AFL Player #13: Nik Cox - Subbed out vs GCS

[Beerfish]

Contract Status: Out of contract 2024
My Boy Draft 2024: Pick 6, Rick Ross

 

[citizen-erased]

What you're worried about won't eventuate because if Reid, Cox and Hayes fulfil their potential as defenders BZT will not be playing.

But zerk is god......

 

[citizen-erased]

We always say this but reality says it most likely will not happen anyway. There will always be an injury or a form issue anyway. Cox is a bit of a different story as although he is 200cm he has decent pace, is good below the knees and a good engine so he plays more like a medium anyway.

Which probably then throws a different conundrum of cox, ridley, redman.

As you say though, it will become a story of form/injury and depth. Or one leaves for more game time
Just need the 3 lads to kick on now

 

[fishardansin]

What you're worried about won't eventuate because if Reid, Cox and Hayes fulfil their potential as defenders BZT will not be playing.

Hello, June 2022.

 

[fishardansin]

I'm actually really worried about what this all means. Surely all of this time not playing and training means that they miss out on years of development so their ceiling diminishes.

 

[Old Campaigner]

I'm actually really worried about what this all means. Surely all of this time not playing and training means that they miss out on years of development so their ceiling diminishes.

It's not like they spend the entire time in a sensory deprivation tank.

They'll be attending all the meetings, studying the gameplan, reviewing post match footage, doing strength and skills work where injury permits, and so on.

It would be better if they were out there doing the full training but it's hardly a disaster

 

[quotemokc]

Worth remembering that Ridley had injury issues to start his career now look at him.

 

[Beerfish]

i can't even remember what he looks like.

 

[citizen-erased]

Worth remembering that Ridley had injury issues to start his career now look at him.

Similar ones too, but he got back quicker...and i guess didnt miss an u18 year due to covid. Lotsa time left

 

[DERO]

Has there been a set-back?

 

[BrunoV]

Has there been a set-back?

We know better, but let's hope it's a typo.

 

[faible]

Has there been a set-back?

All the dates seem pretty conservative, Reid is pretty much in full training right now isn't he? 7 weeks to be right to run out on a football field would mean he's in full training prior to that.

 

[Lore]

DERO this is the previous injury update where they mentioned he'd take a bit longer. The way they talked about it, sounds like it's just slow to build up rather than reinjured or illness or something.

Injury news: Zerk-Thatcher, McDonald-Tipungwuti to train fully, Guelfi suffers setback

All the latest injury news ahead of round four.

www.essendonfc.com.au

 

[rumply]

Bit of work to do I'd say

 

[fairbump_playon]

Bit of work to do I'd say

After a tough morning sorting all the paperclips in the marketing department stationery cupboard, former pipe cleaner Nik Cox attempts to lift a full weight football to waist height.

 

[Don Won]

There goes the theory that they have been hiding him in the gym

 

[TheUnicorn]

Bit of work to do I'd say

That side step though, Look out AFL

 

[ghostdog]

Bit of work to do I'd say

I guess his back injury has somehow meant he couldn't do any gym work? Not even arms and shoulders?

 

[Beerfish]

After a tough morning sorting all the paperclips in the marketing department stationery cupboard, former pipe cleaner Nik Cox attempts to lift a full weight football to waist height.

I laughed and then I cried

 

[Schnitzengruben]

Has he lost weight?

 

[andleanback]

There goes the theory that they have been hiding him in the gym

Whose theory was that? You’re not going to be trying to add size to his frame while recovering from a back injury.

 

[Call Me Cake]

This man said it best

 

[Don Won]

Whose theory was that? You’re not going to be trying to add size to his frame while recovering from a back injury.

I didn't say it was a good theory

 

[Lore]

The strength work was likely aimed at stabilising joints and core rather than adding weight.

Wonder if there is a theory in sports science/physio that they wait for the growth plates to fuse before adding weight would make sense when every bloke over 190cm seems to be having injury issues until they’re 22

 

[faible]

every bloke over 190cm seems to be having injury issues until they’re 22

Yet time and time again we see people screaming to delist these blokes when they haven't done much for their first 2-3 years.

 

[Lore]

Yet time and time again we see people screaming to delist these blokes when they haven't done much for their first 2-3 years.

Or to bring in a couple more in the draft/via trade