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[QuietB]

This is very good by the Aints

 

[Judd2Sewell]

Contact below the knees is certainly a FK.

I agree, I meant there's not much in either by ways of Naicos shirking anything.

 

[Blackhawk42]

Unpopular opinion perhaps incoming, but players certainly have different strengths and weaknesses, and Daicos is certainly in the weaker category for contested or 'hard' footy.

However, it does take all types to make up a footy team. Courage for the sake of it can also result in players convulsing on the field, as we saw last night.

So we can rip of Naicos all we like, but he's playing next week and Mason Wood

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Mason Wood

Age

31

Ht

192cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.2

3star

K

7.8

3star

HB

5.4

4star

M

4.0

4star

T

2.2

4star

CL

0.3

2star

D

8.3

2star

K

2.7

1star

HB

5.7

3star

M

1.7

2star

T

1.3

2star

CL

0.0

1star

D

15.8

4star

K

8.6

4star

HB

7.2

5star

M

4.6

5star

T

2.6

4star

CL

0.6

3star

isn't.

It just looks a lot worse for Nick because the rest of his teammates are playing poorly right now. Those 'weak' moments will always be highlighted when you're losing.

 

[H00t]

Unpopular opinion perhaps incoming, but players certainly have different strengths and weaknesses, and Daicos is certainly in the weaker category for contested or 'hard' footy.

However, it does take all types to make up a footy team. Courage for the sake of it can also result in players convulsing on the field, as we saw last night.

So we can rip of Naicos all we like, but he's playing next week and Mason Wood isn't.

It just looks a lot worse for Nick because the rest of his teammates are playing poorly right now. Those 'weak' moments will always be highlighted when you're losing.

He’s getting judged harsher than others because of how good he is. He’s got the ability to be up in the top few players if he gets his contested side of his game sorted.

He’s going to be a very good player regardless. It’s just the better you are the more your weaknesses stand out and will be exposed by the opposition as they put more time into you.

 

[Leather Poisoning]

He’s getting judged harsher than others because of how good he is. He’s got the ability to be up in the top few players if he gets his contested side of his game sorted.

He’s going to be a very good player regardless. It’s just the better you are the more your weaknesses stand out and will be exposed by the opposition as they put more time into you.

Sure he's judged harsher - but the pile on is getting a bit gross.

 

[H00t]

Sure he's judged harsher - but the pile on is getting a bit gross.

Unfortunately these pile ons do tend to ramp up once they start and end up going a lot further than they should.

Daicos probably the only one who can really stop this or just waiting it out until they get bored.

It’s unfortunate really as it’s just a game.

 

[QuietB]

Unpopular opinion perhaps incoming, but players certainly have different strengths and weaknesses, and Daicos is certainly in the weaker category for contested or 'hard' footy.

However, it does take all types to make up a footy team. Courage for the sake of it can also result in players convulsing on the field, as we saw last night.

So we can rip of Naicos all we like, but he's playing next week and Mason Wood isn't.

It just looks a lot worse for Nick because the rest of his teammates are playing poorly right now. Those 'weak' moments will always be highlighted when you're losing.

There is a difference between being reckless and squibbing a tackle though. Not every player has to be Glenn Archer but if your hardness level is not above Cale Morton then you have issues.

Everyone knows what N Daicos is and isn’t. That’s what makes talks of him being the GOAT nauseating

 

[QuietB]

Sure he's judged harsher - but the pile on is getting a bit gross.

As is the hype. They go together

 

[Mitchell Madness]

People saying it's unique for daicos to not want contact, it's been in his game since day 1, but what he did well covered it up.

Last night, and vs the hawks last yr, when his good traits were stopped, his bad traits were highlighted.

People say he was strangely fumbly. He's always been fumbly below his knees, but that was masked by his ability to hit the ball at pace when it was put infront of him

 

[QuietB]

People saying it's unique for daicos to not want contact, it's been in his game since day 1, but what he did well covered it up.

Last night, and vs the hawks last yr, when his good traits were stopped, his bad traits were highlighted.

People say he was strangely fumbly. He's always been fumbly below his knees, but that was masked by his ability to hit the ball at pace when it was put infront of him

Also worth noting players like Brad Hill and Clinton Young and many many others have copped their share through the years - this is not unique to Daicos.

 

[Mitchell Madness]

Also worth noting players like Brad Hill and Clinton Young and many many others have copped their share through the years - this is not unique to Daicos.

Exactly. But for some reason he's massively protected. Maybe it's because of the daicos name, who knows.

There's no denying what he does well he does exceedingly well, and is the best in the comp at it though.

It's good for the comp him being forced to be a midfielder when he's a half back

 

[CHUBBSS]

we had an abundance of hbfs & needed mids at the time... can you imagine the outcry had we picked another hbfer over a elite jnr mid

He looked all class his draft year, had so much upside to. Him and machietto can change the saints overnight

 

[Big Hotdog]

I love hanging shit on daicos as much as anyone but was he injured or some thing along those lines?

 

[thehardway]

Would you rather finish your career and be remembered for how tough and hard you were, but your body and brain are f#$ked or being thought of as a bit of a bruise free player but your body and brain is largely intact?

 

[Cleavy]

Liam Henry looks like a great pick up for the Saints. Has given them spark all night and that was a terrific goal.

strained his hamstring, out for 6-8 weeks.

 

[HedgeFund]

strained his hamstring, out for 6-8 weeks.

I realise with inflation still above target the cost of everything is increasing, but weren’t most hamstring strains worth 2-3 weeks only a couple of years ago?

 

[Blackhawk42]

strained his hamstring, out for 6-8 weeks.

Far out, they wrote it off as cramp originally. That sucks. St.Kilda have been fun to watch and I can't believe I'm saying that about a Ross Lyon coached team.

 

[fairdinks]

I love hanging s**t on daicos as much as anyone but was he injured or some thing along those lines?

Great young player. Bulldozing through the pack is not his go. Id love him at the Hawks and have no doubt he will be a great of the game barring injuries.
Both D boys go really well. Super skilled

 

[barbster]

Great young player. Bulldozing through the pack is not his go. Id love him at the Hawks and have no doubt he will be a great of the game barring injuries.
Both D boys go really well. Super skilled

Exactly, ‘a great young player’, has only turned 21 wait a couple of years until he fully matures before commenting on his hardness. Not to forget he probably still has memories of the Blanck collision and the time he spent on the sidelines because of it.

 

[PenAndPaper]

I agree, I meant there's not much in either by ways of Naicos shirking anything.

Reckon there is in the second one where he shits himself as he is about to get tackled and handballs it to absolutely nobody.

Don't get me wrong he's an absolute jet but there are already talks of him being the Goat and compared to GAJ but atleast GAJ could deal with contact and went when he had to.

 

[SpanishBrowne]

kinda want the handbaggers to win. come into easter monday full of hubris.
that said.. i also want them to lose... lift crom, lift!

 

[TylerDurden]

Cats look amazing again. How tf do they do it?!!

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

I love hanging s**t on daicos as much as anyone but was he injured or some thing along those lines?

No just soft.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Anyone else's Kayo being all jerky and shit?

 

[PenAndPaper]

Anyone else's Kayo being all jerky and s**t?

I had it when watching the Hawks game last week where it would automatically jump like half a second ahead. Is that similar to what you're getting?