Richmond recruiters at international combine in LA (afl site)

[Willy]

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[Mr Magic]

Gif ucked

[dwaino]

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[Rampstar]

our recruiters cant find decent players after the first round from players based here how the stuff they gonna find em overseas lol.

[one-eyed]

Lanky Yank Mason Cox heads down under
Callum Twomey 
afl.com.au
May 7, 2014

TOWERING American Mason Cox will head to Australia later this month to be trialled by four AFL clubs interested in signing him as an international rookie.

Cox, who at 211.4cm is the tallest player ever tested by the AFL in Australia or overseas, was a standout at last month's USA Combine at Los Angeles.

His speed, agility and ball-handling impressed onlookers, so much so that he will travel to Australia and take another important step towards joining an AFL list. 

"We will manage his program over the course of eight days, and he will test at four of the clubs, so it's going to be pretty exciting," Kevin Sheehan, the AFL's national talent manager, told AFL.com.au.

"We'll do some work with him on the skills of the game initially with (former Sydney Swan) Tadhg Kennelly and (Academies development manager) Mick Ablett and then it's up to the clubs.
"The four clubs will obviously go over him with a fine-tooth comb and see whether they think he's got the potential to be maybe the next Mike Pyke who can come over and be an important player in our game, probably in the ruck position."

Six clubs – North Melbourne, Port Adelaide, Collingwood, Richmond, Fremantle and the Sydney Swans – attended the three days of testing in America.
American trio Jason Holmes (St Kilda), Eric Wallace (North Melbourne) and Patrick Mitchell (Sydney Swans) are already on AFL lists as international rookies, and Sheehan believes more clubs are viewing America as a fertile recruiting ground.

"I think the next frontier is no doubt the USA," he said.

"The prospects are very bright for boys from that part of the world."

TOP NUMBERS AT USA COMBINE

Height
Mason Cox                        Oklahoma State University            211.4cm
Joshkerma Nicholas          Alcorn State                                   207.6
Naofall Folahan                 Wagner College                             205.7
Oscar Evans                      Northwestern State University       203.2
Josh Warren                      Troy University, Alabama               202.5

Absolute vertical jump
Justin Wesley                       University of Kansas                       359cm
Joshkerma Nicholas            Alcorn State                                     349
Naofall Folahan                   Wagner College                               349
Mason Cox                           Oklahoma State University             348
Alex Osborne                       Loyola Marymount                           344
Marvin Baynham                  Georgia Southern                            344

20-metre sprint
Justin Wesley                       University of Kansas                       2.81sec
Marvin Baynham                  Georgia Southern                           2.82
Orlando Parker                    Wagner College                               2.95
Jay Smith                              Ohio University                               2.96
Lucas Reed                          University of New Mexico               2.99
Mason Cox                            Oklahoma State University            3.00

Agility
Marvin Baynham                  Georgia Southern                            8.14sec
Westley Hinton                     Troy University, Alabama                 8.18
Drew Barham                       Gonzaga University                         8.29
Justin Wesley                       University of Kansas                       8.33
Lucas Reed                          University of New Mexico                8.37

Repeat sprint
Jay Smith                              Ohio University                                25.72sec
Lucas Reed                          University of New Mexico                 27.26
Naofall Folahan                   Wagner College                                 27.35
Alex Osborne                        Loyola Marymount                           27.4
Drew Barham                       Gongaza University                          27.41
Mason Cox                            Oklahoma State University              27.41

Three-kilometre time trial
Drew Barham                       Gongaza University                        10:55min
Josh Warren                        Troy University, Alabama                11:07
Alexander Aurrichio             Columbia University                        11:22
Lucas Reed                          University of New Mexico               11:38
Jay Smith                             Ohio University                               11:51
Mason Cox                           Oklahoma State University             11:59

Compare these results with the stars of 2013 NAB AFL Draft combine


American Mason Cox is on the radar of a number of AFL clubs

VIDEO: http://www.afl.com.au/video?guid=640443

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-05-07/tall-tale-heads-down-under

[🏅Dooks]

Big Cox 

[Mr Magic]

New ruck rules are basketball like. Bigger the better.

[tigs2011]

New ruck rules are basketball like. Bigger the better.

[Diocletian]

Won't draft any of them - we're just not that daring.

[one-eyed]

Giant draft prospect Mason Cox put through his paces at Etihad
Callum Twomey 
afl.com.au
May 20, 2014

CLUBS watched on as American prospect Mason Cox kicked off his trial for a place on an AFL list with an hour's training session at Etihad Stadium on Tuesday.

Recruiters from North Melbourne, Collingwood, Richmond and Port Adelaide were present as the 211cm former basketball and soccer player went through a range of skill-related drills.

Kangaroos coach Brad Scott was also in attendance.

As part of his eight-day visit to Australia, Cox will spend a day at each of the four clubs as the bidding begins to gain his signature as an international rookie.

VIDEO: Sneak peek: US giant's AFL trial AFL.com.au given exclusive access as club recruiters put the spotlight on Mason Cox ...
http://www.afl.com.au/video?guid=645671

Cox's height made him the tallest athlete ever tested at an AFL Combine in Australia or abroad. He ran the 20-metre sprint in three seconds flat, and 11.59 minutes for the three-kilometre time trial.

The 23-year-old's soccer background makes him a unique prospect for the Australian code.

He played soccer from age five through to 18 in Dallas where he grew up, and then had a growth spurt, which saw him convert late to basketball at Oklahoma State University.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-05-20/mason-cox-put-through-his-paces

[YellowandBlackBlood]

Richard Lounder mark 2.
We'll only get him if he's a dud.

[Hellenic Tiger]

The only "mail" ol' bo has is up his clacker.

 

Richard Lounder mark 2.
We'll only get him if he's a dud.

Or if he's had two broken legs.

[Tiger Tragic]

I'd throw in Cox next week if we could. Couldn't be any worse than Hampson

[one-eyed]

North Melbourne will get a closer look on Wednesday afternoon, while Cox will head to the Kangaroos' match against Geelong on Friday night as well as Saturday's Port Adelaide and Hawthorn clash.

He will also spend a day with Richmond and the Power before making two key decisions: does he want to be an AFL player and, if so, at which club? 

"I came out here for a reason," he said. "I've got plenty of other stuff going on in my life. If it wasn't a legitimate option I wouldn't be here.

"I'm looking for the best opportunity out there."

Read more: http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-05-21/coxs-tall-tale

[Phil Mrakov]

Lol at the norf guys in that video