Player Watch Nick Daicos - Can he be the GOAT?

[Corn Cobbers]

OMG - no hit outs?

Pretty sure the young Konan in the west has a few of those by now?

I'm convinced Reid is from the future, he's travelled back in time, there's no other explanation

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[CCurnow3votes]

I'm convinced Reid is from the future, he's travelled back in time, there's no other explanation

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Crazy good right?

Watched him playing for Blues 2nds & he looked pretty good - Nothing like what he’s bringing now.

Amazing to watch - like Martin at his best.

If only young Nick had his talent

 

[Corn Cobbers]

Crazy good right?

Watched him playing for Blues 2nds & he looked pretty good - Nothing like what he’s bringing now.

Amazing to watch - like Martin at his best.

If only young Nick had his talent

Daics gave him a bath 2 weeks ago

Not sure that will ever happen again though

Ridiculous beast of nature

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[CCurnow3votes]

Daics gave him a bath 2 weeks ago

Not sure that will ever happen again though

Ridiculous beast of nature

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Hard to compare the two really.

Both are great talents.

Interesting to see if there’s an upside to either , how can they get better?

Let me start with Nick!

1. Take a contested mark
2. Get a hit out

 

[Corn Cobbers]

Hard to compare the two really.

Both are great talents.

Interesting to see if there’s an upside to either , how can they get better?

Let me start with Nick!

1. Take a contested mark
2. Get a hit out

Ok I'll follow with Reid:

1. Turn water into wine
2. Cure cancer

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[Fadge]

Utter failure if he hasn't taken a contested mark. All those clearances mean nothing.

Just on Champion Data, they keep having the rewrite the algorithm because Collingwood breaks it.

I saw the clip of Hoynie with Kane Cornes and the uncomfortable look on both their faces when he trotted out that Daicos was number 21 in ratings but they never mentioned the other 20. He should name the better players, was it Harvey Harrison? De Goey? Mason Cox? Was it the entire Crows starting 18 plus IQ and Maynard?

I recall in the Carlton game Weitering was rated very lowly, because he only had 8 or 9 touches and a few spoils. The bloke was a very real presence, you could see the Pies mids changing direction to avoid him, and his bodying in the packs (vigorous but only borderline illegal, and well perpetrated) was a problem for us. I had him in Carlton's best as he materially affected the game but he was not rated.

Sometimes I feel like the maths boys get worked up over the numbers without really understanding the game. No expert myself but Daicos 21st vs the Crows? Not credible.

21st?

It was actually 25th.

The coaches, who unanimously voted him BOG, clearly have NFI.

 

[Mr Meow]

21st?

It was actually 25th.

The coaches, who unanimously voted him BOG, clearly have NFI.

pLayEr rAtINGzzzzz

Where you could get your dog to fetch 5 random numbered balls out a pool and you'd be more likely to get the best 5 players on the ground.

 

[Nicco_jj]

Tonight....

Most Centre Clearances
Most Clearances
Most Score Involvements
Most CONTESTED POSSESSIONS (+ 6 on next highest and +8 on Freo's highest)

.... On ground.

And:

2nd most i50s
3rd highest meters gained (Collingwood'highest)


Also, during his couple of mins out of the centre bounces in the second quarter, Freo kicked 3 goals.

 

[pieman123]

Possible 4 best on grounds in a row, fair effort.

 

[Fadge]

Tonight....

Most Centre Clearances
Most Clearances
Most Score Involvements
Most CONTESTED POSSESSIONS (+ 6 on next highest and +8 on Freo's highest)

.... On ground.

And:

2nd most i50s
3rd highest meters gained (Collingwood'highest)


Also, during his couple of mins out of the centre bounces in the second quarter, Freo kicked 3 goals.

All of which translates into another 3 vote performance.

Does that now make it 4 in a row?

 

[Fadge]

Possible 4 best on grounds in a row, fair effort.

He did do it last year as well, so why not?

I wonder how many players in the history of the game have racked up four consecutive 3 vote games, multiple times in their career?

And how many times is Nick going to do it?

 

[Mr Meow]

He did do it last year as well, so why not?

I wonder how many players in the history of the game have racked up four consecutive 3 vote games, multiple times in their career?

And how many times is Nick going to do it?

Only thing he got wrong was just barely missing those two shots at goal, either of which would've been a knife for Freo.

It is nit picking...but he probably could've sealed the result.

 

[Arr0w]

Bit wasteful kicking at goal, 2 points and not making the distance with another

Cost the Pies the game?

Celebrated one of the points well though

 

[danielnajdek]

Another BOG.

 

[Nicco_jj]

Pretty significant given he was against Serong.

Wouldn't surprise me if Clark and Serong get the votes anyway just because.

But yeah, he was excellent.

To have more contested possessions than anyone on the ground by a LONG way is a decent effort.

The "he gets no tough ball" crowd have been very quiet recently.

 

[Fadge]

Only thing he got wrong was just barely missing those two shots at goal, either of which would've been a knife for Freo.

It is nit picking...but he probably could've sealed the result.

Indeed, agree.

Regardless, still the best player on the ground.

 

[bzparkes]

Oh, so NOW people are taking the piss with marking stats, yet when Naitanui was ranked 1st amongst all players in the AFL a few years ago, all we heard was he's shit because he only marks once or twice a game

 

[WalshistheGOAT]

10 turnovers last night and 2 missed shots on goal + 1 non score by not making the distance.

I'll take the Chad or Heeney over Nicky boy any day

 

[Fadge]

10 turnovers last night and 2 missed shots on goal + 1 non score by not making the distance.

That would be a good day at the office for your boy Walsh.

 

[WalshistheGOAT]

That would be a good day at the office for your boy Walsh.

Would it? From memory he had a game earlier this year with 17 score Involvements, 3 goal assists and only 3 turnovers... Must have been imagining it

 

[Arr0w]

That would be a good day at the office for your boy Walsh.

Although, no one is claiming he is a future GOAT

 

[Fadge]

Although, no one is claiming he is a future GOAT

With good reason.

 

[bzparkes]

With good reason.

Because they're not delusional?

 

[Fadge]

Because they're not delusional?

That could be it....or

The fact Daicos is in a different stratosphere to Walsh as a player.

By my count, Daicos has been his team's best player 7 times so far this season.

Walsh on the other hand?

 

[Arr0w]

That could be it....or

The fact Daicos is in a different stratosphere to Walsh as a player.

By my count, Daicos has been his team's best player 7 times so far this season.

Walsh on the other hand?

But this thread isn't a direct comparison to any one player, surely you penned it as a comparison to the genuine greats of the game

Or are your responses based on who a poster supports and your standard rebuttal is, better than player X of your club

Entertaining little thread though