Nik Cox

Essendon

ForwardHalf Forward Flank Left #13 Active

Career games: 61
Debut: 2021

Player Information

Height 199 cm

Age 24 years

Date of Birth 15-Jan-2002

AFL Debut 2021

Drafted: Pick #8 — 2020 National Draft by Essendon

Player bio

A career in numbers

Nik Cox made his AFL debut for Essendon in 2021 and has played 61 games for the club. Essendon selected him with pick 8 in the 2020 national draft.

In the recorded 2026 starting lineups, his primary role was left half forward flank. Across his recorded games, he has averaged 3.5 marks and 2.1 tackles per game and scored 21 goals and 19 behinds. His highest recorded season total is 81 marks, from 22 games in 2021 at an average of 3.7 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 12.60 per game in 2022. The largest total in those seasons is 259 disposals, recorded in 2021.

Selected seasons: disposals
Season	Appearances	Total	Per game
2021	22	259	11.77
2022	5	63	12.60
2024	20	241	12.05
2026	8	88	11.00

About these season figures

Compared 5 recorded seasons with at least five appearances and disposals recorded for every included appearance. Regular-season and finals appearances are included. Rates are total divided by appearances; ties use unrounded rates. Ongoing seasons can change. This compares the player’s own seasons, not their rank against other players.

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Career and season figures include finals where played.

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Recent Games

Not recorded. Coverage varies by statistic.

Year	Round	Team	Opponent	Result	Score	Venue	POS	APOS	#	D	K	HB	M	G	B	T	I50	R50	CL	CP	UP	CG	FF	FA	CM	M50	1%	GA	TOG	EFF	MIN	SC	DT	MG	GBG	CC	SCL	TO	SP	CO1	COW%	INT	CBA%	SOG	SHACC%	GACC%	SI	PA	KI%	EK	KE%	MOL	APR	D50P	DMP	AMP	A50P	Tagged
2026	20	ESS	@ HAW	L	39-132	MCG	INT	INT	13	6	6	0	4	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	81%	67%	103	24	36	160	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0%	1	100%	0%	1	13	0%	4	66.7%	1	-1.3	0	2	2	1	—
2026	17	ESS	vs STK	L	50-117	Marvel Stadium	INT	INT	13	10	6	4	2	0	0	3	2	1	2	6	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	71%	80%	85	47	45	159	4	1	1	0	1	1	0	1	0%	0	0%	0%	6	13	0%	4	66.7%	0	8.4	1	6	3	0	—
2026	14	ESS	@ MEL	L	50-95	MCG	INT	INT	13	22	9	13	4	1	0	0	2	1	0	4	17	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	79%	73%	92	70	72	282	4	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	0%	1	100%	100%	4	8	0%	4	44.4%	0	12	4	7	8	2	—
2026	13	ESS	vs CAR	L	67-72	MCG	FWD	HFFL	13	11	5	6	7	0	0	1	1	1	2	5	9	2	0	1	1	0	2	0	78%	91%	90	56	49	82	3	0	2	1	1	0	0	1	0%	0	0%	0%	2	7	0%	4	80%	0	6.9	3	6	5	0	—
2026	12	ESS	@ WCE	L	55-85	Optus Stadium	FWD	HFFL	13	14	7	7	1	1	0	1	2	0	1	6	8	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	77%	71%	94	55	50	187	4	0	1	3	0	1	100	0	0%	1	100%	100%	6	11	0%	5	71.4%	0	6.7	0	4	9	1	—