{"id":222667,"date":"2025-10-18T12:05:17","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T12:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/222667\/"},"modified":"2025-10-18T12:05:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T12:05:17","slug":"collingwood-premiership-hero-mason-cox-announces-his-own-delisting-in-emotional-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/222667\/","title":{"rendered":"Collingwood premiership hero Mason Cox announces his own delisting in emotional video"},"content":{"rendered":"

Trailblazing Collingwood<\/a> premiership hero Mason Cox has revealed his time at the club has come to an end.<\/p>\n

Cox, 34, revealed on Instagram that he hasn\u2019t been offered a contract for next year.<\/p>\n

The American played 10 games this year, including both finals \u2014 the qualifying final win over Adelaide and preliminary final loss to Brisbane.<\/p>\n

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His delisting brings an end to a remarkable 10-year stint at the Magpies.<\/p>\n

Cox joined the club in 2014 as an international rookie and went on to play 139 games.<\/p>\n

The 2011cm giant famously debuted on Anzac Day 2016, kicking the first goal of the game in front of 85,082 people at the MCG.<\/p>\n

As well as being a member of the 2023 premiership side, Cox is perhaps best known for his extraordinary performance in the 2018 preliminary final against Richmond.<\/p>\n

Cox kicked three goals on superstar full-back Alex Rance to spearhead the unlikely upset over the red-hot favourites.<\/p>\n

The Magpies were defeated by West Coast in that year\u2019s grand final, but Cox tasted premiership glory in 2023.<\/p>\n

\"CoxCox celebrates winning the 2023 grand final. Credit: AAP<\/p>\n

\u201cUnfortunately, I will not be wearing the black and white anymore,\u201d he said in an Instagram video<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just want to send a massive thank you to all the people that have really shown so much love and care for me over the years.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a crazy experience to look back on here. So many people that have shaped me to be the person I am today.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m eternally grateful to all those who have been part of my journey. It\u2019s crazy to think that you\u2019ve never heard of a sport and worked your way up through a lot of hard work and effort, not from myself only, but from the coaches and players and the staff that have supported me to then being a premiership player, which is pretty crazy to say.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cox also thanked the fans, that he labelled the best in the world.<\/p>\n

Chants of U-S-A could often be heard whenever Cox had a big moment.<\/p>\n

\u201cMore than anything, I just want to send this message out to the Collingwood family, the supporters, the best supporters in the world that have shown me so much love and compassion over the years and appreciated me throughout this whole journey,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a crazy thing to try to describe what it means and the feeling of having 100,000 people screaming USA at the MCG. And it\u2019s something I\u2019ll never take for granted and I\u2019m very appreciative for.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just want to say a massive thank you for all the support throughout my 11 years here at the Collingwood Football Club.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd it\u2019s taught me a lot. Resilience, passion, appreciation, gratitude were just some of the words that I think of whenever I think of my journey here, my experience. And I\u2019m just absolutely so blessed to have met some amazing people along the way.<\/p>\n

\u201cLike I said, I just want to say a massive thank you to all the fans, to all the different staff that\u2019s helped me, all the coaches, all the players, medical staff, boot stutters from top to bottom, everyone.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just want to say a massive thank you for the support throughout my career.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd it\u2019s unfortunately come to a close here at the Collingwood Football Club, but I\u2019m pretty excited about what\u2019s next also. So love you guys and go Pies.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Cox has been delisted at the Pies, his time in the AFL might not be over.<\/p>\n

He is free to sign with another club should he get the chance.<\/p>\n

Collingwood later confirmed Cox\u2019s delisting, along with Brownlow medallist Tom Mitchell.<\/p>\n

The pair bring the off-season departures to eight.<\/p>\n

Charlie Dean, Ash Johnson, Fin Macrae and Oleg Markov were all delisted, while Will Hoskin Elliott retired and Brody Mihocek was traded to Melbourne.<\/p>\n

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