Moved Thread Nick Daicos or Will Ashcroft?

[PieLebo87]

This one is for those loyal Lions fans who still think young Nick doesn’t quite do it as well in congestion. Now that he is spending abit more time in the middle, we’re starting to see the season’s averages skew in Nick’s favour.

Instead of the regular little squabbles in random threads, it’d be more fun to confine it to one thread for the pissing contest.

YTD, here are their averages: (Nick on the left, Will on the right)



Who does it look like that does it better in the congestion?

Poll end date is close of Round 23, when the Lions and Pies meet.

 

[werdna78]

They'll probably both be great generational players. Both father-sons, quite happy with Ashcroft.

 

[Reg Grundy35]

Those stats should shut a few idiots up

 

[Pistol Night]

Cmon. Ashcroft is going to be a gun. These threads always end up the same way.

 

[Reg Grundy35]

Two young superstars no question

 

[WillHayward]

Both are awesome so kind of a silly thread when Ashcroft is just a kid
Only worrying thing I've seen with Ashcroft is he has no left foot
Could hinder him a bit going fwd.

 

[Kappa]

Nick Daicos is obviously better at this point, but both players are AA talent.

 

[JasRulz63]

Both will be very good players for a very long time (hopefully with injuries permitting).

Ashcroft is playing well as a first year player that's in the midfield rotation for a top 4 team. Comparing him to Daicos who's played almost three times the amount of AFL games is a bit rough.

Kicking is going to be the thing he needs to work on the most (especially flattening out his kicks), as well as realising he has more time than he thinks and not rushing his disposal.

Daicos is having an amazing season, and will probably win the Brownlow in his second season.

With regards to the contested stuff, I think right now he's currently playing to his strengths as a smaller frame, and sometimes gets caught thinking about what he's going to do with the ball before he gets it. I think as he gets bigger and more confident with his body, he'll start trying to ride the contact and dish the ball off.

 

[SSSSSS]

Bizarre thread.

 

[StonesThrow]

Daicos continues to exceed my expectations. I underestimated the impact he has with his possessions. Uses it very well and is so clean. Knows how to get the one/two in a way that is actually advantageous (draws players in and leaves him in the open).

Good inside and outside.

 

[PieLebo87]

I figured it’s better to put it all in the one thread here instead of the constant lurking of some Lions posters in Collingwood match day threads regularly potting Daicos as soft and that he can’t handle a ‘hard tag’…

 

[matey]

Ashcroft will end the better midfielder.

 

[My Tilly]

Daicos is already playing multiple positions highlighting his versatility. If he dedicates himself as the full time mid in the coming years, could get to Bontempelli-type levels.

 

[M Malice]

 

[11kgm]

The lack of Nick Martin is sad

 

[Roby]

Is Nick the best player at Collingwood?

 

[jakson68]

A bit unfair to compare Will and Nick, as Will is in his first year and Nick is in his second.
Then again Nick is often compared to players further into their career, though still sometimes comes out on top.

Will Ashcroft is trekking to be a star no doubt.
Nick is just better.
No harm, no foul, would love to have either.

 

[rye]

nice melt op

 

[Tiger2709]

Those stats should shut a few idiots up

Yeah because stats are always right.

 

[HBFlanker]

Sheezel

 

[M Malice]

Sheezel

I actually think George Wardlaw may be your best young prospect, he is as hard as a cats head and is going to be an absolute gun IMO, a few draft pundits had him rated higher than Ashcroft in last years draft.

 

[Reg Grundy35]

Yeah because stats are always right.

Which ones are wrong here?

 

[HBFlanker]

I actually think George Wardlaw may be your best young prospect, he is as hard as a cats head and is going to be an absolute gun IMO, a few draft pundits had him rated higher than Ashcroft in last years draft.

Ashcroft and Sheezel are both very good players but i would have Sheezel slightly ahead at the moment.

Wardlaw will be incredible

 

[RuFiO]

Nick Daicos is the biggest seagull ever.
If you take away his kick ins, uncontested possessions and contested possessions yesterday he would've had 0 disposals.

 

[FFB1]

Thread created by a Collingwood supporter, so the correct answer is Ashcroft.