Nick Daicos (born 3 January 2003) is a professional

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player who plays for the

Collingwood Football Club The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed the Magpies or colloquially the Pies, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's elite competition. The club w ...

in the

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(AFL). Daicos is the son of

Peter Daicos Peter Daicos (born 20 September 1961) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played his entire 250-game career with the Collingwood Football Club in the VFL/AFL. Daicos is considered one of the greatest-ever players in Austra ...

, who played for Collingwood in the VFL/AFL, and the younger brother of

Josh Daicos Josh Daicos (born 26 November 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Son of Peter Daicos, who played for Collingwood in the VFL/AFL, he played for ...

, who also plays for Collingwood. Daicos was drafted with pick 4 in the 2021 AFL draft under the

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made a bid for him with a later draft pick but Collingwood matched their bid.

State football

Daicos captained the

Oakleigh Chargers The Oakleigh Chargers is an Australian rules football club playing in the NAB League, the top statewide under-18 competition in Victoria, Australia. They are based at Warrawee Park in Oakleigh, Victoria, representing the southeastern suburban ar ...

in the 2021

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. He impressed across five matches, averaging 35.8 disposals and 2 goals per game. Noted for his consistency and clean skills, Daicos was tipped for a high pick in the 2021 AFL draft. Prior he played community football for Greythorn and Kew Rovers in the

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AFL career

Daicos made his AFL debut for Collingwood in Round 1, 2022 against St Kilda. Following his third game, Daicos was nominated for the weekly

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Award. Daicos produced one of the best seasons by a first year player, averaging 25.8 disposals per game in which he played a halfback role. Daicos won the rising star, collecting 60 votes and beating Sam DeKoning by 12 votes.

Statistics

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Honours and achievements

Individual *

AFL Rising Star Award The AFL Rising Star is an Australian rules football award presented annually to the player adjudged the best young player in the Australian Football League (AFL) for the year. It was first presented in the 1993 season, and was won by Nathan ...

: 2022 * AFLPA Best First Year Player Award: 2022 * 22under22 team: 2022 * AFL Rising Star nominee: 2022 (round 3)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Daicos, Nick 2003 births Living people Australian people of Macedonian descent Collingwood Football Club players Oakleigh Chargers players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) People educated at Carey Baptist Grammar School