AFL: The Giants and Magpies finally took to the field to let their football do the talking at ENGIE Stadium on Saturday, with GWS winning convincingly.
The AFL has reportedly issued Mason Cox a ‘please explain’ following a pre-game incident involving the Collingwood ruck that Giants star Brent Daniels labelled “bizarre”.Cox minutes before the first bounce was seen briefly pushing Mumford in the back at a Giants ruck drill before grabbing the ball and running away with it.
Cox posted an Instagram story on Sunday — which is now deleted — claiming there was “lots of false commentary” around the incident and would elaborate on his version of events in the coming days.'The Giants talls influenced the game' | 07:13 “We didn’t read too much into it. His comments grab media and that’s what he wants so we didn’t read into it too much.Cox took aim at the Giants
The Mason Cox petting zoo at the AFL Opening Round match between the GWS Giants and Collingwood. Picture: Phil HillyardThe Giants also made good on their promise to host a ‘Mason Cox petting zoo’ on Saturday night.“I like the banter of footy. I like the build-up. If it means a sell-out crowd, how good,” McRae told reporters post-match.
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