The AFL has reportedly issued Mason Cox a ‘please clarify’ following a pre-game incident involving the Collingwood ruck that Giants star Brent Daniels labelled “weird”.
A number of shops on Sunday evening reported the AFL was eager for an evidence round Cox’s contact with Giants ruck coach Shane Mumford previous to Saturday evening’s fiery conflict at Engie Stadium.
Cox minutes earlier than the primary bounce was seen briefly pushing Mumford within the again at a Giants ruck drill earlier than grabbing the ball and working away with it.
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AFL Media reported neither Mumford or the Giants had flagged any points or issues with the league following the incident.
The Herald Solar reported on Sunday evening that Cox believed he was retrieving a Sherrin the Magpies had been utilizing earlier than the 2 groups had swapped positions for centre bounce stoppage follow.
Cox posted an Instagram story on Sunday — which is now deleted — claiming there was “a number of false commentary” across the incident and would elaborate on his model of occasions within the coming days.
However Daniels and different Giants gamers have been left bemused by the incident.
“I suppose Mason likes to say issues to get a little bit of a headline. He likes the limelight,” Daniels informed Channel 9’s The Sunday Footy Present.
“What he did earlier than the sport I assumed was actually weird, a little bit of stick with it I assumed.
“I prefer to suppose we’re actually humble and hungry as a workforce and to see that, it wasn’t an excellent look. If you wish to do that you simply wish to again it up on the sector.
“We didn’t learn an excessive amount of into it. His feedback seize media and that’s what he desires so we didn’t learn into it an excessive amount of.
“ … ‘Mummy’ (Mumford) doesn’t normally maintain again, so fortunately he did this time.”
Cox endured a tricky evening, ending with 5 disposals, one mark and 19 hit-outs (seven to benefit) in the Magpies’ 32-point loss to the Giants.
It got here after Cox took goal on the Giants when the Opening Spherical fixture was introduced final yr, tweeting: “Spherical 1 NRL goes to Las Vegas. AFL premiers go to … A showground for livestock.” Giants chief government Dave Matthews labelled Cox’s sledge as “D-grade comedy”.
The Giants additionally made good on their promise to host a ‘Mason Cox petting zoo’ on Saturday evening.
Regardless of Cox’s quiet recreation, Collingwood coach Craig McRae stated he was “OK with a little bit of banter”.
“I just like the banter of footy. I just like the build-up. If it means a sell-out crowd, how good,” McRae informed reporters post-match.
“I didn’t get caught up within the circus stuff across the edges of it, nor ought to I, I’m right here to teach the workforce and we didn’t get the job accomplished.
“The circus stuff across the edges doesn’t affect us. We’re right here to entertain, however entertain by successful stoppages, connecting inside 50 and taking part in our type. However we didn’t try this.”
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