I would say Cox had more competition for a spot in our forwardline then than Draper has with Pearce, Cox and McDonald being injured now. Draper's competition has only been Davies, otherwise Draper's been dropped to the WAFL when any of those players have been available.
Saying Cox was terrible back then is just silly and not at all representative of the job he was doing. He also won a rising star nomination and was kicking goals as an 18 and 19yo playing on the oppositions best defenders in a side that rarely moved the ball forward. It was a far tougher gig in our forwardline then than in a top 4 sides defense with players like Pearce, Cox and Ryan alongside you.
Draper's good but he's not on Cox's level. He could be in the future though.