Player Watch Nick Daicos - Can he be the GOAT?

[pieman123]

Any chance nuffie fans will wake up to themselves and realize that running around picking up cheapies off half back and occasionally doing something nice with it simply isn't that important to winning footy?

I almost feel bad for the kid. He's been hyped up beyond belief by Pies fans and the media and is now being exposed as a soft flanker who doesn't defend or win the hard ball.

Funny how he has the most clearances on the ground..

 

[danster168]

Funny how he has the most clearances on the ground..

no running power, no spread from the contest. squibbed a contest against JHF. Only 9 possessions in a half. pathetic. not even in the AA squad of 44 at the moment and not even close.

 

[pieman123]

what a spud. no running power, no spread from the contest. squibbed a contest against JHF. Only 9 possessions in a half. pathetic. not even in the AA squad of 44 at the moment and not even close.

Nice reply ****

 

[danster168]

Nice reply haggot

you know its true. stop denying it. I wouldnt even trade Daicos for Judd Mcvee. at least Mcvee is brave

 

[Rustin Cohle]

Moved into midfield in Q2 head to head on Butters and has absolutely destroyed him defensively and offensively.

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

Any chance nuffie fans will wake up to themselves and realize that running around picking up cheapies off half back and occasionally doing something nice with it simply isn't that important to winning footy?

I almost feel bad for the kid. He's been hyped up beyond belief by Pies fans and the media and is now being exposed as a soft flanker who doesn't defend or win the hard ball.

Agreed. Harry Sheezel is in a similar position of being over hyped.

 

[Vindicater]

Moved into midfield in Q2 head to head on Butters and has absolutely destroyed him defensively and offensively.

DeGoey was the one who destroyed all of Port. Not Nick.

 

[Corn Cobbers]

Huge game today from Daics, back on the GOAT track

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[Chronz]

Turned the game around in the middle. Great read from the usual premature ejaculators before HT.

 

[pieman123]

Most contested possesions, clearances and score involvements on the ground.

 

[adammania9]

Colossal game against three of the best young midfielders in the game. Showed them up. Brilliant by Whisper.

 

[Cunnington Cartel]

Nick Daicos.

The Daicos Effect - 'The phenomenon where the whole of a club's hopes and dreams of success dramatically increase upon the arrival of a supremely talented youngster who shows poise and composure beyond his years thereby leading to real success' - J. Brown, 4th March 2024.

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We have never seen a player do what he has done in his first two seasons. Many people have said he was the best first/second year player since Chris Judd. Chris Judd didn't do what Nick Daicos has done in his first two seasons.

Injury causing him to miss the final four matches of the 2023 home and away season was the only thing that stood in the way of him sweeping every individual award on offer, though he still managed to finish top three in the Brownlow, AFLCA Coaches Award and AFLPA MVP, in only his second season.

He topped off his year to return from injury for the Preliminary and Grand Final, playing influential games in both matches to be rewarded with his first premiership for the club. Reflecting on the play that resulted in the De Goey goal that put Collingwood back in front in the late stages of that game, it is highly doubtful that Collingwood win the Grand Final without Nick Daicos doing what he does best.

We need to track his career progression as he pushes for GOAT status, and what better way to do that than through use of a spreadsheet:

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I have also rated the top 50 players in the history on the AFL/VFL competition, based on what I have seen and read, and we'll tick each of these players off as Nick's careers surpasses them:

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I'm predicting it is a matter of when, not if, we're anointing Nick Daicos as the AFL GOAT.

If he chucked a dress on and started selling biscuits and chocolates then I guess he could become the GOAT of the Girl Guides. I’d say that’s a far more likely proposition than a bruise-free player becoming the GOAT of AFL football.

 

[adammania9]

If he chucked a dress on and started selling biscuits and chocolates then I guess he could become the GOAT of the Girl Guides. I’d say that’s a far more likely proposition than a bruise-free player becoming the GOAT of AFL football.

Most contested possies on the ground, to go with 83% disposal efficiency and over 750m gained.

Does it suck being wrong all the time?

 

[ashep]

Well done to the young lad for a good half of footy on his home deck against a Ken Hinkley side.

Did he get that pesky first contested mark out of the way?

 

[Chronz]

If he chucked a dress on and started selling biscuits and chocolates then I guess he could become the GOAT of the Girl Guides. I’d say that’s a far more likely proposition than a bruise-free player becoming the GOAT of AFL football.

He's no Cunnington.

 

[Doc1763]

the only question is, when will it be formally announced?

 

[BF Tiger]

the only question is, when will it be formally announced?

I’m surprised Fadge hasn’t already done it.

 

[Worm4]

Well done to the young lad for a good half of footy on his home deck against a Ken Hinkley side.

Did he get that pesky first contested mark out of the way?

Prognosis Negative

 

[WalshistheGOAT]

Eh Walsh is better

 

[Corn Cobbers]

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I'll take 14 score involvements

Devastating game from Daics, destroyed them

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[Doc1763]

G.O.A.T.

 

[Worm4]

Most contested possies on the ground, to go with 83% disposal efficiency and over 750m gained.

Just think , if he had 9 more contested possessions in the game, he would have equalled Patrick Cripps output for the day

 

[Doc1763]

Just think , if he had 9 more contested possessions in the game, he would have equalled Patrick Cripps output for the day

who?

 

[Worm4]

Just think , if he had 9 more contested possessions in the game, he would have equalled Patrick Cripps output for the day

who?

Let me rephrase - if Nick Daicos had another 9 more contested possessions for the game, he would have equalled Patrick Cripps output for the day.

 

[WalshistheGOAT]

Let me rephrase - if Nick Daicos had another 9 more contested possessions for the game, he would have equalled Patrick Cripps output for the day.

3 more score involvements and he would have equalled Walsh for the day too.