Brennan Cox
| Brennan Cox | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Brennan Cox | ||
| Date of birth | 13 August 1998 | ||
| Original team(s) | Woodville-West Torrens (SANFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 41, 2016 AFL draft | ||
| Height | 195 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Weight | 100 kg (220 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Key Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Fremantle | ||
| Number | 36 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2017– | Fremantle | 79 (28) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 22 2022. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Brennan Cox (born 13 August 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Early career
Originally from Woodville South in Adelaide, Cox played for Woodville-West Torrens in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) in 2016. He also represented South Australia at the 2016 AFL Under 18 Championships and was named as the centre-half back in the All-Australian team.[1]
AFL career
He was recruited as a versatile player to Fremantle with their third selection, 41st overall, in the 2016 AFL draft.[2] He made his AFL debut in round 12 of the 2017 AFL season against Brisbane at the Gabba, after playing well for Fremantle's reserves team, Peel Thunder, in the West Australian Football League (WAFL).[3] In round 12 of the 2018 AFL season he was nominated for the 2018 AFL Rising Star award.[4]
After starting his career playing mostly as a forward between 2017 and 2019 Cox made his debut as a defender during the 2020 AFL season.[5] Cox made a case for All-Australian selection during the 2022 AFL season with his ability to shutdown some of the best forwards in the competition, he was named in the initial 44 man squad but didn't make the final 22.[6] Cox played 21 of 22 games a career best and also averaged 16.2 disposals a game which is elite for a key defender.[7]
Statistics
- Statistics are correct to the end of round 22 2022[8]
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Kicks | D
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Disposals | T
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Tackles |
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Behinds | H
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Handballs | M
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Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2017 | Fremantle | 36 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 56 | 56 | 112 | 47 | 16 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 11.2 | 4.7 | 1.6 | 0 |
| 2018 | Fremantle | 36 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 105 | 80 | 185 | 70 | 39 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 6.6 | 5.0 | 11.6 | 4.4 | 2.4 | 1 |
| 2019 | Fremantle | 36 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 45 | 76 | 29 | 20 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 9.5 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 2020[a] | Fremantle | 36 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 65 | 148 | 51 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.4 | 5.0 | 11.4 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2021 | Fremantle | 36 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 55 | 142 | 56 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.3 | 4.6 | 11.8 | 4.7 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2022 | Fremantle | 36 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 236 | 91 | 327 | 127 | 22 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.8 | 4.5 | 16.3 | 6.3 | 1.1 | TBA |
| Career | 79 | 28 | 28 | 598 | 392 | 990 | 380 | 119 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 7.5 | 4.9 | 12.5 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 1 | ||
Notes
- ^ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
References
- ^ Turner, Matt (15 November 2016). "Brennan Cox is the forward who wants to defend". The Advertiser. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- ^ Fee, Tom (25 November 2016). "Freo stand tall at AFL Draft". fremantlefc.com.au.
- ^ Lacy, Bridget (8 June 2017). "Sam Collins gets his shot as Dockers drop Matt Taberner against Brisbane". The West Australian. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- ^ "NAB Rising Star Nomination for Cox". fremantlefc. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ "Why JL wants to keep Cox in defence". fremantlefc. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ "Two Freo stars in line for All Australian selection!". fremantlefc.com.au. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ "The numbers behind Fremantle Dockers defender Brennan Cox's compelling case for All-Australian selection". PerthNow. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ "Brennan Cox". AFL Tables. Retrieved 26 May 2022.}
External links
- Brennan Cox's profile on the official website of the Fremantle Football Club
- Brennan Cox's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Brennan Cox's WAFL statistics
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