Player Watch Nick Daicos

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Is Nick having surgery on his ankle like someone mentioned earlier in this thread?
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Wha? He was off at the end of the game but I think that's because someone slid their knees into his ribs...

 

[Copeland]

Wha? He was off at the end of the game but I think that's because someone slid their knees into his ribs...

An ankle injury from round 2 I think it was

 

[Copeland]

Apparently it requires surgery. So not sure rest will fix it more so needs to have it done now as to not further create issues.

loki04 any more info on surgery mate?

 

[Big Bryza]

I have no problem with Jordy's talent but sadly he is a one trick pony with zero intention of dirtying his hands by helping his team mates out by laying a tackle - or heaven forbid chasing defensively.

He's not really dumb he's just limited to a few flashy plays here and there a game, with no understanding of team first.

He's playing his role. Have a listen to what the coaches want him to do before continually potting him.

 

[Big Bryza]

I find Kane Cornes to be one of the best people in the media. Praises when it's due, criticises when it's due. Apologises when he's wrong.

Some people just can't get over it when he comes for their team.

Also... Nick Daicos is already starting to feel the pinch of the Scott Pendlebury high bar of expectations. If any other Rising Star candidate played a 35+ disposal game in the wet they'd be writing a biography.

Newcombe is a very good player but most likely already reached his ceiling.

Nicky Daics is literally scratching the surface as a player. So much improvement to come.

 

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Newcombe is a very good player but most likely already reached his ceiling.

Nicky Daics is literally scratching the surface as a player. So much improvement to come.

Not sure Newcombe has reached his ceiling already but it's funny seeing Hawks fans saying Newcombe is more deserving of the Rising Star because he's playing a harder role, he's crash and bash, more influence... And he has so many more clearances etc etc

Newcombe had 19 CBA's on Sunday and Nick Daicos zero.

 

[jimmy35]

He's playing his role. Have a listen to what the coaches want him to do before continually potting him.

Coaches don’t know. The answer is in the clouds.

 

[jimmy35]

Newcombe is a very good player but most likely already reached his ceiling.

Nicky Daics is literally scratching the surface as a player. So much improvement to come.

Spot on. Yeah he’s like our Taylor Adams, hell of a player I was really impressed with him.
Canvas and silk comparison though.

 

[loki04]

loki04 any more info on surgery mate?

Only what I read on ebnw at the time of posting and that they will be supposedly doing it end of season.

My take was why push through at his age rather they just address it early.
We have had a few players over the years be advised to put it off and they never got back on track to pre injury levels and eventually needed it anyway.

 

[Brad Goodman]

I went to Wikipedia to find out a bit more about Newcombe:

 

[Pistol Night]

I went to Wikipedia to find out a bit more about Newcombe:


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Peter must have been so proud to have 2 sons and a grandson out there Sunday.

 

[Mollythedolly]

Only what I read on ebnw at the time of posting and that they will be supposedly doing it end of season.

My take was why push through at his age rather they just address it early.
We have had a few players over the years be advised to put it off and they never got back on track to pre injury levels and eventually needed it anyway.

Ultimately, it’s a players decision. I think the major issue is that they want to play. You hope they have great advice from specialists and surgeons.

 

[Vinnie Vegas]

We have had a few players over the years be advised to put it off and they never got back on track to pre injury levels and eventually needed it anyway.

And we have had plenty of players go in for off-season surgery for niggling issues that they played through and had them suffer no negative consequences from it.

Pendlebury needed back surgery in 2018 for most of the season, still played 25 of 26 games, had the surgery in the off-season, and has played another 68 games and counting since doing that.

Sometimes the medical doctors actually know what they're talking about.

 

[loki04]

And we have had plenty of players go in for off-season surgery for niggling issues that they played through and had them suffer no negative consequences from it.

Pendlebury needed back surgery in 2018 for most of the season, still played 25 of 26 games, had the surgery in the off-season, and has played another 68 games and counting since doing that.

Sometimes the medical doctors actually know what they're talking about.

I didn't say they didn't know "what they are talking about", but rather hope they made the right call and that I would er on side of caution with a future star player in his first season.

 

[Piesinmyeyes]

Has already exceeded expectations this year.
His match last week went grossly unheralded. Like a junior symphony conductor
Can’t wait till he actually physically matures. So good is Nick

 

[Horaceg]

I went to Wikipedia to find out a bit more about Newcombe:


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Can we father son him when Nick gets to 100 games?

 

[Quicky]

Not sure Newcombe has reached his ceiling already but it's funny seeing Hawks fans saying Newcombe is more deserving of the Rising Star because he's playing a harder role, he's crash and bash, more influence... And he has so many more clearances etc etc

Newcombe had 19 CBA's on Sunday and Nick Daicos zero.

CBA?

 

[MyManLynch]

CBA?

Centre Bounce attendance?

 

[VinnieB]

Prescient comment VB. Dominated the Hawks today

I do tend to get 1 call right every 2 years.

 

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Centre Bounce attendance?

Correct.

The stat is on the advanced section of the AFL app although I'm not sure it's updated until after the game.

 

[Lockyer24]

I think poor Nick is so talented he’s a victim of his own standards now - 25 touches for him goes under the radar but when De Konig or Newcombe have a good game they are supposed raging favourites each week for the RS.
I don’t really care about the award but I do think Nick will have the better body of work overall at years end, performs consistently high.

 

[sr36]

I think poor Nick is so talented he’s a victim of his own standards now - 25 touches for him goes under the radar but when De Konig or Newcombe have a good game they are supposed raging favourites each week for the RS.
I don’t really care about the award but I do think Nick will have the better body of work overall at years end, performs consistently high.

He makes stuff look so easy. There's no aggressively smashing in and taking on the tackler. His hands and awareness are so ridiculously good and clean that he picks it up whilst sidestepping the tackler and then quietly and quickly gives it off to a teammate in the clear.

 

[Buckleys Jocks]

He makes stuff look so easy. There's no aggressively smashing in and taking on the tackler. His hands and awareness are so ridiculously good and clean that he picks it up whilst sidestepping the tackler and then quietly and quickly gives it off to a teammate in the clear.

Someone likened it to the Pendlebury effect a page or so back and I think this is spot on. What he does is exceptional and he does it with such a level of consistency and (seemingly) effortlessness that you really start to take it for granted.

 

[Vicky Park]

He makes stuff look so easy. There's no aggressively smashing in and taking on the tackler. His hands and awareness are so ridiculously good and clean that he picks it up whilst sidestepping the tackler and then quietly and quickly gives it off to a teammate in the clear.

I've posted before that he always seems to know who is best placed - i.e. in the clear - to receive. His vision and timing are amazing, and all this is happening at speed.

On the Rising Star award, I'd prefer not to get hung up about it. His career over an extended period matters more. Look what happened to our last winner.

 

[sr36]

I've posted before that he always seems to know who is best placed - i.e. in the clear - to receive. His vision and timing are amazing, and all this is happening at speed.

On the Rising Star award, I'd prefer not to get hung up about it. His career over an extended period matters more. Look what happened to our last winner.

Yep I couldn't care if he wins it or not, but It'll be a nice accolade for him. Particularly as he wanted the accolade of going number 1 in the draft, so I think he'll care. I reckon Newcombe will probably be leading at this stage, just because the footy pundits who vote on this award love blokes who smash in like he does. But it probably depends on the award criteria - I don't think many think Newcombe will have a better career, even though he might have a better year.