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

 

[brendan84]

This guy’s kicking makes me feel a little funny inside

 

[Maxabillions]

Loving this kid. Just wondering if he has a nickname yet.

Yes, 12 inches

 

[ghostdog]

Two weeks for the bump?

 

[boncer34]

Two weeks for the bump?

1

 

[11kgm]

shouldn't get anything ******* joke

 

[citizen-erased]

elbows to hawks players heads.
this kid goes alright

Good signs from this one. Went into his shell a bit after the bump. Dermie would be anointing a hawks kid for doing the same.
Someone needs to pat him on the back for it.

 

[EnolaGay]

elbows to hawks players heads.
this kid goes alright

Good signs from this one. Went into his shell a bit after the bump. Dermie would be anointing a hawks kid for doing the same.
Someone needs to pat him on the back for it.

Funny, I thought the same


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[RedmanWasHere]

I'm still confused.

Why was his little bump worthy enough for Hawks fans to be riled up?

Compared to what I've seen, that was a love tap from him.

 

[naraku]

Some nice moments from Nik. I am hoping he only gets 1 week but even then that's a bit stiff.

 

[Old Campaigner]

Plays with a bit of aggression which is good to see for a player so skinny. Could be a pain in the arse once he fills out and can hurt blokes instead of just bouncing off them.

 

[Wahooti Fandango]

elbows to hawks players heads.
this kid goes alright

Good signs from this one. Went into his shell a bit after the bump. Dermie would be anointing a hawks kid for doing the same.
Someone needs to pat him on the back for it.

Agreed.

 

[Loonerty]

I wonder if it might end up a fine.

Compared to Astbury's elbow which got a fine, which was intentional as opposed to careless and Hanrahan played the rest of the game.

 

[BrunoV]

Low impact bring his report into fine territory.

It sorta wasn't a bump either. He went down to bump but hit with a forearm almost in a different motion.

Kid is going to be some player. Not much anyone can do about a giant wingman who would be close to a top 10 runner in the comp. Thrown in the ability to play off either side...

 

[Howard Moon]

The kicking on both sides thing as mentioned by commentators ad nauseum will be up there with pendles basketball background by careers end

 

[BomberFan355]

If this is one week, Danger gets 3.

 

[doug85]

I wonder if it might end up a fine.

Compared to Astbury's elbow which got a fine, which was intentional as opposed to careless and Hanrahan played the rest of the game.

I thought a fine. Low impact and I thought it was in the contest for the ball.

 

[Nuggs Bunny]

Depends how they grade head hits given Zac Williams copped a week. If it's careless + medium he'll get a week as well, if they go easy on him because he initiated contact with the body and the head knock was the result of a stray elbow, he might get careless + low and a fine.

Kinda torn because it was a good bump but at the same time, the AFL needs to get serious about CTE. I could live with a week.

 

[Bombermania]

Might get off because its his first game but nothing more than a week.

Would he be the first player to be suspended in his first game?

 

[Vander18]

Kicks off both feet even on set kicks - just uses whichever side gives him the better angle. Not sure I’ve seen that before....maybe Sam Mitchell.

If his output is ever equal to the sum of his parts (...ahem) his slide to pick 7 or whatever it was will be the stuff of draft day folklore. Yes COVID but really....you took six guys ahead of 200cm, high marking, dual sided, freak running natural footballer? He’s a unicorn as they say in the NBA.

 

[eth-dog]

If this is one week, Danger gets 3.

Both should be zero

 

[MiguelM]

MRP will go soft on Danger IMO which helps Cox IMO.

Any other week it is 1 week I think.

But who knows.

 

[Desync]

Danger should get 2 weeks, But knowing how protected species work they will probably give the Adelaide guy 2 weeks

I don't think Cox should get a week but wouldn't surprise me if he does.

 

[TheGrizz]

The severity of the outcome will be determined by how they grade it.
If they consider it rough conduct (as a bump) and high contact, and low impact, it will be a fine.

The problem he might come up against is if they consider it striking as contact was made with his elbow which wasnt tucked into his body. Striking, high contact and low impact is still a week if i understand correctly

 

[fairbump_playon]

The kicking on both sides thing as mentioned by commentators ad nauseum will be up there with pendles basketball background by careers end

What’s the pendles basketball thing

EDIT — just kidding

 

[fairbump_playon]

He was unlucky in that he made a lot of body contact in that bump (not that this was too visible in the main angle they showed) and his elbow hit the shoulder first before going on up to the head.

Will get 1 I reckon.