It was a scorching start for the 2025 season for New Sydney Swans Dean Cox.
After having lacked angularly from the great final of the AFL last year, the Swans seem to have trouble returning to their best, after having disappeared 2-3 at the start of the new campaign.
Bloods misfortunes were aggravated on Sunday when they underwent their second defeat on the rebound – a disappointing defeat 10.17 (77) – 13.7 (85) defeat by Port Adelaide – which saw the side of Cox collapse at 14th in the AFL scale.
After taking over from John Longmire last season, Cox already finds himself under a meticulous examination, although the former man of the Côte-West is a very popular figure among many people in the AFL.
Their performance on Sunday was disappointing. The swans were exceeded by the power in the first three mandates of the SCG, with the local team which rose a late return to the last quarter, but it was in vain, with the Cox team falling with eight points.
The statistics painted an overwhelming table for the swans which, according to the figures, had looked at the best side, except a statistic. The home team has managed 76 additional eliminations, 83 other handball balls and eight others in the 1950s than their opponents.
Football coach Dean Cox (photo) was criticized for his body language after the swan defeat by Port Adélaïde this weekend
Sydney dropped to lose three of his first five games at the start of the 2025 season, despite the completion of the grand finale in 2024
But it was their effectiveness with the ball inside 50 which was expensive, with Sydney, putting 17 minor scores in Port Adelaide’s Seven.
And as they wasted opportunities throughout the match, the body language of their team of coaches in the canoe began to be more and more discouraged by performance.
Cox, in particular, cuts a frustrated figure on the sideline during the match.
The boss of the swans was seen by holding his head in his hands and scraping the forehead of despair.
It was a worrying look for the former Ruckman of the West Coast, which won the Prime Minister of AFL with the Eagles in 2006.
Speaking on The Agenda Setters of Channel 7, journalist Caroline Wilson said that Cox’s vision holding her head in her hands was a worrying look.
“What worried me a lot when he came to the bench during this Adelaide port match is that there was too much drama (in progress),” she said.
“I think if you see that as a player … I don’t think you wanted to see that.”
Cox cut a frustrated silhouette on the key line while its side fell by 28 points in the first three quarters
Although Sydney set up a late return, their efforts were in the vein with the swans suffering from an eight -point defeat
Sydney is now facing Gold Coast on Sunday at the People First Stadium as they seek to bounce back after consecutive defeats
The former port midfielder Adelaide, Kane Cornes, agreed, saying: “If you are going to be on the bench, there must be a positivity.
“You have to get involved with your players, talk about the instructions, if not, get into the box where your players cannot see it.
Dale Thomas also accepted, revealing why he thought it was a bad look for players.
“I am satisfied that it is in the box, but you cannot do it if you are on the field, because it sends a horrible message to your players who do their best,” added Thomas.
“Just look at the lack of cohesion once this ball is won from Port Adelaide … Are they an urgent defense?” Are they a defense to collapse? There are players who go in all kinds of directions.
“They have no idea what they are doing. There is a loose transfer in there … It is a transition from start to finish through the middle of the ground that they play better than any other side.
“It is, once again, confusion, and it is undoubtedly why we see many times Dean Cox with this frustration.”
