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Just saw Levi's highlights
he's basically a clone of Will, would have to be hot fave for the Rising Star-
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he's basically a clone of Will, would have to be hot fave for the Rising Star
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Dude Levi is meant to be better than Will, Daicos boys are yesterday’s news. Pies ain’t going anywhere with them now.
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I'm confident he's going to be at least as good as Will
Hope they're aren't any more brothers
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N Daicos is still The King though 
Ashcroft boys will be eating his dust for the next 10 years
Ashcroft boys will be eating his dust for the next 10 years
Both will be long term guns and both sets of supporters should be very happy.
Slight nitpick, but Ashcroft doesn’t seem to get huge distance with his kicks? GF day was the first time I’d seen him live, fully deserved the Norm but it seeemed like his kicks maxed out at about 40m? I could’ve imgained it though.
Slight nitpick, but Ashcroft doesn’t seem to get huge distance with his kicks? GF day was the first time I’d seen him live, fully deserved the Norm but it seeemed like his kicks maxed out at about 40m? I could’ve imgained it though.
I'm still taking Sheezel, but Will is a very very good player
You claiming others having an obsession?
A fact that you have an obsession ?
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Sheezel is a freak of the highest order tbf though. If he stays relatively injury free, he probably has another couple of gears yet which is terrifying.
I didn't say he wasn't.
Just pointing out he isn't a relevant option for this thread.
But it's not the first time Carlton supporters are living vicariously through other teams and their star players.
What would 'another gear' be?
Are we talking Brownlow / Coaches Award / MVP contention? In the same way Daicos has contended for all of these awards from his second season?
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What would be fairer would be to have Ashcroft / Sheezel vs Nick Daicos.
All Australians
Nick Daicos 2
Sheezcroft 0
Brownlow Votes
Nick Daicos 77
Sheezcroft 27
Coaches Award
Daicos 1
Sheezcroft 0
All Australians
Nick Daicos 2
Sheezcroft 0
Brownlow Votes
Nick Daicos 77
Sheezcroft 27
Coaches Award
Daicos 1
Sheezcroft 0
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No one's having a go at Naicos so not sure why so defensive.
If you throw in JHF, does the trio get closer, as it's a bit unfair with Ashcroft missing a year due to his knee injury, and therefore only comparing 3 seasons from Naicos with 3 seasons from Sheezcroft.
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Because they knew they werent getting him. Roos still should have bid on him to force Collingwood to pay even more for him. That they didnt makes you wonder what deal Collingwood offered them for the future.
Can you do one, at the same age?
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Little sister still to come I thinkI'm confident he's going to be at least as good as Will
Hope they're aren't any more brothers
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I think Ascroft is more the traditional RR and better at it than Daicos.
Daicos, I think is just a different sortve player. I know McRae played him more around the ball in the first half of games this year but I think they had to without Mitchell or a dedicated ground ball/hard ball get type.
Daicos reminds me of the main midfield player in a soccer team. When he’s got the ball and hits the go button coming through the square, everybody hits the go button and Daicos hits passes at max speed and creates things that not many can he gets back in the chain and the oppo can’t deal with him because there are so many options. Sheezel is good at it but Daicos is very good at it.
Around the stoppage there isn’t as many creative options, oppo and def down the line have a better idea of where the ball is going to go.
When he’s running off H/B, no one is really sure where the ball is going to go.
He did well because he’s a very good player, but Collingwood didn’t win enough games with him around the stoppage.
Daicos, I think is just a different sortve player. I know McRae played him more around the ball in the first half of games this year but I think they had to without Mitchell or a dedicated ground ball/hard ball get type.
Daicos reminds me of the main midfield player in a soccer team. When he’s got the ball and hits the go button coming through the square, everybody hits the go button and Daicos hits passes at max speed and creates things that not many can he gets back in the chain and the oppo can’t deal with him because there are so many options. Sheezel is good at it but Daicos is very good at it.
Around the stoppage there isn’t as many creative options, oppo and def down the line have a better idea of where the ball is going to go.
When he’s running off H/B, no one is really sure where the ball is going to go.
He did well because he’s a very good player, but Collingwood didn’t win enough games with him around the stoppage.
I think the key question in this undeniably riveting debate, is do you pronounce this 'Wash Croft' or 'W-Ashcroft'?
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It’s unbelievably incredible. He’s a kid.
Not since Dick Reynolds and the kid from Tongala ..has such a young player shown such dominance in the big league.
Nicky runs and runs and gets the ball from other’s hard efforts. And that’s ok.
But he’s not in the same category of toughness and aggression as this boy.
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