Brennan Cox (born 13 August 1998) is a professional

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er playing for the

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in the

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(AFL).

Early career

Originally from Woodville South in

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, Cox played for Woodville-West Torrens in the

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(SANFL) in 2016. He also represented

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at the

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and was named as the centre-half back in the

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AFL career

He was recruited as a versatile player to Fremantle with their third selection, 41st overall, in the

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. He made his AFL debut in round 12 of the

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against

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, after playing well for Fremantle's reserves team,

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, in the

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(WAFL). Cox kicked a career-high four goals during round 12 of the

2018 AFL season The 2018 AFL season was the 122nd season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior men's Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season feature ...

, for which he received a

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award nomination. After starting his career playing mostly as a forward between 2017 and 2019, Cox made his debut as a defender during the

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. Cox made a case for

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selection during the

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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. Cox played 23 games in 2022 a career best and also averaged 16.5 disposals a game, which is elite for a key defender. He finished the season polling runner-up in Fremantle's

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award. Round 1 of the

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against saw Cox equal the Fremantle games record for most marks in a single game, collecting 20 marks and 30 disposals. He was sent forward the next round against 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. Brennan made the line-up for Fremantle's opening game of the

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against the , playing as a key forward. He kicked a goal during the 23 point come from behind win. Unfortunately, Cox suffered a hamstring injury in the final quarter after landing awkwardly whilst contesting for a mark. Cox made his return to the AFL in round 17 of the

after two weeks of managed minutes in the WAFL, playing as a key defender. ended up being 51 point winners against a struggling side.

Statistics

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2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

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2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

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2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

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2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...

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2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

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2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

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2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

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2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

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2025 So far, the year has seen the continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudanese civil war, and the Gaza war. Internal crises in Bangladesh post-resignation v ...

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References

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