Player Watch #13: Nik Cox - Is he the biggest midfielder of all time?

[Beerfish]

Contract Status: Out of contract 2022
Last Game Played: n/a
Injury Status: n/a

 

[Jade]

It's either him or Dow. I'm flipping a coin

I'm just glad I won't have to make that choice.

 

[Donakebab]

No, no, no, we need more short, fat, slow FOOTBALLERS!!!


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[Milanista28]

Everyone "Essendon need a big midfielder"

Dodoro Drafts the biggest midfielder of all time.

 

[Bipolarbear]

It's either him or Dow. I'm flipping a coin

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Ruck.

 

[boncer34]

Ruck.

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[ghostdog]

I'll be happy if he turns out like Bont. Otherwise he'll just be a list clogger.

 

[boncer34]

I'll be happy if he turns out like Bont. Otherwise he'll just be a list clogger.

Yeah it's Bont or bust. No middle ground

 

[Bunk Moreland]

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“The biggest midfielder of all time”. Yep, and they take the hitout. Job done.

 

[11kgm]

could you imagine him on a wing

one moment in defence next in attack

how do you stop that

 

[Cup_o_Jobe]

Nik Nat, Nik Cox... basically the same.

 

[BrunoV]

Everyone "Essendon need a big midfielder"

Dodoro Drafts the biggest midfielder of all time.

Then the coaches train Ham on the inside.

Essendon gunna Essington.

 

[fairbump_playon]

Then the coaches train Ham on the inside.

Essendon gunna Essington.

If Ham is ham, Cox is bacon

 

[BrunoV]

If Ham is ham, Cox is bacon

More like Kaiserfleisch or pork belly.

 

[Pweter]

could you imagine him on a wing

one moment in defence next in attack

how do you stop that

Biff

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Nik Nat, Nik Cox... basically the same.

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[fairbump_playon]

More like Kaiserfleisch or pork belly.

Let's go kaiser

The sort of menu item you haven't seen before

And then, once ordered, makes the old ways seem passé

 

[BrunoV]

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Yeah, let's not go down the Nic Nat road.

He's not that sort of power athlete. There are about 3 players on the league with that power.

Also, not sure why we'd want him to be an undersized ruck.


Edit: aahhh, sorry, it's Nic (i.e. Nic Nat) + Cox (i.e. Dean Cox).

 

[eth-dog]

He's never played ruck before.

 

[fairbump_playon]

Yeah, let's not go down the Nic Nat road.

He's not that sort of power athlete. There are about 3 players on the league with that power.

Also, not sure why we'd want him to be an undersized ruck.

There’s a new rule. If you have the same name you need to play the same position

Ever since Tom Lynch

 

[owen87]

There’s a new rule. If you have the same name you need to play the same position

Ever since Tom Lynch

What about Josh Kennedy?

 

[Vander18]

I don’t write off the idea he can play as a freakishly tall wingman at all. In fact I hope we hav ether guys to buck conventional thinking and I’ve a look at it.

His running stats say he can and his kicking is certainly good enough. Let’s see whether test results translate to in-game quickness and how he goes when the ball is beneath his knees. The latter in particular probably makes or breaks the whole idea.

Cannot wait to see this guy play.

 

[fairbump_playon]

What about Josh Kennedy?

the rule came in after the Joshes - that's why they play different positions

 

[Bunk Moreland]

He's never played ruck before.

Meh. Draper had never even played footy before.

 

[eth-dog]

Meh. Draper had never even played footy before.

Not quite true. He only took it up when he was 16.

You're the one who harps on about players playing their "natural position" from their junior days.