Autopsy Cox forward

[King Huskii]

Why play Cox forward

He's our best key back while we have Hughes and McDonald back against quality forwards?

Erasmus is sitting on the pine as sub while Hughes is costing us goals through turnovers.

 

[Ge3ks]

It was all going so well...

 

[Deathly]

Soo

I paid no attention to anything during the pre-season. Was Cox forward actually a thing or was this just for matching up against Brisbane?

It's why I hated Pearce forward when we tried it. You don't want these intercepting statues twirling around doing forward patterns and running and jumping at the ball all game. They're defenders. End of story.

 

[Joao]

Treacy was 10x more effective of nullifying Andrews when Cox went off. Should have just done that to start. Cox didn't look fit, tbh.

 

[Bigger]

That’s a problem with having a non-conservative coach.

 

[Docker82]

Didn't work imo.

Might've helped keep their key defenders busy and get Treacy and Amiss a few more goals but Cox himself didn't have much impact.

 

[King Huskii]

If Cox went back when McDonald was injured then he wouldn't have injured himself leading for a mark up forward. Young didn't need to go back he could have stayed midfield for more drive

 

[Docker82]

If Cox went back when McDonald was injured then he wouldn't have injured himself leading for a mark up forward. Young didn't need to go back he could have stayed midfield for more drive

Bailey Banfield played the rest of the game as a defender. Seemed weird when Cox was there and we were 30+ points up.

 

[King Huskii]

Bailey Banfield played the rest of the game as a defender. Seemed weird when Cox was there and we were 30+ points up.

Yep

 

[freo1997]

We all knew we were rushing him back. Stupid really. Voss should of played that role today.

 

[King Huskii]

We all knew we were rushing him back. Stupid really. Voss should of played that role today.

Players rushed back often do soft tissue injuries during fatigue

 

[Getlegs]

I like Cox forward, especially with Jackson in the ruck.

Cox has done his hammy playing CHB, being nudged in the back didn't help today, but think he was still at risk of doing it playing in the back line.

 

[s_wd6]

Players rushed back often do soft tissue injuries during fatigue

Andrew's played a part in Cox's injury though. The push in the back is what did it.

 

[King Huskii]

Andrew's played a part in Cox's injury though. The push in the back is what did it.

Yes but that push doesn't equal hamstring. It just made it worse

 

[FreoMonocle]

That hammy could have happened forward or back, to a lesser extent, in training too.

I'm fine with him being a swingman, though I don't think his forward craft merits it. A one trick pony, too big to be pushed around, lacks other necassary forward skills.

I think we're always better off with a resting ruck than Cox as 3rd tall (forward), unless swung forward midgame due to dire need.

 

[freo_leo29]

I have no problem with him forward, I genuinely think he could do some damage

The real problem is he was clearly underdone, this was bleedingly obvious when we didn't send him back after the McDonald injury. (Was already cooked by that time in the game)

Then we lost a player and he didn't get subbed which seems like it was the plan (sending Fyfe forward, Erasmus into his role seemed to be the plan after subbing cox)

Instead cox was running around cooked by midway through the third


It looks like poor judgement on the s&C side of things but I disagree it was poor judgement playing him forward

 

[King Huskii]

He should never have played. He wasn't ready.

 

[A New Hope]

Cox is list as a key forward on the Freo website, make of that what you will.

 

[Freomaniac]

I remember Freo playing Brennan cox

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Brennan Cox

Age

25

Ht

195cm

Wt

97kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.1

3star

K

5.8

2star

HB

5.3

4star

M

4.2

4star

T

2.1

4star

MG

182.8

3star

D

12.3

3star

K

7.5

3star

HB

4.8

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

1.0

2star

MG

182.8

3star

D

11.0

3star

K

5.8

3star

HB

5.2

4star

M

4.2

4star

T

1.8

4star

as a forward back in 2018.... Mixed results though.

18 goals and 14 behinds in 14 games in 2018.

Easily his best game up forward was when freo beat the crows by under a goal. Cox kicked 4 goals that day.

 

[One_Wing]

I remember Freo playing Brennan cox as a forward back in 2018.... Mixed results though.

18 goals and 14 behinds in 14 games in 2018.

Easily his best game up forward was when freo beat the crows by under a goal. Cox kicked 4 goals that day.

thats pretty good considering his age then. Not everyone can be Amiss

 

[FreoMonocle]

All too long ago to accurately recollect.

But, I thought we tried to give him a tonne of supply during the early part of the rebuild. His decision making was too slow for him to bring the smalls into it, plus not as nimble as the kpd's on him and being 2nd to the ball a bit much.

Hence repurposing him as a defender and continuing our hunt for tall forwards.

 

[BigRang]

All too long ago to accurately recollect.

But, I thought we tried to give him a tonne of supply during the early part of the rebuild. His decision making was too slow for him to bring the smalls into it, plus not as nimble as the kpd's on him and being 2nd to the ball a bit much.

Hence repurposing him as a defender and continuing our hunt for tall forwards.

Yeah he doesn't move/pass the eye test as a forward. He's 100% an intercept defender.

 

[pK75]

I really don’t understand why we played cox forward. I know it’s hindsight hero stuff, but he was always going to be underdone and forcing him to chase Andrews around all day was clearly a mistake. Parking him in the D50 as an intercept marker would have been less taxing physically with McDonald chasing Hipwood.
Given we have the triple Js up forward when Darcy comes back, there’s no reason to play Cox forward again.

 

[s_wd6]

I really don’t understand why we played cox forward. I know it’s hindsight hero stuff, but he was always going to be underdone and forcing him to chase Andrews around all day was clearly a mistake. Parking him in the D50 as an intercept marker would have been less taxing physically with McDonald chasing Hipwood.
Given we have the triple Js up forward when Darcy comes back, there’s no reason to play Cox forward again.

And play three talls down back? Not a good idea.