job either.

Right now id expect Cox to be doing nothing at all physical apart from very light training. He will likely come back very unprepared for AFL football and would be a rebuild from here somewhat. AFL somewhat have different rules with concussion since the Daniel Venables case. If accepted by the AFL you are allowed to keep Nik Cox as a player not he main list. He stays with the team as a inactive player for 12 months for example as he continues his rehab. Its a chance you would simply make him a inactive player for 2026, have him use the club facilities and then prepare for 2027 as a example

 

[andleanback]

Concussion symptoms make the above impossible. His issue will be headaches/dizziness during high intensity workouts mostly. Its always been the long term problem too. You are fine until pressure on your body hits and then you fall into a hap somewhat

Brad Sheppherd for example only works 4 hours a day because his body cant handle any more then that and his job was as a Salesman so not like it was a physical job either.

Right now id expect Cox to be doing nothing at all physical apart from very light training. He will likely come back very unprepared for AFL football and would be a rebuild from here somewhat. AFL somewhat have different rules with concussion since the Daniel Venables case. If accepted by the AFL you are allowed to keep Nik Cox as a player not he main list. He stays with the team as an inactive player for 12 months for example as he continues his rehab. Its a chance you would simply make him a inactive player for 2026, have him use the club facilities and then prepare for 2027 as a example

He literally only got the symptoms returned when he played his second game. I don’t think training at intensity has been an issue for him

 

[Old Campaigner]

Don’t think he’ll be medically retired seeing as he’s not being forced to face the concussion panel yet

If he’s being set off by literally nothing you’d think it’s a matter of time.

 

[dank420_]

He literally only got the symptoms returned when he played his second game. I don’t think training at intensity has been an issue for him

Um

 

[Mercurial89]

Normally I'm a proponent for whatever the player wants to do allow them to make their choices.

I certainly hope he chooses to step away.
He was already criticised for the way his last concussion occured at AFL level.

Go and live your life mate. The benefactors at the club will see him land in a good spot hopefully.

 

[DERO]

Doesn’t sound too good at all. When was the original concussion?

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Normally I'm a proponent for whatever the player wants to do allow them to make their choices.

I certainly hope he chooses to step away.
He was already criticised for the way his last concussion occured at AFL level.

Go and live your life mate. The benefactors at the club will see him land in a good spot hopefully.

Hopefully he’s well advised and has a broad outlook on life, though that’s hard to have at such a young age.

Footy might seem his whole life and he’ll feel like he has to do it. It happens.

Then again, if he gets the all clear and wants to continue, go for it.

 

[Lore]

Concussion symptoms make the above impossible. His issue will be headaches/dizziness during high intensity workouts mostly. Its always been the long term problem too. You are fine until pressure on your body hits and then you fall into a hap somewhat

Brad Sheppherd for example only works 4 hours a day because his body cant handle any more then that and his job was as a Salesman so not like it was a physical job either.

Right now id expect Cox to be doing nothing at all physical apart from very light training. He will likely come back very unprepared for AFL football and would be a rebuild from here somewhat. AFL somewhat have different rules with concussion since the Daniel Venables case. If accepted by the AFL you are allowed to keep Nik Cox as a player not he main list. He stays with the team as a inactive player for 12 months for example as he continues his rehab. Its a chance you would simply make him a inactive player for 2026, have him use the club facilities and then prepare for 2027 as a example

Similar with Jake Stringer, got concussed in our last game of the year a season or two ago, basically missed the entire pre-season with ongoing symptoms. We didn't find out about it until the middle of the following season when he returned to play so it didn't help his reputation much.

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

He literally only got the symptoms returned when he played his second game. I don’t think training at intensity has been an issue for him

Been a issue for a while in the AFL. They dont practice to match conditions post pre-season and its becoming a giant issue for everyone whereby players go back into a game and end up only then re experiencing the symptons. Same thing happened to Luke Edwards at Eagles

Gotta remember concussion in itself is your brain activity, not just your legs also. Practicing to match conditions is more or less about moving from side to side plus making decisions within that movement plus getting knocked to the ground which rattles the brain. Running a lap around a oval isnt achieving that

 

[andleanback]

Been a issue for a while in the AFL. They dont practice to match conditions post pre-season and its becoming a giant issue for everyone whereby players go back into a game and end up only then re experiencing the symptons. Same thing happened to Luke Edwards at Eagles

Gotta remember concussion in itself is your brain activity, not just your legs also. Practicing to match conditions is more or less about moving from side to side plus making decisions within that movement plus getting knocked to the ground which rattles the brain. Running a lap around a oval isnt achieving that

Afl usually do match sim / scenario training once a week during season depending on breaks between games

 

[JT_the_Man]

Hard to see him playing again.

Sad story, hopefully it's not the end and he comes good but at the end of the day I hope he does what is best for him and his long term health.

 

[crackers65]

Doubt if he’ll play again. I was stoked when we got him but I think he should retire now. Concussion problems don’t just go away. Very unfortunate for him, but his long term health is more important.

 

[jmoo wan]

Been a issue for a while in the AFL. They dont practice to match conditions post pre-season and its becoming a giant issue for everyone whereby players go back into a game and end up only then re experiencing the symptons. Same thing happened to Luke Edwards at Eagles

Gotta remember concussion in itself is your brain activity, not just your legs also. Practicing to match conditions is more or less about moving from side to side plus making decisions within that movement plus getting knocked to the m ground which rattles the brain. Running a lap around a oval isnt achieving that

he got concussed at training before christmas

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

Afl usually do match sim / scenario training once a week during season depending on breaks between games

And its nothing but a complete failure of a system .

 

[Gumby2Hurley]

Best of luck to him either way
unicorn

 

[andleanback]

And its nothing but a complete failure of a system .

What system is a failure?

 

[jmoo wan]

What system is a failure?

the whole freaking system, man!