Player Watch Nick Daicos

[rand corp]

If God came to Collingwood, then you'd move Nick into the middle and let God roam across half back, (questionable decision maker who racks up a ton of possessions).

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

Toby Greene starred in a terrible team. Selwood wasn't this good.

For mature age debutants, Barlow was special.

Mature Age recruits don’t count

Selwood was good but daicos is better

I don’t recall Greene’s first year and very few people would so I’ll take your word for it.

 

[Pistol Night]

If God came to Collingwood, then you'd move Nick into the middle and let God roam across half back, (questionable decision maker who racks up a ton of possessions).

God would need to have a run in the VFL first

 

[HeathySure]

Even god would get frustrated with the umpires

 

[Think Goodly]

I can't remember any player living up to and exceeding the hype around them like Nick has done

 

[gouki88]

Mature Age recruits don’t count

Selwood was good but daicos is better

I don’t recall Greene’s first year and very few people would so I’ll take your word for it.

Greene averaged over 28 touches a game and kicked 8 goals, but GWS were 2-17 in games he played that year and were getting smashed every week.

 

[MyManLynch]

Even god would get frustrated with the umpires

You watch the media pile on if God slips down to Bali for a break…

 

[jonbe54]

You watch the media pile on if God slips down to Bali for a break…

God isn't stupid enough to paint a bullseye on his forehead.

 

[jmac70]

You watch the media pile on if God slips down to Bali for a break…

God is more of a camper. Loves a bit of fishing and a wine by the fire.

 

[Sticky Daics Pudding]

Just remembered something amusing. I grew up with my old man telling me he used to play kick-to-kick with Daicos Snr when Daics was visiting his auntie in the street we lived on in Northcote.

 

[stui magpie]

I can't remember any player living up to and exceeding the hype around them like Nick has done

Agree, my only concern is how much room for improvement he has. He's pretty bloody good right now.

 

[MyManLynch]

Just remembered something amusing. I grew up with my old man telling me he used to play kick-to-kick with Daicos Snr when Daics was visiting his auntie in the street we lived on in Northcote.

Was he dribble kicking the ball through the gaps in the hedge?

 

[Cousin of Daicos]

I can't remember any player living up to and exceeding the hype around them like Nick has done

Honestly there was never any doubt.

I had 100% confidence he’d live up to and exceed the hype.

 

[Sticky Daics Pudding]

Was he dribble kicking the ball through the gaps in the hedge?

It was all concrete back then

 

[Dynamics]

Even god would get frustrated with the umpires

All good, the MCG has that fancy drainage system to deal with 40 days and 40 nights of rain.

 

[Ingy]

How often do half back players get tagged?

It happens.

Paul Williams used to get tagged, especially in his Sydney years.

Sydney brought Ryan Clarke in specifically to tag Sinclair when they played the Saints and it stymied their ball movement from defence to attack. Big reason why Sydney won.

The following week Vossy didn't bother and Sinclair cut them up through the middle of the ground. Big reason why the Saints won. I don't expect Longmuir to let him get away with it this weekend.

Hope they don't start tagging Whisper, but I suspect it'll take some doing and Maynard and Quaynor will probably just start dominating in counterattack anyway

 

[The Royal Sampler]

How often do half back players get tagged?

We played small forwards as taggers for years under Buckley, because our small forwards simply weren’t very good.

 

[Obese Arachnid]

No I think it’s you who is confused. This is a Coodabeen champions reference, not Benny Hill.

Cliff from Clematis
Timmy from Thomastown
Digger
Peter from peterborough
Ivan from Ivanhoe
Danny from Droop St
Stan the statistician from Stradbroke island
Massive Merv from Moorabbin
Helen from Healesville

Guru Bob

"They talk of great comebacks. Tony, in pre-history, the cockroach went to the brink of extinction, before becoming the most prolific insect on the planet.
THAT is the greatest comeback of all time, AND they went on with it".

 

[The Royal Sampler]

Guru Bob

"They talk of great comebacks. Tony, in pre-history, the cockroach went to the brink of extinction, before becoming the most prolific insect on the planet.
THAT is the greatest comeback of all time, AND they went on with it".

“A crown is just a hat that lets the rain in… think about that!”

 

[jmac70]

Guru Bob

"They talk of great comebacks. Tony, in pre-history, the cockroach went to the brink of extinction, before becoming the most prolific insect on the planet.
THAT is the greatest comeback of all time, AND they went on with it".

How are the sheep mate?

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

Guru Bob

"They talk of great comebacks. Tony, in pre-history, the cockroach went to the brink of extinction, before becoming the most prolific insect on the planet.
THAT is the greatest comeback of all time, AND they went on with it".

Technically Guru Bob wasn’t a caller. More a special comments expert.

“ A champion team will always beat a team of champions. Unless that team of champions is very very good”.

 

[Toecrusher]

Nick is now the leading disposal getter for the Pies this year.

It's not the number of disposals he gets, it's his kicking that impresses me.
Hits his target so often is ridiculous.

If he doesn't win the rising star, it will be because he is so smooth that he barely looks challenged. He does it way too easy.

 

[Toecrusher]

How many players past or present could have made the kick to Josh in the last quarter.

Nick gets the ball and in less than one second spies Josh on the opposite wing and hits him up perfectly.

Buckley could have made that kick, maybe someone like Robbie Grey - any others?

How many others?
None in their 15th game.

 

[The Royal Sampler]

It's not the number of disposals he gets, it's his kicking that impresses me.
Hits his target so often is ridiculous.

If he doesn't win the rising star, it will be because he is so smooth that he barely looks challenged. He does it way too easy.

Yes a lot of people are pointing out that he gets a lot of his possessions uncontested. Kinda like saying that a top surgeon gets a lot of referrals… yeah but look what he does with the scalpel!

Jai Newcombe’s second-season (aged 21) stats are not that dissimilar to Rupert Wills’ (aged 23) debut season. 3.5 more possessions on average, and about 3.5 fewer tackles on average. The tackles are actually harder to come by! Wills went on to play 18 more AFL games and is now a lawyer.

 

[Obese Arachnid]

How are the sheep mate?

Lost 2 two weeks ago, bloody humans who let their dogs roam.

Followed the bastards until the ranger got them.

Hope they put the owner down instead of the dogs!!!!!!!!!!