Nick Daicos would not just like the wild hysteria surrounding his breath-taking kind throughout the primary three rounds of simply his second AFL season.
The 20-year-old Collingwood star has performed simply 28 video games and is already among the many favorites for the Brownlow medal this yr after three scintillating performances to begin the yr.
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Within the final mark of respect, Daicos is already being focused by opposition sides because the talisman who must be stopped, after efforts of 35 disposals in Spherical 1, 32 in Spherical 2, and one other 33 within the Magpies’ 14-point win over Richmond on Friday evening.
He’s the most popular identify within the sport proper now.
However he would not prefer it.
He made that clear to Channel 7 boundary rider Abbey Holmes who, within the moments after Friday evening’s win, requested the teenager how he’s coping with being the focal point throughout the nation at such a younger age.
“I positively do not get pleasure from it, that is for certain,” Daicos admitted.
“I am off social media a good bit after video games and I kind of keep away from it (the hype), so I do not hear lots of it.”
Now the early flag favourites, Collingwood have proven they will win ugly, preventing by their very own wastefulness to beat a depleted Richmond by 14 factors and report an ideal 3-Zero begin to the AFL season.
In moist circumstances on the MCG on Friday, the Magpies gritted their enamel to assert an 8.15 (63) to 7.7 (49) victory in entrance of 85,241 followers and spoil Richmond coach Damien Hardwick’s 300th sport on the helm.
However the evening was soured by ruckman Darcy Cameron limping off with a knee harm simply earlier than three-quarter time.
He’ll be a part of Mason Cox (hematoma) on the sidelines for an prolonged interval.
Collingwood held the Tigers to only 9 factors within the opening two quarters – their lowest half-time rating since recording eight factors towards GWS in spherical 19, 2016.
Substitute Noah Cumberland sparked a Tiger resurgence early within the third quarter, taking part in a hand in two out of three objectives as Richmond drew inside three factors, earlier than the Magpies lifted, then noticed out the sport.
Richmond have been with out injured trio Dustin Martin, Jayden Brief and Jacob Hopper, plus suspended defender Nathan Broad, and lacked their regular punch by the center.
Steele Sidebottom (24 disposals) and Jordan De Goey (35 disposals, 10 clearances) seemed ominous all through and Daicos shook off consideration from Jack Graham to rack up 33 touches.
Tom Mitchell and Josh Daicos have been sometimes dependable whereas Billy Frampton saved a wasteful Tom Lynch quiet.
Nick Vlastuin marshalled Richmond’s protection whereas Liam Baker (33 disposals) and Tim Taranto labored onerous and Shai Bolton was clear in slippery circumstances.
Richmond acquired off to the proper begin when Lynch introduced the ball down amid three defenders and Bolton crumbed the ball, coolly danced by visitors and snapped off the aspect of his boot.
Bolton’s poise proved a uncommon second of composure for the Tigers, with Collingwood dealing with the circumstances much better.
However after Bobby Hill’s early response, the Magpies didn’t profit from their early dominance, kicking six behinds.
Objectives to Brody Mihocek and Ash Johnson both aspect of quarter-time gave Collingwood the higher hand.
Whereas they dominated territory, Collingwood’s failure to make it rely on the scoreboard saved the door open for a Richmond resurgence.
Richmond substituted out younger tall Samson Ryan for Cumberland at half-time and he had a hand in Rhyan Mansell and Judson Clarke booting early objectives.
However when Jack Riewoldt added Richmond’s third in a row, it sparked Collingwood into motion, with the Magpies booting the following 4 of the quarter, together with a beautiful shimmying purpose from skipper Scott Pendlebury.
Collingwood withstood one other late Tiger surge within the last time period to take care of their unbeaten begin.
– With AAP
