Phil Cox usually wakes up in the middle of the night to watch his son pull on the Black and White stripes. At this time of year, temperatures in Dallas hover around 30-degrees celcius at midnight when our Sunday afternoon games start.

According to the man himself, big mugs of coffee get him through the night as he makes the most of his AFL Live Pass.

This week was different. Phil, alongside wife Jay and other members of the family were at the MCG to watch Mason and the Magpies in action against the Bombers.

Phil wasn't just a spectator. He was armed with media accreditation, and the keys to the official Collingwood Twitter account.

With knowledge of every rule in the book and every player on the field, Mason's dad did an outstanding job of tweeting the Magpies to victory.

View the very best of #philcoxtweets in the summary below.