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Playing as a ruckman and key forward, he first played Australian rules football in April 2014 before making his AFL debut two years later in April 2016. Cox had previously played basketball for Oklahoma State University in the Big 12 Conference and, standing at 211 cm (6 ft 11 in), [4] is the tallest player to ever be measured at an AFL Draft ...
Matthew "Spider" Burton (born 19 May 1970) is a retired Australian rules footballer.He played as a ruckman and began his Football career at Subiaco. "Spider" Burton, as he's commonly known, because of his 210 cm (6 ft 11 in) frame, was formerly the AFL's tallest player.
Reeves' AFL career started by playing with the Hawthorn affiliate Box Hill Hawks in the Victorian Football League (VFL). In 2021 he was considered one of the most in-form ruckmen in the VFL competition and made his AFL debut against Carlton at the MCG, [3] becoming Hawthorn's tallest ever player.
The average height for men and women in the United States is 5'9" and 5'4", respectively. Here are 40 celebrities that are way taller than we realized.
Tied as tallest player in Australian Football League history. born 1980 United States: 211 cm 6 ft 11 in Mason Cox: Tied as tallest player in Australian Football League history. born 1991 United States 211 cm 6 ft 11 in Reilly Opelka: Tied as tallest tennis player on the ATP Tour. born 1997 Croatia: 211 cm 6 ft 11 in Ivo Karlović
The tallest AFL players ever are rucks Mason Cox (Collingwood), Aaron Sandilands (Fremantle), Peter Street (Western Bulldogs) and Ned Reeves (Hawthorn), all of whom measure 2.11 metres (6 ft 11 in). Before them the record was held by Matthew "Spider" Burton (Fremantle and North Melbourne) at 2.10 metres (6 ft 11 in).
Aaron Wade Sandilands (born 6 December 1982) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). At 211 cm (6 ft 11 in) tall, and with a peak weight of 120 kg (265 lb), he is the second heaviest (behind Mick Nolan) and equal tallest player to ever play in the AFL.
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