Shannon Cox

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Shannon Cox
Personal information
Date of birth	(1986-03-07) 7 March 1986
Place of birth	Western Australia
Original team	South Fremantle (WAFL)
Debut	Round 3, 13 April 2007, Collingwood v. Richmond, at MCG
Playing career¹
Collingwood (2006–2009) 25 games, 6 goals
¹ Playing statistics correct to end of 2009 season.

Shannon Cox (born 7 March 1986) is a former Australian rules footballer for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Cox, an Indigenous footballer, was picked up as a rookie by Collingwood at the 2005 National Rookie Draft and, following some good performances for Williamstown in the Victorian Football League (VFL), was promoted to the senior list for the 2007 season. He made his AFL debut in round 3 of that season. In 2009 he played 11 of the first 13 games, including a career high 28 possession game against the Brisbane Lions in round 4.

On 12 November 2009 he announced his retirement, citing a loss of passion for the game.^[1] Cox now is playing in the SWFL (South West Football League) in WA, for the Collie Eagles.

References

↑ Magpie Cox retires from AFL

External links

Shannon Cox's profile on the official website of the Collingwood Football Club
Shannon Cox's statistics from AFL Tables

Persondata
Name	Cox, Shannon
Alternative names
Short description	Australian rules footballer
Date of birth	7 March 1986
Place of birth	Western Australia
Date of death
Place of death

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