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7NEWS
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- 7NEWS
Neale Daniher delivers special message to latest Big Freeze slider Peter Daicos
Collingwood legend Peter Daicos has been unveiled as the second slider for Big Freeze 11 on King's Birthday. The latest edition of the FightMND will be a special occasion after Neale Daniher was named Australian of the Year in January. Daicos joins Olympic great Ariarne Titmus has confirmed slider's for the annual event. Daicos lit up the AFL in the 1980s, kicking 549 games from 250 games. He was known for producing the spectacular on the field and Daniher is expecting some magic down the slide. 'He played many great games in the cold and wet in the 80s, this is another level, but expecting some magic from you, Daics,' Daniher said in a pre-recorded message. Daicos, who these days watches sons Nick and Josh light up the MCG, didn't hesitate in expecting the honour. 'It is an honour. Thank you so much. I am so chuffed to be included. I don't know too much about the challenge of it but I know it is something that I will always look back on with a lot of fond memories of. 'It is going to be a great experience. 'I didn't need too much convincing to do it. From afar having watched it over the years, you have nothing but admiration. 'I know it has all been used before, but how can you not get involved and support it?' The theme this year is iconic Australians and Daicos already has idea locked in that he is 'pretty happy' with. But he did admit to being terrified of taking the icy plunge. 'The more I have thought about it of late, the more it terrifies me,' he said. 'It is one of those things, it is an experience, it is like bungee jumping. A bit terrifying bu thaving said that, it is something that I will enjoy year-on-year after it is well and truly gone.' Ahead of Big Freeze 11, Neale Daniher will sit down with Hamish McLachlan for a special edition of Unfiltered next Wednesday night.
7NEWS
3 days ago
- Sport
- 7NEWS
Nick Daicos finally ends 82-game drought with first contested mark of his career
It's taken 82 games, but Collingwood superstar Nick Daicos has finally taken a contested mark. The strange stat has become a talking point in recent times, with even teammates aware of it. But the talk is officially dead, with Daicos achieving the stat in the opening minutes of Friday night's clash against Hawthorn. Veteran Steele Sidebottom collected a loose ball on the wing and cut back inside to spot up Daicos in the centre circle. The gun midfielder had James Worpel on his hammer but stood tall to hold onto the mark that was officially recognised as contested. The moment wasn't lost on the Channel7 commentary team. 'That looked like a contested mark to me,' Richmond great Matthew Richardson said. 'I think it is, is that the numero uno?' James Braydshaw asked. 'I'm calling it, that had to be,' Richardson confidently replied. Earlier in the season, brother Josh joked about Nick's lack of contested marks. After the Anzac Day game against Essendon, Josh was pretty happy to talk about it following his own electric performance that included 36 touches and, yes, two contested marks. 'We get into Nick sometimes trying to get him a contested mark,' Josh said on Fox Footy. 'When they saw me have two back-to-back (contested marks) they got around me which made me feel good.' Teammate Isaac Quaynor also spoke about it during the Round 9 win over Fremantle. 'You want Nick Daicos wherever you can get him and it's good to have him up forward,' Quaynor told Channel 7 during the half-time break. 'He almost took his (first ever) contested mark. 'We've been trying to get him a contested mark all year, so it was close.' The contested mark drought hasn't appeared to bother Daicos at all. The 22-year-old continues to dominate the competition and remains the Brownlow Medal favourite.
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Crows boss considers challenging tradition against Pies
Adelaide coach Matthew Nicks is "extremely tempted" to buck tradition and deploy a hard tag on Collingwood playmaker Nick Daicos. The Magpie maestro has torn the Crows apart in their past two clashes at the MCG - both Pie wins in thrillers, by four and two points respectively. "One-hundred per cent, we're tempted," Nicks said of the prospect of tagging Daicos in Saturday afternoon's fixture at the 'G. Last year against the Crows, Daicos collected 41 disposals and 22 contested possessions following 37 and a goal the previous season. "He is a fantastic player," Nicks said. "He's very hard to stop, even with a tag, it has been shown that he can beat that. "But we're extremely tempted." Recruit James Peatling, who has settled nicely into Adelaide's midfield, appears the likely candidate. The former GWS on-baller has been increasingly influential in a past month tipped by 24 touches and a dozen tackles in his first Showdown win, a five-point scrape over Port Adelaide. "We would have a few that are really keen for it," Nicks said of the tagging job. "We have guys that really love that. "Whatever the team needs, we have got a group that will embrace that. "We will see how the game looks ... there's always plans in place for these things. We're not naive, we're not going to stand there and let a guy run around aimlessly. "But also there are times when you can go to that (tag) and it doesn't work as well as you'd necessarily like and a lot of the commentary can be 'they didn't tag'. "Well, maybe we just didn't get that bit right." Nicks has been preaching a weekly focus while putting his fifth-placed Crows (six wins, three losses) on track for a return to the finals for the first time since 2017. But there's a sense this fixture against the third-placed Pies (seven-two) has long been in the back of his mind. "There's so many hard match-ups ... that's why they're rated the best side in the competition, or one of," Nicks said. "There's so many weapons. Their scoring ability, it's not just their small forwards, they share it right around. "It comes of their well-rounded game though - they defend so well, they're connected. "I know a lot of teams around the league are looking at them at the moment and trying to work through what are they doing. "Because their connection is as good as any at this point, going back to when they won the flag (in 2023)." The Magpies recalled stalwarts Scott Pendlebury, Brayden Maynard and Brody Mihocek while losing skipper Darcy Moore (shoulder) and Lachie Schultz (concussion) for the clash against the unchanged Crows.
West Australian
16-05-2025
- Sport
- West Australian
Crows boss considers challenging tradition against Pies
Adelaide coach Matthew Nicks is "extremely tempted" to buck tradition and deploy a hard tag on Collingwood playmaker Nick Daicos. The Magpie maestro has torn the Crows apart in their past two clashes at the MCG - both Pie wins in thrillers, by four and two points respectively. "One-hundred per cent, we're tempted," Nicks said of the prospect of tagging Daicos in Saturday afternoon's fixture at the 'G. Last year against the Crows, Daicos collected 41 disposals and 22 contested possessions following 37 and a goal the previous season. "He is a fantastic player," Nicks said. "He's very hard to stop, even with a tag, it has been shown that he can beat that. "But we're extremely tempted." Recruit James Peatling, who has settled nicely into Adelaide's midfield, appears the likely candidate. The former GWS on-baller has been increasingly influential in a past month tipped by 24 touches and a dozen tackles in his first Showdown win, a five-point scrape over Port Adelaide. "We would have a few that are really keen for it," Nicks said of the tagging job. "We have guys that really love that. "Whatever the team needs, we have got a group that will embrace that. "We will see how the game looks ... there's always plans in place for these things. We're not naive, we're not going to stand there and let a guy run around aimlessly. "But also there are times when you can go to that (tag) and it doesn't work as well as you'd necessarily like and a lot of the commentary can be 'they didn't tag'. "Well, maybe we just didn't get that bit right." Nicks has been preaching a weekly focus while putting his fifth-placed Crows (six wins, three losses) on track for a return to the finals for the first time since 2017. But there's a sense this fixture against the third-placed Pies (seven-two) has long been in the back of his mind. "There's so many hard match-ups ... that's why they're rated the best side in the competition, or one of," Nicks said. "There's so many weapons. Their scoring ability, it's not just their small forwards, they share it right around. "It comes of their well-rounded game though - they defend so well, they're connected. "I know a lot of teams around the league are looking at them at the moment and trying to work through what are they doing. "Because their connection is as good as any at this point, going back to when they won the flag (in 2023)." The Magpies recalled stalwarts Scott Pendlebury, Brayden Maynard and Brody Mihocek while losing skipper Darcy Moore (shoulder) and Lachie Schultz (concussion) for the clash against the unchanged Crows.
Perth Now
16-05-2025
- Sport
- Perth Now
Crows boss considers challenging tradition against Pies
Adelaide coach Matthew Nicks is "extremely tempted" to buck tradition and deploy a hard tag on Collingwood playmaker Nick Daicos. The Magpie maestro has torn the Crows apart in their past two clashes at the MCG - both Pie wins in thrillers, by four and two points respectively. "One-hundred per cent, we're tempted," Nicks said of the prospect of tagging Daicos in Saturday afternoon's fixture at the 'G. Last year against the Crows, Daicos collected 41 disposals and 22 contested possessions following 37 and a goal the previous season. "He is a fantastic player," Nicks said. "He's very hard to stop, even with a tag, it has been shown that he can beat that. "But we're extremely tempted." Recruit James Peatling, who has settled nicely into Adelaide's midfield, appears the likely candidate. The former GWS on-baller has been increasingly influential in a past month tipped by 24 touches and a dozen tackles in his first Showdown win, a five-point scrape over Port Adelaide. "We would have a few that are really keen for it," Nicks said of the tagging job. "We have guys that really love that. "Whatever the team needs, we have got a group that will embrace that. "We will see how the game looks ... there's always plans in place for these things. We're not naive, we're not going to stand there and let a guy run around aimlessly. "But also there are times when you can go to that (tag) and it doesn't work as well as you'd necessarily like and a lot of the commentary can be 'they didn't tag'. "Well, maybe we just didn't get that bit right." Nicks has been preaching a weekly focus while putting his fifth-placed Crows (six wins, three losses) on track for a return to the finals for the first time since 2017. But there's a sense this fixture against the third-placed Pies (seven-two) has long been in the back of his mind. "There's so many hard match-ups ... that's why they're rated the best side in the competition, or one of," Nicks said. "There's so many weapons. Their scoring ability, it's not just their small forwards, they share it right around. "It comes of their well-rounded game though - they defend so well, they're connected. "I know a lot of teams around the league are looking at them at the moment and trying to work through what are they doing. "Because their connection is as good as any at this point, going back to when they won the flag (in 2023)." The Magpies recalled stalwarts Scott Pendlebury, Brayden Maynard and Brody Mihocek while losing skipper Darcy Moore (shoulder) and Lachie Schultz (concussion) for the clash against the unchanged Crows.
