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 | 103 (31) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 1, 2024. | |||
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).
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]
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] Cox kicked a career-high four goals during round 12 of the 2018 AFL season, for which he received a 2018 AFL Rising Star award nomination. [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 shut down 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 23 games in 2022 a career best and also averaged 16.5 disposals a game which is elite for a key defender. [7]
Round 1 of the 2023 AFL season against St Kilda saw Cox equal the Fremantle games record for most marks in a single game, collecting 20 marks and 30 disposals. [8] He was sent forward the next round against North Melbourne during the last quarter after Fremantle struggled to capitalize on their scoring opportunities, kicking a goal.
Already signed until 2024, Cox re-signed for a 6-year contract extension in October 2023 that will last until at least 2030. [9] [10]
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | 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 [lower-alpha 1] | 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 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 271 | 109 | 380 | 146 | 25 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.8 | 4.5 | 16.3 | 6.3 | 1.1 | |
2023 | Fremantle | 36 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 174 | 103 | 277 | 117 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.3 | 4.6 | 11.8 | 4.7 | 0.9 | 0 |
Career | 98 | 29 | 28 | 807 | 513 | 1320 | 516 | 136 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 7.5 | 4.9 | 12.5 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 1 |
Notes
The Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed the Dockers, is a professional Australian rules football club competing in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's elite competition. The team was founded in 1994 to represent the port city of Fremantle, a stronghold of Australian rules football in Western Australia. The Dockers were the second team from the state to be admitted to the competition, following the West Coast Eagles in 1987. Both Fremantle and the West Coast Eagles are owned by the West Australian Football Commission (WAFC), with a board of directors operating Fremantle on the commission's behalf.
Fremantle Football Club's drafting and trading history is often cited as a reason for their poor on-field record; the club took eight years to reach a final, and won their first final in 2006. In recent years, however, they have been successful in finding good players with late round and rookie list selections.
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