Nick Daicos

Nick Daicos (born 3 January 2003)[1] is a professional Australian rules football player who plays for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Daicos is the son of Peter Daicos, who played for Collingwood in the VFL/AFL, and the younger brother of Josh Daicos, who also plays for Collingwood.

Nick Daicos
Personal information
Full name Nick Daicos
Date of birth (2003-01-03) 3 January 2003
Place of birth Victoria
Original team(s) Oakleigh Chargers (NAB League)/Carey Grammar/Kew Rovers
Draft No. 4 (F/S), 2021 national draft
Debut Round 1, Collingwood vs. St Kilda, at Marvel Stadium
Height 184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current club Collingwood
Number 35
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2022– Collingwood 34 (13)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 9, 2023.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Daicos was drafted with pick 4 in the 2021 AFL draft under the father–son rule. Gold Coast made a bid for him with a later draft pick but Collingwood matched their bid.

State football

Daicos captained the Oakleigh Chargers in the 2021 NAB League. He impressed across five matches, averaging 35.8 disposals and 2 goals per game.[2] Noted for his consistency and clean skills, Daicos was tipped for a high pick in the 2021 AFL draft.[3] Prior he played community football for Greythorn Falcons and Kew Rovers in the Yarra Junior Football League.[4]

AFL career

2022

In 2021, Daicos was drafted to the Collingwood Football Club as a father-son pick, following in the footsteps of his father, Peter Daicos, who played for the club from 1979 to 1993. He chose to wear 35 as his guernsey number, the same number worn by his father.[5] Daicos was the subject of widespread media attention prior to his drafting, due to his potential to provide a much-needed contribution to a Collingwood side that finished second-last in the ladder in the 2021 Season.[6]

Daicos made his AFL debut in Round 1 of the 2022 AFL season. In the win against St Kilda at Marvel Stadium, he produced an impressive 27 disposals, 10 contested possessions, and 5 marks.[7]

Over the subsequent rounds, Daicos continued to impress as a rookie. In Round 3 against Geelong, Daicos earned a Rising Star nomination after collecting 26 disposals and kicking his first goal at the AFL level. A Round 18 win against Adelaide saw Daicos earn a season-high 40 disposals, while also kicking 3 goals.[8]

In the 2022 AFL Finals, Daicos played his first finals football, where he continued his impressive performance with an average of 24 disposals across three games until the Magpies season was ended by the Sydney Swans in a 94-95 defeat at the Sydney Cricket Ground during the Preliminary Final.

Throughout the season Daicos’s performance was considered one of the most impactful and talented rookie seasons of all time, averaging 25.7 disposals per game while primarily playing in the half-back position.[9] For his performance he was awarded the Rising Star award given to the AFL’s best young player. Daicos received an all-time record 60 votes for the award, surpassing Sam Walsh’s previous record of 54 in 2019, and finishing above Geelong’s runner-up Sam De Koning (48 votes) and fellow Magpie Jack Ginnivan (21 votes) for the 2022 season.[10]

2023

Daicos began his second professional season with 35 disposals and 7 marks in a Round 1 win against Geelong.[11]

In Round 6, during the annual Anzac Day Clash between the Collingwood and Essendon football clubs, Daicos was awarded the Anzac Medal for his best-on-ground performance where he produced 40 disposals, six marks, and two goals in the Magpie's comeback victory against the Bombers.[12]

Statistics

Updated to the end of round 5, 2023.[13]

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2022Collingwood35 2577361283644102540.30.314.411.325.84.12.211
2023Collingwood35 542103771802770.80.420.615.436.05.41.40
Career 30119464360824136610.30.315.412.027.44.52.011

Honours and achievements

Individual

References
  1. "Nick Daicos". Collingwood Football Club. Retrieved 23 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Draftee Fantasy Analysis – Nick Daicos". The Keeper League. 31 October 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Nick Daicos Draft Profile". Draft Central. Retrieved 24 April 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. Paus, Aidan (30 November 2021). "AFL Draft selects 9 of the YJFL's best". YJFL. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  5. "Nick Daicos | AFL". collingwoodfc.com.au. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  6. "Draft Watch: Pies son of a gun produces whopping display to score third consecutive BOG". Fox Sports. 19 April 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  7. "New coach unleashes fresh 'electric' style as Pies overcome 26yo Saints 'cult figure'". Fox Sports. 18 March 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  8. "Nick Daicos | AFL". collingwoodfc.com.au. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  9. Lerner, Ronny (23 August 2022). "Rising Star: Nick Daicos set to cap brilliant debut season with award". The Age. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  10. "Collingwood's Nick Daicos has been crowned the 2022 NAB AFL Rising Star". afl.com.au. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  11. "Nick Daicos | AFL". collingwoodfc.com.au. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  12. "ANZAC Day Medal Votes". AFL. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  13. "Nick Daicos - Player Statistics". Collingwood Football Club. Retrieved 24 April 2022.


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