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BREAKING NEWS: Former Collingwood Magpies big man Mason Cox has revealed three stunning factors he says led the club’s coaching staff to sideline him and ultimately back his delisting — a bombshell claim that’s sending shockwaves through the AFL world.
In a candid and emotionally charged revelation, former Collingwood ruckman Mason Cox has lifted the lid on what he describes as the “real reasons” behind his controversial delisting—claims that are already reverberating throughout the AFL community. Speaking publicly for the first time since the announcement, Cox outlined three key factors that he believes pushed the coaching staff toward phasing him out before ultimately cutting ties with him after 11 seasons.
According to Cox, the first major factor was the club’s shifting list-management strategy, a move he says he saw unfolding long before his name appeared on the official delisted players list. He revealed that Collingwood’s football department had made a strategic decision to prioritize youth development and list rejuvenation, leaving aging veterans like himself on the outer. “It became pretty clear the direction they wanted to go in,” Cox said. “You look around and you start noticing you’re being slowly replaced by younger bodies with more years ahead of them. They didn’t hide the fact the list was ageing, and someone had to make way.”
The second factor Cox pointed to was his declining game time, which he claims was the result of deliberate selection decisions rather than form alone. After playing only 10 senior games in the season, Cox described a growing sense of frustration and confusion as coaches shifted him down the depth chart. “I wasn’t being given the opportunities to prove myself,” he explained. “You can’t showcase what you bring if you’re consistently being left out. At some point, you realise you’re being managed out.” He added that he believed the reduction in minutes was part of a longer-term plan to justify moving him off the list.
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