Disgusting messages have been despatched about Mason Cox within the aftermath of the Collingwood ruckman’s heated post-siren change.
The American star was seen giving Melbourne’s Christian Petracca a twig within the seconds after the siren sounded on the Demon’s dramatic four-point win on the MCG on Monday.
Magpies teammates had been seen attempting to calm Cox down, whereas Demons star Max Gawn additionally tried to step in between the pair earlier than being brushed apart as Cox went at Petracca for a second time.
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Petracca was seen pointing his finger into Cox’s chest at one level earlier than strolling away with an indignant expression on his face.
Brayden Maynard and Josh Daicos each stepped in at occasions to cease the state of affairs from escalating whereas gamers from each groups shook fingers across the massive Texan.
The scene didn’t go unnoticed within the aftermath of the match and Petracca addressed the state of affairs when talking from the Demons’ dressing rooms.
“It was fine. Just heat of the moment stuff. It was fine,” he mentioned.
“No, nothing (in any particular moment that sparked it).
“All good. It’s all good. It’s fine. What happens on the field, stays on the field.
“We’re fine. We’re fine.”
The massive win places the Demons near outright premiership favouritism.
“We needed that win. That was awesome,” Petracca mentioned.
“Footy doesn’t owe you anything – you’ve got to work hard for it, and I thought the last couple of weeks we’ve had really great preparation going into the games and it was an amazing job.”
The loss snapped Collingwood’s eight-match win streak.
To add to Cox’s distress, the Magpies star was attacked by trolls on Twitter with a flurry of disgusting messages being despatched surrounding the tongue lashing he gave Petracca.
Cox had a day to overlook on the sector as properly and was powerless to cease Brodie Grundy from ripping his former membership aside.
At the tip of the 2019 season, Grundy signed a seven-year, $1 million per-season deal.
But the ruckman couldn’t recapture his greatest type within the following seasons and was traded to Melbourne on the finish of 2022 because the Magpies sought wage cap aid.
At the time, Grundy mentioned he didn’t need to go away Collingwood.
“When I signed my contract, you think you are going be a Pie for life,” he mentioned.
“That is the hardest thing, you have what is a pure intent, it really starts when you walk in the door … I wanted to play 300 games for the Pies.”
So in his first sport in opposition to Collingwood, eyebrows had been raised when elements of the MCG crowd booed Grundy as he took a mark within the first quarter.
Melbourne at the moment are clear in third spot on the ladder behind Collingwood and Port Adelaide.
Source: www.news.com.au
