AFL Player #13: Nik Cox 🦄 - Skipper called him 'the Unicorn' in an interview (confirmed!)

[Beerfish]

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

 

[staaation]

That’s a really tight connection. This glassie definitely sounds like a real person

buddy if i was gonna make something up i'd say i met his sister

 

[MarkJohnson#1]

So Rutten admits he’s a little way off playing key position. I actually think he’s the perfect wingman. Runs all day, beautiful skills and can drift back or forward to take a grab when needed. The ultimate luxury.

 

[Lore]

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Tweet's vanished somehow.

 

[Lore]

Tweet's vanished somehow.

They deleted it and reposted it, I edited above with the replacement tweet

 

[Haychh]

198cm? He's shrunk! delist

 

[katana]

198cm? He's shrunk! delist

next you'll tell me he only kicks off one foot and his sister was runner-up in next top model.

 

[Old Campaigner]

198cm? He's shrunk! delist

He’s probably just cold

 

[FlyingV]

He’s probably just cold

You’re telling me he’s 198cm on a flop?

 

[Old Campaigner]

You’re telling me he’s 198cm on a flop?

He's a show-er, not a grower

 

[Vindicater]

Keep him on the wing.

******* game changer.

 

[Ambrosia]

He probably needs to get to a high 80's type weight to be effective as a winger. The scope he has out there is unparallelled in the league. Great kick off both sides, has the height to be able to outmark most and has a very rare combination of naturally high endurance and speed.

Essendon fans want to pigeon hole players so early in their career when it may not be the best thing for their development. Let's see what happens with him but he's shown great scope as a winger so far.

He played 2021 at 87kg. Think Ridley’s body development is a good comparison for Cox expect him to end up around mid 90s without looking bulky at all.

 

[brutus76]

Kicks both feet and his pick ups with one hand and skills below his knees are not those of a 2m fella - gifted!

 

[ghostdog]

I saw a redraft somewhere today, Fox maybe(?), that had Coxy at pick 19. Amazing. It had Zach Reid ahead of him, too.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

I saw a redraft somewhere today, Fox maybe(?), that had Coxy at pick 19. Amazing. It had Zach Reid ahead of him, too.

And Perkins roughly 23rd.

 

[Maxabillions]

I saw a redraft somewhere today, Fox maybe(?), that had Coxy at pick 19. Amazing. It had Zach Reid ahead of him, too.

That was on AFL.com.au, it was based on an average of ratings points per game, and his games as the unused sub counted towards to average. Pretty ridiculous.

 

[FlyingV]

I saw a redraft somewhere today, Fox maybe(?), that had Coxy at pick 19. Amazing. It had Zach Reid ahead of him, too.

One of the most stupid, misleading articles I’ve read on AFL.com. Totally flawed.

 

[Old Campaigner]

One of the most stupid, misleading articles I’ve read on AFL.com. Totally flawed.

Ha, check out the "New Look at the Dees flag winning burst" video they've thrown up today. It's just the same set of highlights we've already seen before.

 

[andleanback]

One of the most stupid, misleading articles I’ve read on AFL.com. Totally flawed.

Probably the worst football article I’ve ever read. Absolute dribble.

 

[ant555]

Probably the worst football article I’ve ever read. Absolute dribble.

Well being based on just ratings it was never going to reach any great heights.

 

[BrunoV]

I think Champion Data uses modelling designed by Neil Ferguson. It's a lot of fun, you get to put in the same inputs and get a different result each time.

It's the new era of excitement-based modelling. Very good for AFL stats and pandemic management.

 

[Lore]

I think Champion Data using modelling design by Neil Ferguson. It's a lot of fun, you get to put in the same inputs and get a different result each time.

It's the new era of excitement-based modelling. Very good for AFL stats and pandemic management.

I believe that's called maths

 

[Wahooti Fandango]

I believe that's called maths

My brother specialises in sports economics. Just finished his PhD at Harvard and now at UniMelb. He's worked with a few footy teams (Cats and some others, I think). He looks at the way in which performance indicators are linked to player contractors in sport.

 

[Lore]

My brother specialises in sports economics. Just finished his PhD at Harvard and now at UniMelb. He's worked with a few footy teams (Cats and some others, I think). He looks at the way in which performance indicators are linked to player contractors in sport.

Does he include 'number of instagram followers' as a metric?

 

[Wahooti Fandango]

Does he include 'number of instagram followers' as a metric?

In a way I think he does as I asked him about the 'media pull' of players and he says that is taken into account.