Player Watch Nick Daicos - Can he be the GOAT?

[Corn Cobbers]

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Crickets in here as Daics gets the thread back on track

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[Corn Cobbers]

Nick Daicos is currently $12 for the Brownlow.

Is he too far back already? I have him on 7 votes at the moment (2 against Brisbane, 2 against Port, 3 against Carlton)

If Collingwood are to finish top 6, he probably polls heavily in the back half of the year.

I think he is worth a look.

Currently i think Merrett and Heeney are both on 15+ votes.

The more you put on him, the more you get back

How Daicos' blend of ball use and ball-winning ability has blown away King and Champion Data

“I don't know if I've seen a player like that.”

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[WeaponX]

I try and get to see as many Collingwood games as I can because he is a rare talent.

 

[Fadge]

I try and get to see as many Collingwood games as I can because he is a rare talent.

Indeed. Likewise with Harley Reid.

 

[jakson68]

Indeed. Likewise with Harley Reid.

That is the most appealing thing about the upcoming game.

I look forward to seeing Nick and Harley go at it.

As they will for the next decade.

 

[Fadge]

The more you put on him, the more you get back

How Daicos' blend of ball use and ball-winning ability has blown away King and Champion Data

“I don't know if I've seen a player like that.”

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One of my favourite things about this thread was when we were being told that the great players influence games, and despite Daicos being Collingwood's best player in their first two games in which they got flogged, his possessions clearly had no influence.

4.5 wins from the past 5 games, with Daicos continuing to be his team's best player.... silence.

 

[Corn Cobbers]

One of my favourite things about this thread was when we were being told that the great players influence games, and despite Daicos being Collingwood's best player in their first two games in which they got flogged, his possessions clearly had no influence.

4.5 wins from the past 5 games, with Daicos continuing to be his team's best player.... silence.

The drubbing he gave Walsh with that final goal was very telling, a great argument settler

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[PizzaPie]

Back to Daicos, his reading of the game was excellent. For such a young kid to read it to this level is unbelievable. That level of game awareness is simply not evident in such young players. And to think he's a Covid kid and came through those years where one expects the kids development wouldn't be so advanced.

He has been a student at the exclusive "Peter Daicos Center for Kids Who Can Read Games Good and Who Wanna Learn to Do Other Stuff Good Too" since he was born, and he was equal top of his class when they sat the end of year DNA tests.

 

[Mr Meow]

He has been a student at the exclusive "Peter Daicos Center for Kids Who Can Read Games Good and Who Wanna Learn to Do Other Stuff Good Too" since he was born, and he was equal top of his class when they sat the end of year DNA tests.

Sick reference, bro. Your references are out of control. Everyone knows that.

 

[lordbob]

Playing fantastic footy, but a long way off 915 goals still.

 

[Worm4]

The drubbing he gave Walsh with that final goal was very telling, a great argument settler

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You gunna keep believing this until you run out of breath. Your thoughts on Walsh is all over the internet. Stop embarrassing yourself

 

[Corn Cobbers]

You gunna keep believing this until you run out of breath. Your thoughts on Walsh is all over the internet. Stop embarrassing yourself

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[Worm4]

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Rinse, repeat, rinse, repeat

 

[Corn Cobbers]

Rinse, repeat, rinse, repeat

Hopefully that will be it, surely no one will ever bring Walsh's name into a GOAT thread again

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[Worm4]

Hopefully that will be it, surely no one will ever bring Walsh's name into a GOAT thread again

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At least he can take a contested mark. Will be waiting on Nick until 2035 to register

 

[Romeoh1]

Long way to go, but yep, he can be.

 

[Corn Cobbers]

At least he can take a contested mark. Will be waiting on Nick until 2035 to register

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[lordbob]

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Are you saying lapinski is a penis? very rude

 

[Trav 20]

The more you put on him, the more you get back

How Daicos' blend of ball use and ball-winning ability has blown away King and Champion Data

“I don't know if I've seen a player like that.”

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If Champion Data counted short steps little Nick would win even if he didn't play another game for the year.

 

[Corn Cobbers]

If Champion Data counted short steps little Nick would win even if he didn't play another game for the year.

... and on that pathetic note it's time for another fresh highlight



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[adammania9]

One of my favourite things about this thread was when we were being told that the great players influence games, and despite Daicos being Collingwood's best player in their first two games in which they got flogged, his possessions clearly had no influence.

4.5 wins from the past 5 games, with Daicos continuing to be his team's best player.... silence.

It is cutting them up deep inside. Every chance they get to deny his talent, he shows them up - often the very next week. They cannot take it that this brilliant Collingwood superstar is absolutely every bit as good as he is hyped up to be.

 

[DialMforMagro]

Nah Walsh is an awesome player, just not as good as Nick!

 

[PizzaPie]

Sick reference, bro. Your references are out of control. Everyone knows that.

I feel like the prettiest girl at the dance. There’s no way someone says that if they don’t like you.

 

[nineteen eighty]

He has been a student at the exclusive "Peter Daicos Center for Kids Who Can Read Games Good and Who Wanna Learn to Do Other Stuff Good Too" since he was born, and he was equal top of his class when they sat the end of year DNA tests.

In my eyes, irrespective of how his career plays out he will never be as good as his old man. Peter Daicos was mercurial and waaay ahead of his time. In fact, one could argue he helped shape the modern kicking for goals game. One of my all time favourites...and that's coming from an old time Tiger supporters with an INTENSE dislike of the scum!

 

[PizzaPie]

In my eyes, irrespective of how his career plays out he will never be as good as his old man. Peter Daicos was mercurial and waaay ahead of his time. In fact, one could argue he helped shape the modern kicking for goals game. One of my all time favourites...and that's coming from an old time Tiger supporters with an INTENSE dislike of the scum!

I hear you, though being "as good" is subjective. He may surpass his father in lots of measurable ways.
It is hard to imagine what Nick or any other player would have to do to be comparable to Peter from that innovation and future game shaping perspective. But there's good reason for that.
Just like it would have been hard to imagine kicking goals the way Peter did before he came along, and then when he did, it would have been hard to imagine it evolving to become a commonly practiced skill and utilized approach to goal scoring in the modern game. Even imagining players would be playing on firm surfaces consistently in every game, almost completely free of mud patches inhibiting effective use of the ball's bounce to kick goals would have been hard.

Who knows when/if there will be someone comparable to Peter in that way, odds are it won't be Nick but I'm fine with settling for him keeping us in contention for premierships for as long as we have him playing his best football.