Collingwood Magpies premiership star Mason Cox was blindsided on live television after being dubbed the “world’s biggest Cox blocker” by The Project’s Sarah Harris.
The 211cm tall American made headlines this week after making a public plea to Taylor Swift’s fans who got stuck behind her at one of her three shows at the MCG last weekend. Decorated.
Cox identified herself as Swiftie last year when she got tickets to a concert, writing on social media: I know I paid a lot of money, but I don’t care. T. Swift is more important.”
He added that there was a “1 in 100,000 chance of you coming after me.” But the thing about odds is that there’s always one.
While speaking about the big game months after the concert, Cox remained undaunted when the going got tough, sharing a photo of himself head and shoulders above the crowd.
Cox revealed that he and his staff shared chocolates with unlucky fans sitting in the back, but said in a radio interview on Tuesday that he felt “absolutely horrified”.
It was perfect for the project.
“What’s it like to be the biggest cox blocker in the world?” Harris asked.
Cox said with a laugh. Well, I didn’t expect that from the beginning. ”
“They made me,” Harris replied, and Cox added, “It’s Waleed’s fault,” before answering the question.
“Every time I go to a concert, I feel sick because there’s always so many people behind me. It’s not ideal,” Cox said.
“I know Taylor Swift is an iconic artist, but coming to Melbourne I had to ruin someone’s day. Unfortunately the people behind me were unlucky. I got a ticket.”
This isn’t the first time Cox’s height has made headlines.
In 2020, a fan snapped a photo at Rod Laver Arena with the back of Cox’s head almost completely blocking the court, at least the most important part.
When asked if that happens often, Cox said it happens quite often.
“Being 6’11” is unfortunately only part of the story. There’s nothing you can do about it,” Cox said. “I want to go and experience it. Sometimes there are unlucky fans behind me.”
Cox was also asked how he found the fan who was sitting behind him, and revealed that he did indeed find the fan.
He arranged for tickets and took them to a room after the game, saying he would “offer a unique experience and apologize that there was zero visibility for the entire Taylor Swift concert.”
Project host Sam Taunton quipped: “First they miss Taylor Swift and now they have to endure the Collingwood game.”
Cox replied that they were actually Collingwood fans.
Waleed Ali, a prominent Richmond fan, said: “Then they don’t deserve to see Taylor Swift being a Collingwood fan.”
Cox said during his media rounds on Tuesday: nova 100s ben, liam, bellCox said she wanted an aisle seat so she wouldn’t be in the way.
“No! Middle of the line, no options,” he said.
He added that he wanted to apologize after the show for “spending the last three and a half hours jumping up and down in front of you like an idiot,” but the girls behind him had already left.
“I feel so bad that they’re sitting behind me, paying for everything and probably not even meeting Taylor Swift,” he said.
This comes after people sitting on the floor complained that they couldn’t get a good view of the Swift or the stage at one end of the stadium.
As one woman with three young children lamented to news.com.au during Friday’s show, “I would have been better off staying home and watching the live stream[of the concert].”
Meanwhile, another detail at Melbourne’s MCG has left Swift’s American fan base in disbelief, with many asking where the 96,000 fans who attended each show parked their cars. ing.
The MCG is surrounded by parks on three sides, two major train stations nearby, and multiple large parking lots, making it a very different environment than many major American concert venues.
