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Thank God he's a ruckman and not 180cm then.
Mason Cox Expectations - 2017 And Beyond
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craffles
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Yeah agreed that's why I included that point but Mason Cox should not be getting games on his current ability. He is a seriously mediocre footballer
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I noticed it too. I felt both Keeffe and Cox actually did a very good job against Leuenberger and McKernan considering one has been out of the game for 2 years and was never a ruckman and the other has played at elite level for 12 months.
Initially, I was worried about only having Grundy but Friday gave me a bit of confidence in having some back up to assist him throughout the season.
craffles
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Take your blinkers off m8 cox is terrible. A state league ruckman would be better
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If that was the case, wouldn't it be cheaper for you to have a state league ruckman instead of Leuenberger? At least he would've put up a better fight against Cox.
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Cox got most of his hit outs at half time when Looburger went off and he was up against McKernan who is awful in the ruck.
It's just great having a player we can call big Cox again.
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Poor mans Paul Salmon, but they dont play footy the same way these days.
in the 1980's he could have kicked 50/60 goals a year, playing man on man in the goal square.
in the 1980's he could have kicked 50/60 goals a year, playing man on man in the goal square.
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Yep, Cox got 27 hit outs in the second half
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He got about 19. Reckon he had about 8 to the half and then made hay while McKernan was rucking.Yep, Cox got 27 hit outs in the second half
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I didn't see his, or Keefe's, output change between halves. They had really good games overall.
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i won't predict his future other than to say he's not going to feature in football greats conversation. But in the game of afl the hardest skill in the last 120 odd years is still the same which is to take a contested mark, and this bloke seems to have this ability which is why everyone is talking about him, like this thread. Doesn't mean he'll be a champion ( and my personal opinion is that he won't be but will play more games than people think ). But seeing anyone new to the game take pack marks is phenomenal.
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Why are people comparing him to Salmon, Salmon was never limited in his abilities he could play all over the ground. Cox is very one dimensional and very limited.
Cox will be our second ruck though.......
The most exciting thing I saw from him was actually clunking a contested mark. He has so much to learn and so little time. I have my doubts but I'm prepared to be pleasantly surprised. As I was last year.
Yeah the comparisons with Salmon are silly, He grew playing the game. He could ruck and play forward. So far Cox hasonly shown that he can ruck and play forward. ...Hmm maybe the somparisons arent too bad after all....
Its just a question of whether he can climb the learning curve quickly enough
If this bloke played since being a child I think he would have been a star. He still might be excellent but he is on a hard road
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Agreed. International players are signed for the novelty and the perception that somehow you can take an athletic person and teach them to play a new sport at the highest level.
Honestly, I think it's foolishness. International players will be fringe players at best - if you don't grow up with the game, you don't have the ingrained skills and instincts for the sport.
Mason Cox won't be an impact player nor will any other gridiron star. Tom Brady and Aaron Rogers would be embarrassingly terrible at Aussie rules. Australians will always dominate the AFL.
craffles
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I'm reluctant to say Australians will always dominate because you just don't know where the game will go but I know what you're saying.
Just give the state league ruckmen a crack, they'll be much better and require so much less resource investment
I reckon he will develop into a pretty solid ruck. Won't ever be a star but will end up pretty decent. The real risk though is he will spend a few years developing and learning the craft and just when he gets good he will want to head back home. That is a major risk with all overseas recruits.
I know with our McKenna I reckon he will end up a good type but he's already spoken about wanting to go back and play Gaelic football at some point. Definitely some additional challenges with these players beyond just teaching them the game (which can be hard enough).
I know with our McKenna I reckon he will end up a good type but he's already spoken about wanting to go back and play Gaelic football at some point. Definitely some additional challenges with these players beyond just teaching them the game (which can be hard enough).
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Seems to be struggling a bit, the 50 goal mark mentioned by the OP would be a little hard to get to at this point but still a few games to go. Notice a fair amount of the supporters have turned on him a bit.
He just doesn't read the game. So not his fault. If he grew up playing as a kid he would end up being in better positions and read what's going on faster. He has 3/4 of a season to improve 25% or this year will be his last.
I'm rooting for him. Would be a great story if he makes it.
I'm rooting for him. Would be a great story if he makes it.
He's going ok....for an American who just took up the game a few years back.
Novelty act though who will be squeezed out once the Pies are better than average (not sure how long that will be).
To me, he looks like a ruckman that plays forward - they rarely last a long time unless they are particularly good at one or the other.
Worst Case Scenario - Andrew McDougall
Best Case Scenario - Poor Man's Kurt Tippett.
Novelty act though who will be squeezed out once the Pies are better than average (not sure how long that will be).
To me, he looks like a ruckman that plays forward - they rarely last a long time unless they are particularly good at one or the other.
Worst Case Scenario - Andrew McDougall
Best Case Scenario - Poor Man's Kurt Tippett.
