Border Mail Round 2 – 2019 – Preview

As the scores filtered in from throughout the league, one name stood out from the rest in Henty’s best players – Zorran Bin Busu.

Had Joel Price landed another star recruit from up north?

Nobody seemed to have heard of Bin Busu, and for good reason unless you are from the small Western Australian town of Halls Creek.

“It’s always been my legal name,” Cox said.

“My parents didn’t get on so well when I was a little tacker and when I was born it was a miscommunication between my mum and dad because they weren’t going so well.

“Dad decided to go to the registration and put my name down as Zorran and Mum didn’t know anything about it.

“She always called me Daniel.

“Ever since I was young people from Halls Creek knew me as Daniel.

“Some people in my family are aware of my other name, but that’s about it.”

While last year’s Azzi Medal runner-up wants to continue to be called ‘Coxy’, the change was made to avoid any red tape in case of injury.

“It could just save confusion with doctors and ambulances and things like that,” he said.

“It’s more of a legal thing.

“We decided to do it now just in case.”

In fact, Cox has been full of surprises since returning to Henty last month after spending the off-season in Broome.

The other was his hair colour.

“My Mrs is a barber so she decided to experiment,” he said.

“She first did it a couple of months ago.

“It’s something different.”

Cox was instrumental in Henty finishing in the top-two at the end of last year’s home and away series and started the season strongly in the Swampies’ 15-point win over Holbrook at Holbrook on Saturday.

Cox and Jared Brennan started alongside each other in the centre square with both among the best players on the ground.

“It felt like I never left,” he said.

“It’s good to be back working and playing footy.

“Nothing has changed much here.”

Henty took three-and-a-half quarters to shake off a persistent Holbrook and Cox is preparing for an equally tough contest against Osborne at Henty on Saturday.

“It was good to have a win.”