Nick Daicos
- Thread starter Ginnieboy
- Start date
- Tagged users None
- Status
BringFevBack2021
Norm Smith Medallist
- May 9, 2021
- 7,709
- 17,038
- AFL Club
- Carlton
Judd is more of a contested, burst from the stoppage anaerobic freak. He was one touch like Neale and explosive like Dangerfield. Very unique player.
Daicos is the first receive player with probably the best decision making and field kicking in the competition. He is confident and bold enough to receive the ball in no space and his teammates and coach back him in to work it out.
He could easily play on-ball but I think his best work is off of half back or from a wing where he can be that extra midfielder who picks the right point and time to hit the stoppage to receive the loose ball.
I’m confident Daicos will be a generational talent, seen enough to be convinced of that.
- Sep 14, 2005
- 18,419
- 18,679
I love this thinking.
Comparisons are being made based on existing styles/player types, but Daicos will obviously be his own and that’s what the next young gun in 20 years time will be compared to and may not live up to with a like for like comparison.
Our game is looking bloody good in a sense of I haven’t seen so many potential superstars drafted as I have in the last few years. There’ll be a few bonafide superstars in 4-5 years time.
Because every time you have it your opponent doesn’t
Big deal? They get to play AFL football. Talking about it being unfair to be a high draft pick, earn potentially a huge amount of money and be a professional athlete is a bit ridiculous, what because you have to go live in Sydney or on the Gold Coast? This isn't a disadvantage to anyone but the most egocentric of individuals.
Darcy has been great but he has plenty of weaknesses, primarily is that he can be exposed when he has to be accountable one on one in the D50. He's fantastic when he gets to play off his man, and come in as the 3rd man for spoils or intercepts. The only player with arguments for more impactful than Nick has been De Goey IMO, but he's had one very down game and missed a game but his damage from the center square and forward has been invaluable. Pendles is right there also.
VinnieB
Norm Smith Medallist
- Oct 28, 2021
- 7,430
- 11,579
- AFL Club
- Collingwood
You're partly right. N Daicos works hard to get the ball. But he just about always puts the Pies into a better, more attacking position with his use of the ball.
S Walsh had 38 disposals over the weekend. Mainly in the back half and only gained 249m. So yes, disposals in isolation means 'fu** all'. But N Daicos makes most of them count. 9 score involvements, 2 goals, 80% efficiency, over 600m gained.
The best since Judd bursted onto the scene
Gold Rocks
Club Legend
- Oct 2, 2019
- 1,341
- 2,070
- AFL Club
- Richmond
- Banned
- #208
You do realise playing in a bottom team the ball is flying into norths backline a lot
. If I played for north’s backline I would get 40 as I’m an elite chip eating seagull.
NakedDeadGuy
Club Legend
Is an absolute ripper, a fun player to watch play the game and seems like a good dude as well.
On the F/S debate, even if he played for my cats, it wouldn't seem right to see a Daicos running round for any team other than the Collingwoods.
On the F/S debate, even if he played for my cats, it wouldn't seem right to see a Daicos running round for any team other than the Collingwoods.
From memory he kicked all 5 in the first half, and most of them were on the run goals at high speed. Peak WC era Chris Judd was something else. The early-mid career chronic injuries really robbed him of his explosiveness.
- Jul 13, 2015
- 38,631
- 43,775
- AFL Club
- Hawthorn
You do realise playing in a bottom team the ball is flying into norths backline a lot
I assume all the Richmond defenders are racking up 30+ possies too then ?
Unbelievable that the best kid since Chris Judd is a F/S for Collingwood who are a premiership contender. I think the AFL will increase the amount of draft picks/points that club needs to use to match the bid for starters they can get rid of the F/S discount
ZEV
Premium Platinum
- Jul 23, 2013
- 6,236
- 7,773
- AFL Club
- Collingwood
One of yours kicked 800 goals....
- Thread starter
- Banned
- #214
So when we get lucky the rules have to change? Wouldn’t surprise me actually, can’t have Collingwood getting a leg up, ok for the Cats to have Ablett Junior, Scarlet and Hawkins though.
I agree with ya
Koby Bewick (Son of Darren) is suposdley a future number 1 pick and a gun what's the bet the AFL will change the F/S rules right when Essendon could have a generational talent lols
- Sep 26, 2012
- 36,393
- 56,239
- AFL Club
- Collingwood
Pies finished 17th the year they drafted Daicos, almost could have drafted him with their own pick and also had the decency to trade out pick two for nothing to make it fair
True i just think the AFL could change the rules
- Thread starter
- Banned
- #218
I agree with you, it’s one thing to allow father sons but it’s another thing to give a discount as well.
- Sep 26, 2012
- 36,393
- 56,239
- AFL Club
- Collingwood
It’s too random and uncommon to be an issue I think for example Josh Daicos came from the same set of parents and wasn’t even bid on, maybe shouldn’t be a discount but really that’s just a few extra late picks that aren’t hard to come by
Is he as good now as Ablett Jnr was at his best? Seems the best comparison re type of player. Unbelievably quick, clean, skilful, makes the right decisions, impacts when it’s needed. Just on another level.
- May 5, 2014
- 1,261
- 1,721
- AFL Club
- Gold Coast
The Gary Ablett comparisons are hilarious, honestly.
The only thing he has in common with Gary is they are the same height, get a ton of the ball, kick it well. (And of course comes from famous lineage).
Gary was a tank, just like his old man. Sinewy.
Daicos does not have the speed or power of Ablett, which ultimately is what has made all the great midfielders of the past 20 years what they were.
There's a fair bit of "Matt Rowell" about Daicos.
Junior player who was waaay more prepared for the rigours of AFL when he came into it and as a result is playing much closer to his ceiling than the rest of his contemporaries.
If tagging ever comes back into vogue he will be one of those players like Sloane and Selwood who got held to 10 touches every time they got tagged as he is too small to shake off a physical tagger.
Is he in uncharted territory as far as his impact at this stage of his career?
Yes, absolutely.
But the eye test will clearly tell you, this kid ain't ever getting close Gary Ablett levels - a player who went into the Brownlow 4 times as the consensus favourite to win, and was robbed a further time when his shoulder blew out.
Once the honey moon period wears off, and football becomes more of a grind rather than a euphoric experience of achieving new highs every game, he will revert back to his mean, which is still a super player, but Zach Merret on steroids is not the "next Gary Ablett junior".
Not even close.
The only thing he has in common with Gary is they are the same height, get a ton of the ball, kick it well. (And of course comes from famous lineage).
Gary was a tank, just like his old man. Sinewy.
Daicos does not have the speed or power of Ablett, which ultimately is what has made all the great midfielders of the past 20 years what they were.
There's a fair bit of "Matt Rowell" about Daicos.
Junior player who was waaay more prepared for the rigours of AFL when he came into it and as a result is playing much closer to his ceiling than the rest of his contemporaries.
If tagging ever comes back into vogue he will be one of those players like Sloane and Selwood who got held to 10 touches every time they got tagged as he is too small to shake off a physical tagger.
Is he in uncharted territory as far as his impact at this stage of his career?
Yes, absolutely.
But the eye test will clearly tell you, this kid ain't ever getting close Gary Ablett levels - a player who went into the Brownlow 4 times as the consensus favourite to win, and was robbed a further time when his shoulder blew out.
Once the honey moon period wears off, and football becomes more of a grind rather than a euphoric experience of achieving new highs every game, he will revert back to his mean, which is still a super player, but Zach Merret on steroids is not the "next Gary Ablett junior".
Not even close.
- Apr 29, 2016
- 13,899
- 12,258
- AFL Club
- Melbourne
The kid is a jet. Probably the best kick in the league and his decision making is great, his work ethic is great and he has great balance. His contested work needs work but what he is still killing opposition outside of the contest. His disposal numbers obviously don't tell the full story as he does take a lot of kickouts plus the pies simply go out of their way to give hm the ball but I don't blame them.
I'd like to see a team tag him first though before going early on him. He hasn't really faced a proper tag. For the majority of the game no attention is put into him. No rough stuff, nothing. It's been pretty pathetic by opposition coaches at the lack of work that they put into Daicos. They're obsessed about 'system' lol
I'd like to see a team tag him first though before going early on him. He hasn't really faced a proper tag. For the majority of the game no attention is put into him. No rough stuff, nothing. It's been pretty pathetic by opposition coaches at the lack of work that they put into Daicos. They're obsessed about 'system' lol
Absolute gun, will be a superstar, getting close, if not already. He has it all, endurance, footy IQ, sublime skills, once his body becomes bigger, stronger he will be unstoppable, unfortunately.
Experts at what?
- Status
Similar threads
- Poll
