AFL 2023: Mason Cox lands deal with KIIS FM as he eyes off retirement

AFL star Mason Cox has taken on a regular radio spot as a footy commentator for KIIS 101.1 Melbourne‘s Jase & Lauren show. 

The 6’9″ Collingwood ruckman is set to join hosts Jase Hawkins and Lauren Phillips every Thursday as the 2023 AFL season unfolds.

It’s the next step in a burgeoning media career for the American-born champ, 31, who launched The Mason Cox Show podcast in 2022.

The news comes only months after the towering footballer was discussing hanging up his boots for good.

Cox was recruited by the Pies as a U.S. college athlete in 2014, but after a strong start to his career with club has only played 18 games over the last two AFL seasons.

AFL star Mason Cox (pictured during a training session on September 1) has taken on a regular radio spot as a footy commentator for KIIS 101.1 Melbourne’s Jase & Lauren show 

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The 6’9″ Collingwood ruckman is set to join hosts Jase Hawkins (right) and Lauren Phillips (left) every Thursday as the 2023 AFL season unfolds 

He told foxfooty.com.au he was set to retire at the end of last year until a trigger clause in his contract enabled him to continue with the Magpies through 2023.

Cox will be part of the regular Jase & Lauren sports team, including newsreader Clint Stanway and AFL pundit Christian Petracca.

Born and raised in Dallas, Texas, Cox was recruited into the AFL after playing college basketball for Oklahoma State.

He became an Australian citizen in June last year and is known for his hybrid Australian-American accent.

Born and raised in Dallas, Texas, Cox was recruited into the AFL after playing U.S. college basketball for Oklahoma State. In 2022, he launched The Mason Cox Show podcast

After eight years in Australia, there are still things about living Down Under that leave him scratching his head, namely its citizens’ habit of abbreviating everything. 

‘Plenty of things in Australia have surprised me over the years. One that always sticks out, though, is how everything is abbreviated,’ he told the Herald Sun.

‘From people’s names to ordinary things around the house, it seems as though everything has a nickname.

‘That took a bit to understand when I first came here and now I love teaching my friends overseas some of the crazy sayings of Australians.’

The Mason Cox Show can be heard on the ARN iHeartPodcast Network.