Mason Cox referred to as himself “just a role player” as his significance within the ruck will increase sufficient for Collingwood to lock the American in on a brand new two-year contract extension to proceed his unimaginable AFL journey.
The huge Texan, taken as a global rookie in 2015, will stay in black and white till the top of 2025 and will take his video games tally previous 150 in an enormous present of religion from the AFL ladder-leaders.
It comes after criticism from AFL pundit David King that except 211cm Cox may turn out to be extra dominant as a ruckman or a ahead he loomed as a “a big show about nothing”.
“I think Mason Cox has a huge challenge right in front of him right now to become tougher in the ruck or more bankable as a forward,” King informed Fox Footy after a six-disposal, no-goal sport towards Port Adelaide final weekend.
Cox has been sharing ruck duties with Darcy Cameron because the Magpies romped to the highest of the AFL ladder ut has kicked simply 13 targets in 15 video games this season as a ahead.
Ahead of Friday’s blockbuster conflict with Carlton, Cox declared he was simply doing his finest to contribute wherever coach Craig McRae put him.
“Myself and Darcy Cameron have been sharing that ruck role, if someone gets injured the other takes over, and if he’s going well, I’ll stay forward,” he mentioned on Monday.
“It doesn’t really bother me too much. I’m just happy to be playing more than anything. You could say I am a role player, but you can stick me wherever Fly (McRae) wants. I’m just excited to be out there playing.”
Cox mentioned there was a robust “belief” the Magpies may win from anyplace, as they confirmed with one other come-from-behind win over Port Adelaide final Saturday which put Collingwood two video games clear on high of the ladder.
But that elevation above the chasing pack has not crept in to the mindset of the gamers regardless of what lies forward within the finals.
“It’s kind of a weird thing, everyone is going to ask about the future and the finals,” he mentioned.
“But we’re really just enjoying every single moment of playing … and that kind of bleeds in to your game plan.”
Originally revealed as Mason Cox has signed for 2 extra years at Collingwood
Source: www.dailytelegraph.com.au
