[2] As a result, St Kilda was stripped of eight premiership points and fined $5000; but, the VFL amended the relevant rules later in the season, and reinstated St Kilda's points.
[3] At the end of the 1982 VFL season, Cox left St Kilda and signed with Essendon.
He didn't make any senior appearances for his new club in 1983 after dislocating his wrist in a pre-season practice match, but was a member of the Essendon reserves premiership winning team.
[4] In 1984 he again had bad luck with injuries, hurting his thigh early in the season and then injuring himself in a motorcycle accident.
[5] He played just three league games that year and won the 1984 Grand Final sprint.