The Mason Cox journey and highlights in 2018 | Characters and Cult Figures | AFL

What a journey.
From college basketball in America to the AFL grand final, Texas-born Mason Cox has one of the most unique stories in Australian sporting history.
His domination of Richmond in the preliminary final lives long in the memory but after a round one performance to forget it was unclear if the 211cm forward would truly reach the heights.
Here is the Mason Cox story in the 2018 season.
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[@tsgneko4721]

coming back here after the grand final win. Must feel hugely amazing for him

[@spykeex69]

As a Yank, this man single handily got me into not only Collingwood fan, but AFL fan as well. Go 'Pies!

[@tsherwood2112]

Same with me. My new Sherrin and Collingwood jumper came in the mail today

[@thethirdman225]

It's a great story. He was definitely the story of the 2018 finals, even if Collingwood were ultimately unsuccessful.

[@Il-bebbux]

come on guys any club other than Collingwood, Understand why but really poor choice of clubs, go you MIGHTY CATTERS 🔵⚪🟦⬜

[@knich872]

Thank you Pat Mcafee 🤙🏻

[@merkx403]

He may not be the most consistent player, but he can impact the game very quickly, especially like in the 2018 Preliminary Final.

[@mattschaper2915]

@@Fusioness43 Stop hating on this man or maybe you just a richmond fan that dreams were crushed by mason and collingwood

[@nicokent9648]

You mean only the prelim last year

[@comedybird9875]

Matthew Tennis kid calm down buddy he’s just speaking the truth

[@SilentHotdog28]

@@Fusioness43 Yeah, he's still learning the game mate, he didn't grow up playing the game....unlike most other AFL players....He didn't even know what the game was until 2014.

[@SilentHotdog28]

@@Fusioness43 Lol, you're that worried about another team losing the grand final, is that because yours wasn't there?

[@tj323i]

Bruce always gets excited at the sight of big Cox

[@yacobshelelshaddai4543]

😂

[@cincy51352]

The Pat McAfee Show brought me here 🏈🏈🍺....

[@codyrm86]

Same

[@MrSleepySyd]

Same

[@sarkasticninja6902]

9:43 BRO WHY DID HE HAVE TO SAY IT LIKE THAT?!!!!!😂😂😂😂

[@joefrisco8025]

👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌

[@JM-gj7de]

The lanky yanky, lol.

[@helenalderson9868]

Thanks Coxy. Love your journey and love watching you play. Always entertaining. Welcome to being an Aussie and Go Pies!

[@johnnyliu7105]

who is here because of Pats video?

[@TheDarthSoldier]

Where has this been all my life? This is amazing! Forget NFL, hello AFL!

[@marnuscoreyempanadaslooseb6760]

Be a hawks supporter

[@jiveassturkey8849]

OH YEAH YEAH the hawks have any Americans? Didn’t think so. Go Pies🤍🖤

[@Frankcis_memes]

Go for the pies, you’ll actually get to go to finals unlike haeks

[@TeeSlice]

My favorite player And he's only getting better!

[@brycem0]

In the VFL now....

[@highviewbarbell]

I love that as a player, you just have to accept that you'll be constantly verbally and physically assaulted and viewed as weak if you aren't also doing it to everyone else. I can't imagine the incredibly creative insults that are tossed around on the ground

[@conpop6924]

While i was on my summer vacation from the Us to visit my my family in Australia, my dad and my aunt took me to see essendon vs Collingwood and i was able to see Cox play, that was pretty cool

[@yeastymicheal69lol27]

Con Pop no one cares mate

[@scanspeak00]

Actually I thought that was a nice story.

[@AnthonyyVN]

Yeastymicheal69 Lol I do

[@conpop6924]

@@yeastymicheal69lol27 hey well no one cares about your opinion, did u ever think about that bitch?

[@Dingy113]

@@yeastymicheal69lol27 it’s the internet bruhh. Get a life.

[@seamusmckeon9109]

He’ll be a total beast in a few years.

[@soulessshadow5356]

"The Lanky Yanky", "The American Pie", or "The American Monster" are perfect nicknames for Cox.

[@zackyep]

How bout Coxzilla?

[@seamusmckeon9109]

How about the Marksman?

[@seamusmckeon9109]

Also it’s Lankee Yankee

[@bernadettelanders7306]

@@zackyep I’ve heard the Americans call him that on - Americans react to him on KZbin

[@henryli6961]

Who else is waiting for a comment from ‘Mason cox’

[@itskaisonakusu1192]

Who doesn't know that guy?

[@AnthonyyVN]

The Ultimate Hen I love that guy

[@Patrick-wn1ob]

I’ve never seen his yt channel lol

[@heyitshades7552]

Same bro

[@stephenrossi1918]

He's a premiership player now. 🏴🏳️🏴

[@lythsian]

I came here looking for big Cox, I found it and I'm pumped up!!

[@lucasantalucia4939]

if him and jordan de goey continue their last 2 games of 2018 into this season watch out because it will be hard to stop the pies forward line and they will be back better and stronger

[@AH.111]

They had the most injuries last year, their back six were getting injured. Now they will have an even stronger backline with the inclusion of Howe, elliot and many more. They're gonna be hard to stop I reckon

[@SilentHotdog28]

Come on Pies, we can do it.

[@martinvu8395]

West coast got it covered

[@badcommentbot8349]

mcgovern will win hey

[@heatfxre2077]

Adam H gws

[@brobh1636]

Mason cox is an awesome player and then AFL

[@itzmistamimi7848]

Gotta love the footy!!

[@yacobshelelshaddai4543]

Impressive. What an effort. 👏 👏 👏 unbelievable really

[@774CISCO]

Nothing better than seeing him pull down that grab over cotchin.

[@SilentHotdog28]

Seeing him get that grab over Rance I think it was, that was also glorious. The Prelim Final was just 1 big highlight Reel for Mason haha.

[@jaidynstephenson1661]

The 🐐

[@leowillee]

What

[@itskaisonakusu1192]

@@leowillee the goat

[@leowillee]

Oh that makes sense

[@iGamingAlliance]

Maybe greatest America. So far.

[@russtyt]

Please have faith in yourself coxy, your awesome

[@asherleviwoods6051]

🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸! Thanks for having us 🇦🇺

[@SammyErwin]

God bless this beautiful big yank

[@marnuscoreyempanadaslooseb6760]

2:33 - 2:39 when the grade 3s play the grade Sixers

[@iGamingAlliance]

You can tell when they're shoving when it's playful respect. And that wasn't.

[@georgia3738]

he just gets the ball. if he played for anyone but collingwood then maybe he’d be more loved. he’s impressive, sure, but not the favourite player.

[@Fingers998]

yes Mason!!!

[@774CISCO]

Should be playing this week

[@romancandle416]

Texas Forever.

[@blakewate7999]

Million dollar player

[@nuonghuynh5015]

Im a collingwood fan and when I see him play and kick a goal I say USA USA

[@TotallyRad10]

Nice... no clue what’s happening but... nice

[@yacobshelelshaddai4543]

🤣

[@jimmysmith1713]

9:42

[@HrcWhitey]

Lol the way people try to push him around and he just shruggs their attempts off with ease.

[@TranslationsRussian]

Sure grab sticky-mitted type of a thing - AFL quote of the century from Bristle.

[@yacobshelelshaddai4543]

Hahahaha

[@whiteybeg]

Cox and de goey are AFL goals ⚪️⚫️⚪️⚫️⚪️⚫️⚪️⚫️⚪️⚫️⚪️⚫️⚪️⚫️

[@jimpikoulis6726]

The Mason Huge Cox journey

[@asherleviwoods6051]

9:24 "Cox rises high"

[@iGamingAlliance]

If he does that for four hours get a physician.

[@russtyt]

You can do it mas. Please

[@lil_smit9842]

Off and on

[@lukeloucas8100]

The grand final ruined us

[@hi-fq7yw]

he has such a good advantage he can barely get fought because he’s too tall for them to reach..

[@thethirdman225]

Good hands, good position play and good awareness. He teams up really well with De Goey.

[@iGamingAlliance]

He is willing to go to the ground though.

[@joshtreuhaft7738]

Coxzilla

[@robertwilson5213]

Hi

[@ilikeyoucutg1378]

He was fighting against like 10 Sydney player

[@mufflersponge8969]

Why is there no Queens birthday when he kicked 5

[@zaviergoswell7159]

This is like my story but I stayed terrible

[@shazzastrom4410]

Mason is not my favourite player Jamie Elliot is

[@MrSleepySyd]

I’m here because Pat McAfee. Coxzilla letsss gooo!!!!!

[@iGamingAlliance]

Imagine a young Shaq doing this. But with his foul shooting issues he'd probably shank his free kicks.

[@HessRoyale]

what more could you want in a man

[@leowillee]

Red Blue and white geurnseys

[@SilentHotdog28]

What I want is a U.S.A flag, but half of the red stripes are black instead, or the red stripes on the flag are half black on one end. That would be kool.

[@almattei88]

There is some merchandising for firefighters in the USA that has a flag looking kind of like what you describe.

[@jimmysmith1713]

10:41

[@lilbickleymane]

Now look at him lol

[@dylanmeyers8678]

When he’s good he’s good but if he’s bad he’s bad

[@turbonerdo6838]

Nice meaningless tautology there.

[@marnuscoreyempanadaslooseb6760]

How are these highlights their low lights you drongos

[@hakunamatata7179]

Welcome to the dogs

[@bigchesse1816]

We're was Cox on grand final day. Lpl

[@timdaughte]

On the field - where were you?

[@itskaisonakusu1192]

I mean he did score two 2nd half goals sooo....

[@rhythiannoxisson1176]

Big Cheese he was havin a sook

[@robstorm7871]

A lucky kick away loser!

[@spykeex69]

Still a young player, he's getting more consistent but he is still raw.

[@bulski12]

Yanky Lanky 🤣

[@alasdairmacdonald1752]

Rance at 1:01 what a flog. He is like the neymar jr of the afl. Milking the contact for a penalty, I hope the Umpires phase that sort of stuff from the Game, Otherwise younger players see this stuff and see it as normal thing to do. luckily there aren't too many players do it. That why i love watching this game more than soccer, more contact and less players going down like they have shot with a sniper rifle.

[@Yt.Warrior999]

he kicked one goal wtf are you talking about hes not a game changer shuey is Lol

[@darrenedmonds1163]

football killing corona virus - how funny

[@leowillee]

Third comment

[@rhythiannoxisson1176]

No one cares

[@leowillee]

Clearly I cared if I commented it

[@tyrobertson1227]

First

[@rhythiannoxisson1176]

Who gives a crap?

[@tyrobertson1227]

Rhythian Noxisson obviously you did enough to comment

[@tryrty7498]

From the 2018 prelim he has gone from chocolates to boiled lollies...let's be honest on current form he probably wouldn't get a game in my local under 17s....

[@tommym123]

He’s doing his role mate

[@badcommentbot8349]

i thank mason for killin richmond for us the mighty eagles .thankyou.mason and collingwood fc .by wce guy

[@jimmysmith1713]

9:42

[@jimmysmith1713]

10:44

[@jimmysmith1713]

9:45

[@jimmysmith1713]

9:40

[@jimmysmith1713]

10:40