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

[Beerfish]

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

 

[ghostdog]

Did he look even skinnier last night than a couple of years ago or was that just me?
Looks like he may always have D Fletcher arms. There could be something in that…

Apparently he has been able to do any load bearing through his injury, which is why he's built like he lives on lettuce.

 

[ghostdog]

Not sure there is one. I feel Goodes is actually a little bit underrated. Maybe it’s all the racism stuff that did it. But he was a genuine freak of a player, an absolute megastar. Could genuinely play every position on the ground with aplomb. With his size, speed and skills, at his best he was literally unstoppable.

Every club in the AFL would move heaven and earth to have a player like Adam Goodes.


Except KKKollingwood.

 

[TheWeapon]

This guy played in defense as a junior, has publicly said he wants to play defense, yet people try to persist with him on a wing? Would be great to see him play in the interceptor role while Ridley is injured

 

[Keystone agony]

He's probably the second best player for the past 20 years behind GAJ.

Buddy better than both

 

[Cemos]

Another stellar first-round pick from Dodo How does he do it?

 

[The Prosecutor]

He's probably the second best player for the past 20 years behind GAJ.

I'd take Judd, Franklin and Martin ahead of him. Would be in the discussion with the likes of Fyfe, Pendlebury etc.

 

[eth-dog]

I'd take Judd, Franklin and Martin ahead of him. Would be in the discussion with the likes of Fyfe, Pendlebury etc.

Gary
Goodes
Buddy

Top three for me. Judd and Fyfe rounding out the top 5. Martin, Pendles, Bont the next group

 

[jannissary]

Gary
Goodes
Buddy

Top three for me. Judd and Fyfe rounding out the top 5. Martin, Pendles, Bont the next group

agree with the three, disagree with fyfe, pendles deserves to be in the top 5, he's been consistent forever i feel like

 

[eth-dog]

agree with the three, disagree with fyfe, pendles deserves to be in the top 5, he's been consistent forever i feel like

Pendles is amazing but Fyfe's peak was phenomenal.

 

[yodellinhank]

This guy played in defense as a junior, has publicly said he wants to play defense, yet people try to persist with him on a wing? Would be great to see him play in the interceptor role while Ridley is injured

Which spot in the queue is he?

 

[Beerfish]

Martin

MY BOY

 

[Petrify]

Just too slow to be a winger. All the best wingers in the comp are capable of burning opponents off with pace. He can't.

 

[Keystone agony]

Play him in Ridleys role mainly on Logan Mcdonald when Sydney have the 3 tall forwards but otherwise on Hayward this week

Then if we lose play him back as the 4th tall in place of Heppell for the rest of the year. With a Baldwin or Weideman back

 

[citizen-erased]

Gary
Goodes
Buddy

Top three for me. Judd and Fyfe rounding out the top 5. Martin, Pendles, Bont the next group

GAJ
Buddy
Judd
Dusty
Goodes
Danger
Pendles
Mitchell
Selwood
Fyfe*


*I feel i missed so much of peak Fyfe cos Freo were boring to watch (thanks Ross), so i always caveat him when i put him 10th.

That's my top 10 from those who debuted post 2000

 

[faible]

GAJ
Buddy
Judd
Dusty
Goodes
Danger
Pendles
Mitchell
Selwood
Fyfe*


*I feel i missed so much of peak Fyfe cos Freo were boring to watch (thanks Ross), so i always caveat him when i put him 10th.

That's my top 10 from those who debuted post 2000

Fyfe has 2 Brownlow's despite pretty much never having played a full season. He was bloody good at his best.

 

[ant555]

Who cares . It is the Nick Cox thread .

 

[Vander18]

Extraordinarily that we have posters talking about him being too slow, too soft etc…..not because they are wrong necessarily but because his first season held so much promise. What the hell did we do to him??

My main concern is that he no longer shows the flair and confidence that marked season 1 - the boy needs to get his mojo back. Play him where he can just play and doesn’t have to think. Wing is not that position.

 

[citizen-erased]

Extraordinarily that we have posters talking about him being too slow, too soft etc…..not because they are wrong necessarily but because his first season held so much promise. What the hell did we do to him??

My main concern is that he no longer shows the flair and confidence that marked season 1 - the boy needs to get his mojo back. Play him where he can just play and doesn’t have to think. Wing is not that position.

has missed over a year of footy as a 3rd year player, and missed his u18 year due to covid.
The 2020 cases were always gonna be a bit harder.

it was one game back and i thought he was alright. sharp decision making, ran the 4 quarters ok, kicking was pretty good, hands were good.
Im ok to continue with wing or flank. Maybe rotate him into Ridley spot or push him forward to stretch the swans.

 

[brain taylor]

still a believer but **** me stop playing him on the wing, he’s visibly confused out there. i feel like a lot of his ‘soft’ moments happen because he doesn’t know if he’s supposed to go or not and kinda hovers about hesitating.

 

[Dudoro]

When do you question the work ethic of a player? Genuinely don’t know how he appears to be the same size as 2 years ago. If he plays in defence as many are suggesting, he will be outworked by stronger forwards.

 

[dank420_]

When do you question the work ethic of a player? Genuinely don’t know how he appears to be the same size as 2 years ago. If he plays in defence as many are suggesting, he will be outworked by stronger forwards.

Size doesn't always equal strength. Besides, he was listed at 87kg in his draft year and was listed 94kg at the start of this year.

And I don't think he's ever been profiled as a strength type power player anyway.

 

[Dudoro]

Size doesn't always equal strength. Besides, he was listed at 87kg in his draft year and was listed 94kg at the start of this year.

And I don't think he's ever been profiled as a strength type power player anyway.

Yeh his arms are that small it’s not funny. There’s basic strength you’d expect a third year player to have. It is a physical contact sport

 

[andleanback]

He's probably the second best player for the past 20 years behind GAJ.

Um buddy Franklin

 

[eth-dog]

Um buddy Franklin

Third for me.

Goodes was someone that could and regularly did change games from every position on the field. He was genuinely unbelievable.

 

[andleanback]

Third for me.

Goodes was someone that could and regularly did change games from every position on the field. He was genuinely unbelievable.

Yeh he had many strings to his bow, but he ain’t better than buddy. Buddy the best player since Carey imo and he’s probably right there beside him. Ablett jnr a freak, but how many good mids come through compared to what buddy has been. Doubt we’ll ever see another player like him again, would’ve kicked 1400+ if he played in the 80s/90s