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Dean Michael Cox is a retired Australian rules footballer and the current senior coach of the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL). Dean Cox played a 290-game career with the West Coast Eagles. Originally from Dampier, Western Australia, he debuted with East Perth in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) in 2000.
Dean Cox was recruited to West Coast with the 28th pick in the 2000 Rookie Draft and went on to win the Simpson medal as the best player in the 2000 WAFL grand final before being upgraded to the senior West Coast list. He made his AFL debut during the 2001 season, and played in West Coast's 2006 premiership side. A ruckman, Cox was named in the All-Australian team six times, including four seasons consecutively from 2005 to 2008, and was considered the outstanding player in his position throughout much of his career. He won West Coast's best and fairest award in 2008, and finished in the top three on four other occasions. Dean Cox retired at the end of the 2014 season, finishing his career with 290 games, a club record, and 169 goals.
Dean Cox joined the Swans as an assistant coach in 2017, and succeeded John Longmire as senior men's coach in November 2024.
Infobox
Dean Cox
Personal information
• Full name: Dean Michael Cox
• Nickname(s): Coxy
• Date of birth: (1981-08-01) 1 August 1981 (age 43) as of 2025
• Original team(s): Dampier Sharks
• Draft: 28th overall, 2000 Rookie Draft
• Height: 204 cm (6 ft 8 in)
• Weight: 107 kg (236 lb)
• Position(s): Ruckman
• Playing career: 1Years
Club
> 2001–2014 - West Coast
Games (Goals): 290 (169)
> Team
Games (Goals)2008
Dream Team
1 (0)Coaching career: 3 Years
Club
> Games (W–L–D)2025–
Sydney
5 (2–3–0)
• 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2014 season.
• 3 Coaching statistics correct as of round 5, 2025 season.
Career highlights
- East Perth Premiership side: 2000
- Simpson Medal: 2000
- 6x All-Australian team: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012
- West Coast Premiership side: 2006
- Ross Glendinning Medal: 2011
- West Coast Best Clubman Award: 2006
- West Coast Best and Fairest: 2008
- Australian Football Hall of Fame inductee (2020)
Career highlights
Dean Michael Cox (born 1 August 1981) is a retired Australian rules footballer and the current senior coach of the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL). Dean Cox played a 290-game career with the West Coast Eagles. Originally from Dampier, Western Australia, he debuted with East Perth in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) in 2000. Dean Cox was recruited to West Coast with the 28th pick in the 2000 Rookie Draft and went on to win the Simpson medal as the best player in the 2000 WAFL grand final before being upgraded to the senior West Coast list. He made his AFL debut during the 2001 season, and played in West Coast's 2006 premiership side. A ruckman, Cox was named in the All-Australian team six times, including four seasons consecutively from 2005 to 2008, and was considered the outstanding player in his position throughout much of his career.
Dean Cox won West Coast's best and fairest award in 2008, and finished in the top three on four other occasions. Cox retired at the end of the 2014 season, finishing his career with 290 games, a club record, and 169 goals. Cox joined the Swans as an assistant coach in 2017, and succceeded John Longmire as senior men's coach in November 2024.
Early career
Dean Cox uncle George Michalczyk, a former Australian rules player himself, recommended Cox to the club he began his senior career with, East Perth. AFL playing career. Dean Cox finished his career with 6,628 hitouts, an AFL record at the time of his retirement.
AFL coaching career
Career ^ Career Totals and Averages: Hit Outs – AFL Tables. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
Retirement
Dean Cox retired at the end of the 2014 season, finishing his career with 290 games, a club record, and 169 goals. Dean Cox joined the Swans as an assistant coach in 2017.
FAQs about Dean Cox
Q1: Dean Cox - What to know?
A: Dean Cox retired at the end of the 2014 season, finishing his career with 290 games, a club record, and 169 goals. Cox joined the Swans as an assistant coach in 2017
Q2: Dean Cox age - What to know?
A: Dean Cox (English footballer) ... For the former Australian rules footballer, see Dean Cox. Dean Arthur Edward Cox (born 12 August 1987).
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