Player Watch Nick Daicos

[unplugged]

Judd should be honoured that he keeps being linked with the GOAT

 

[jimmy35]

We got this squib on the trade block yet?

Every club in the land would give up the no 1 pick for him. Eat shit campaigners he’s ours.

 

[TheVillageIdiot7]

Just saw “on the couch” and they showed some terrific footage of Zorko standing still at HF and nick moving into the contest. Ball gets to Zorko….win for Brisbane!!

What terrific footage to explain what Nick does bad.


So my question is this:
Where was Zorko when nick had 12 score involvements?
Where was Zorko when Nick, playing mostly HB, had 4 shots at goal…?

Damn the media can paint any picture they like.

It’s like every oppo supporter going him for pulling out of the contest.
I’m all for going when it’s your turn, but that’s not his go as.a second year player and I challenge any oppo supporter….if nick played for them, to want to use him differently to what we do?!?
It’s a little bizarre in my view.

Edit: on further reflection, the footage they showed was checkers kicking it 30m back from our 50 and crisp dropping the mark….if crisp doesnt drop that..I bet Nick is taking it indies 50…..all whilst Zorko stands at HF!! Bring that on every week if that’s the secret recipe!!

 

[The Royal Sampler]

It’s like trains on adjacent platforms traveling in different directions. If you’re looking out the window, you don’t know whether you’re moving or they are…

Maybe Nick was actually still and Zorko was moving away? It’s all relative…

 

[Dundalis]

35 possessions a game and 1.5-2 goals per game over a sustained period literally would make him statistically the greatest player of all time.
I’d love for it to happen but I’m just calling it as it is. Unlikely.

I meant as pure peak, not sustained even over a 5 year period. And I'm making that call based not only off his ability, but also due to the changing nature of the game. I said 35 and 1.5-2, but I was more just thinking about GAJ's peak which I knew was around that, but didn't check his exact stats.

Nick is a pig for the ball though, and plays in a higher possession game than when GAJ played, so I genuinely think 35 per game even for a couple seasons is very much doable. He's shown an ability to just go forward and just find space and the ball and get goal kicking opportunities even in juniors. They move him into the midfield and rest him forward, GAJ like, I think he can have multiple 30 goal seasons. All of this is obviously absolute best case scenario of course. It just seems within his wheelhouse given his actual skillset and both what he's shown so far, and maybe some carry on from what he did at junior level where he actually played midfield. It's the main separator from Ashcroft at junior levels, their numbers were so similar, but Ashcroft was the better contested player, Nick was much more damaging with his ability to consistently kick goals.

 

[Kappa]

Best young kid since Judd

 

[gouki88]

Best young kid since Judd

Harsh yet again

 

[danielnajdek]

Nick is just a freak. If the umpires notice him he’ll be racking up the brownlow votes.

 

[gouki88]

Nick is just a freak. If the umpires notice him he’ll be racking in the brownlow votes.

I think they definitely do. Everyone besides oppo fans (i.e., media, oppo players, coaches) think he's unreal

 

[stormskye]

Best young kid since Judd

That’s the most positive thing I’ve seen you say. Refreshing

 

[BigVic]

Just keeps getting better. 3 votes today for him

 

[TradeDraft]

The Tag must be Really Working

 

[jimmy35]

Cheapies out the back. Delist.

 

[danielnajdek]

Cheapies out the back. Delist.

Twitter going with “he took 10 kick outs” when he didn’t.

 

[Chrispiesssss]

Nick “Neo” Daicos.

 

[TradeDraft]

Twitter going with “he took 10 kick outs” when he didn’t.

Twitter are Full of Morons

 

[JB1975]

Seagull.

Looking forward to him scavenging and flying off with the Brownlow this year.

 

[Kirby]

He’s just a freak.

Anyone got footage of when he turned a whole bunch of them inside out, then passed the ball out wide to the wing (towards the camera). It was next level.

My rugby following mate who was watching with me (who doesn’t know that much about afl) said that he’s on the next level to everyone else on the field.

 

[Piesinmyeyes]

Nick’The Conductor’Daicos or should that be ‘Maestro’.
Plays a tune with the opposition each week

 

[whiteside35]

have watched the pies for over 50 years and think that he's the best young player we have had(ok his dad may have him covered),but if he keeps going like this he will be the best player in the league,he's already our best player

 

[DopeMaster]

He has a real burst of pace too. Loved it when he burnt off two Saints players and had a ping at the goals, and wouldve been an epic goal if it went through. Hoping to see more of this moving forward.

 

[windchimes]

I think he may be the best player in the comp.

but feck me, it's weirdly tough to just say it when he plays for your side.

 

[Chief Ten Beers]

I think he may be the best player in the comp.

but feck me, it's weirdly tough to just say it when he plays for your side.

For the coin he is on, the best value for money of all time.

 

[JoinDate]

Reckon it will be a other couple of years before he starts feeling confident and really hitting his straps.

Should end up being a pretty solid player.

 

[Chrispiesssss]

Woof.