Collingwood big man Mason Cox was subbed out of his side’s AFL blockbuster with Fremantle after a sickening knee injury on Friday night.
The 211cm giant flew for a mark inside the Magpies’ forward 50 and came down with a thud, landing on his back with the lower half of his right leg caught under him.
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Cox was in immediate pain as the knee bent beneath him unnaturally.
He eventually extended it back out in front of him but remained on the ground for an extended moment while trainers rushed out to him.
“His knee got caught up under him. It didn’t look nice, what happened there,” Matthew Richardson said on commentary.
Brian Taylor added: “That is horrible.”
Slow motion replays were cringe-worthy viewing as the 33-year-old fell on his own leg.
“His whole right leg just got stuck underneath his body — he is in a world of pain down here at ground level,” Abbey Holmes said.
Cox’s head also crashed into the ground, giving Collingwood’s medical staff concussion concerns as well.
Encouragingly though, Cox got to his feet and was able to limp off the ground in the hands of trainers.
“He’s looking better by the minute though, isn’t he?” Taylor said.
Fremantle youngster Jye Amiss was also sore from his involvement in the contest.
It didn’t take long for Collingwood doctors to pull the trigger on Cox, subbing him out soon after he was taken off.
He will be assessed further and has not yet entered concussion protocols.
Debutant Wil Parker was injected into the game, just months after playing his last game of professional cricket.
Collingwood lost key forward Brody Mihocek to a hamstring injury later in the last quarter.
