Player Watch Mason Cox

[Scodog10]

I'm so glad somebody else can see this. But Geelong are praised consistently for recruiting him. Hewas embarrassed in that first quarter by a bloke who has been playing for three years.

I'm getting to the stage where I think the Ruck position is almost anachronistic. That said, if throw ups become standard operating proceedure, Mason may be in his element

Personally I see exactly where you're coming from on the overall position of ruckman in the game. That you can throw a blanket over Kruezer, Jacobs, Ryder, Grundy and Martin as the best in the league this year says a bit, IMO.

Cox will never be anything other than a crab and guys that run around getting sub 10 possessions week to week are just a liability cough Blair cough. He's the biggest witches hat I've ever seen in open play and that's what separates AFL standard from good in the role.

It's why he's the ideal back up ruck just as Currie has been, but that's the role he'll make it in if he does.

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

I want grundy to sign up as much as any one, but if he doesn't at least cox can fill in till lynch is ready. It is not totally doom and gloom

Its not much consolation. Rucks can always be traded in.

 

[left at home]

Its not much consolation. Rucks can always be traded in.

Yes but the good ones cost to much

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

Yes but the good ones cost to much

You suddenly calling Cox a good one?

Rucks around his level arent hard to find. Hence having him on the list in case we lose an actual good one (grundy) is not any consolation.

 

[Soups]

So according to the Hun Richmond and Hawthorn are circling around Cox (lol). Don't see why he would bother going there because he wouldn't be the number 1 ruckman there either. Hopefully takes the 2 year contract with us.

 

[left at home]

You suddenly calling Cox a good one?

Rucks around his level arent hard to find. Hence having him on the list in case we lose an actual good one (grundy) is not any consolation.

No l am not, but till we can draft or trade a good one in, he is better than a lot of others running around.
Losing grundy would be terrible, but it is not the end of the world stuff.
Would love grundy to sign on the dotted line.

 

[Apex36]

No l am not, but till we can draft or trade a good one in, he is better than a lot of others running around.
Losing grundy would be terrible, but it is not the end of the world stuff.
Would love grundy to sign on the dotted line.

He has already according to the HS for $625k per year for 3

 

[left at home]

He has already according to the HS for $625k per year for 3

Hopefully that is correct, will be very happy if so

 

[Go Woods]

So according to the Hun Richmond and Hawthorn are circling around Cox (lol). Don't see why he would bother going there because he wouldn't be the number 1 ruckman there either. Hopefully takes the 2 year contract with us.

Hope so still has plenty of upside and is a difficult match up....but can he establish himself as best 22? and where does he fit best?

 

[TW Sherrin]

He has already according to the HS for $625k per year for 3

Sht thats less than I expected.

 

[Apex36]

Sht thats less than I expected.

Was always going to be 3 to take him to FA. That will be his big pay day.

 

[Ketchup]

Man what a dream it would be if someone could take Cox off us.

 

[Apex36]

Man what a dream it would be if someone could take Cox off us.

Only for the right price. If we lose him we lose competent depth.

 

[Ketchup]

Only for the right price. If we lose him we lose competent depth.

Competent depth in the ruck would be one of the easiest positions to fill. Anything more than Minimum chips for Cox isn't worth our time and better spent elsewhere imo.

 

[Apex36]

Competent depth in the ruck would be one of the easiest positions to fill. Anything more than Minimum chips for Cox isn't worth our time and better spent elsewhere imo.

I know what you mean, but I struggle to see many depth rucks who are capable of 40+ hitouts, 6 marks and 2 goals against a top 4 side, even if their ruckman (Smith) is garbage.

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

No l am not, but till we can draft or trade a good one in, he is better than a lot of others running around.
Losing grundy would be terrible, but it is not the end of the world stuff.
Would love grundy to sign on the dotted line.

It would be terrible.

Period.

 

[Seedsfan]

He had a really good game. He put in a performance that was better than many teams first choice rucks are capable of. He had 46 hitouts, 6 contested marks, 2 goals and 8 tackles. He's also been really handy sitting in the hole late in quarters.

3 contested marks

 

[Quicky]

3 contested marks

Was it 6 marks total? Must have misread the stats. Still a good return.

 

[Seedsfan]

Reid or Moore to CHB next week. Give the big American another try at FWD/Ruck. He hasn't actually played that many AFL games in the role. Not sure why so many have written him off in that role already.

He has played almost every one of his games in that role and moving Moore back to play Cox forward is stupid

 

[didaksrightfoot]

Edit: also keep in mind Smith is one of the worst ruckman going round. It wasn't much of a test of his ability in the role, IMO, unlike the week before.

I'm so glad somebody else can see this. But Geelong are praised consistently for recruiting him. Hewas embarrassed in that first quarter by a bloke who has been playing for three years.

I'm getting to the stage where I think the Ruck position is almost anachronistic. That said, if throw ups become standard operating proceedure, Mason may be in his element

But - there's always guys like Smith running around as 1st rucks for teams. West Coast has played all year with Giles, Vardy and Petrie. The Bulldogs won a flag with Roughead and Boyd rucking. Hawthorn has had ruck-by-committee for Clarko's whole reign.

Mason can actually hold up his own in the ruck contest IMO - it is around the ground that he struggles. (Though both his rucking and forward work do continue to improve).

Ideally Mason is not, and never will be, our Number 1 ruck. But he's shown that he's adequate to fill in when needed. He will always struggle against the top athletic/disposal-winning rucks, but he can be decent against the rest, and I reckon we could do a lot worse than having him running around in the VFL as our back-up ruck. (And lets be honest anyone better would either be unhappy to be Brodie's backup and/or will be chased out by other clubs to be their number 1 - see Witts, Jarrad).

 

[TW Sherrin]

Was always going to be 3 to take him to FA. That will be his big pay day.

Meant the $$'s.

 

[Apex36]

Meant the $$'s.

Yeah to be honest I was a bit stunned that he'd signed on for so little too. Was thinking we'd have to fork out at least $700k

 

[sr36]

He has played almost every one of his games in that role and moving Moore back to play Cox forward is stupid

17 games as a forward. Not many tall forwards contribute in their first 17 games. If we judged Moore as harshly, we would have written him off already too.

 

[jackcass]

He has played almost every one of his games in that role and moving Moore back to play Cox forward is stupid

Wow, almost all his 19 senior games.

 

[Seedsfan]

Wow, almost all his 19 senior games.

A lot of others are scraped after less. He has showed on multiple occasions he is not a forward