Player Watch Josh Daicos

[Soups]

Yeah he has been pretty average coming in. The height he is his kicking has to be pin point and it’s really inconsistent atm. I think there’s a spot for him but he’s a while away.

 

[DuckToaster]

He's a smooth mover with the ball, but needs time to develop. Doesn't have the build for afl just yet. I'd like to see him go back to the vfl for a few weeks so we can test out the bear.

 

[4tone]

He'll be right. Skills on both sides, low centre of gravity. Give him 50 games, he'll explode, patience required.

 

[Horaceg]

He'll be right. Skills on both sides, low centre of gravity. Give him 50 games, he'll explode, patience required.

True this.

 

[rand corp]

Has some nice traits but looks neither strong enough nor anywhere near ready just yet, however, he is getting valuable experience whilst others are injured at the moment

 

[Rorzza]

Yeap, need to just keep playing him. Already just as good an option as Mayne, Blair, Greenwood, and Appleby. Will improve with experience.

 

[TradeDraft]

Looked out of his Depth Today

 

[DWil6]

16 disposals but not a great game. He could do with a year of VFL and another preseason. When he gets the ball he has some skills. It’s just patchy at the moment.

 

[Brent24]

Yeap, need to just keep playing him. Already just as good an option as Mayne, Blair, Greenwood, and Appleby. Will improve with experience.

Blair yes. Maybe Mayne. The other 2 actually can play defined roles, which can help the team.

It's good that Daicos has had another taste of senior footy, but he's some way off. I'd give Brown another taste, or Sier.

 

[Harry O]

Given it is the Suns this week I would give him the chance again and then back to VFL the next week

 

[SpongePie]

He has built a fair set of guns. Arms looking big!

 

[robertg22]

If we could combine Daics' skills with Brown's grit and inside/defensive work we'd have a complete player. Not his best game today but had some decent moments.

 

[Saintly Viewed]

Bald?

Surely not.
Needs a mullet like the old man

 

[4#Didak#4]

Reminds me a bit of Gary Ablett Jnr early days. Looks good when he has it but not getting involved enough and floating in and out. Gary was quite underwhelming early on, his first 50 games were bog average. Then he clicked. I am not saying he is the next Gary Ablett but I think his development curve will be similar.

 

[MarkT2]

Not ready. Store in VFL for 12 months and try again.
He has got something intangible about how he plays but the pace and intensity is beyond him at present.

 

[robertg22]

Reminds me a bit of Gary Ablett Jnr early days. Looks good when he has it but not getting involved enough and floating in and out. Gary was quite underwhelming early on, his first 50 games were bog average. Then he clicked. I am not saying he is the next Gary Ablett but I think his development curve will be similar.

Gaz debuted as a 17 year old (before the rules changed) and played 12 games in year 1. Kicked 25 goals year 2 as an 18 year old which is pretty solid. Still, I like the comparison in relation to how he floats in and out of games. The skill is there, just needs to toughen up and build more of a tank. Let's hope he turns out half as good as Ablett!

 

[Leviathan Pie]

Very ineffective, does little to assist our cause.

Will be sent back to the VFL I'd assume.

 

[legendstatus]

Still developing, give him another 2 years


Sent from my Warped mind [emoji89]

 

[TheFreshBanana]

The issue is our lack of outside midfielders. We have an abundance of inside midfielders in Brown, Sier and Wills to name a few.

I've never really enjoyed any of Daicos' games to this point. When Daicos, Brown and Stephenson were all playing at the start of the year, you would see flashes from Stephenson (his speed and goal sense) and Brown (his inside work), but Daicos' weapons just weren't shown on AFL level.

Granted, I think there is an upside to him. He does appear to be a smooth mover of the ball... which looks great, but his disposal is still very poor.

He needs a couple more pre-seasons in him. Glad to keep him around and develop him, but his inclusion into the side speaks more of our lack of outside midfielder depth than it does about how good Daicos is.

 

[mike123]

The issue is our lack of outside midfielders. We have an abundance of inside midfielders in Brown, Sier and Wills to name a few.

I've never really enjoyed any of Daicos' games to this point. When Daicos, Brown and Stephenson were all playing at the start of the year, you would see flashes from Stephenson (his speed and goal sense) and Brown (his inside work), but Daicos' weapons just weren't shown on AFL level.

Granted, I think there is an upside to him. He does appear to be a smooth mover of the ball... which looks great, but his disposal is still very poor.

He needs a couple more pre-seasons in him. Glad to keep him around and develop him, but his inclusion into the side speaks more of our lack of outside midfielder depth than it does about how good Daicos is.

I don't think Daicos and Brown have played a game together at AFL level this year.

 

[Scodog10]

0 tackles and 9 pressure acts is telling, IMO. Tells me his workrate wasn’t there yesterday (Mayne wasn’t much ahead though). I’m inclined to give him the Suns match as an opportunity to atone for what was a pretty poor showing, but I won’t begrudge the match committee if they see it differently.

Robert’s comment that combined with Brown we’d have a complete player on our hands seems quite astute to me. With the age profile of our midfield I don’t see room for both long term so whoever gets it in the area the other is stronger first could prove a decisive edge for their individual growth.

 

[The Dawes]

there are elements of his game I really like, but he does need to get bigger so those tackles can stick. Overall I didn't mind his game - he will be vastly improved once he's had more senior exposure, so anything he does now is a bonus.

 

[sr36]

Classy mover who looks a year or two away.

 

[Black_White]

16 possies, but would be lucky to have four effective.
Had his name been Mayne, there would have been outrage on this board.
He may have a future, but right now he is a liability.

 

[JB1975]

Classy mover who looks a year or two away.

Sounds about right. I don't quite agree with any suggestion that we should load 50 games into him, because I do think he needs to start showing a bit more than he has been, but it'll be at least another pre-season before his value becomes apparent.

He's not really keeping anyone out of the side at the moment, so I'd be happy to see him given a few more games to show some improvement.