Player Watch Nick (AFL MVP) Daicos

[Crypt Keeper]

Naicos gets tagged 10X more than any other player. Imagine if he was allowed to run free every game like Ed Richards

20

Ed Richards

Age

26

Ht

188cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.4

3star

K

7.2

3star

HB

5.2

4star

M

2.5

3star

T

2.4

4star

CL

0.7

3star

D

11.3

3star

K

6.0

2star

HB

5.3

3star

M

1.5

2star

T

2.5

3star

CL

1.1

3star

D

14.6

4star

K

9.8

4star

HB

4.8

4star

M

4.8

5star

T

2.6

4star

CL

0.2

2star

or Bailey Smith

3

Bailey Smith

Age

25

Ht

185cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

18.3

5star

K

8.5

3star

HB

9.8

5star

M

2.3

2star

T

3.8

5star

CL

2.7

4star

D

19.8

5star

K

9.6

4star

HB

10.2

5star

M

1.8

2star

T

3.2

4star

CL

3.2

4star

D

14.8

4star

K

7.6

3star

HB

7.2

5star

M

2.0

3star

T

3.4

5star

CL

1.6

4star

or Jordan Dawson

12

Jordan Dawson

Age

29

Ht

190cm

Wt

91kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.0

4star

K

11.4

4star

HB

5.7

4star

M

4.8

5star

T

2.8

4star

CL

0.6

3star

D

15.7

4star

K

10.9

4star

HB

4.9

3star

M

2.9

3star

T

2.0

3star

CL

0.4

3star

D

11.8

3star

K

7.8

3star

HB

4.0

3star

M

5.0

5star

T

3.0

5star

CL

0.6

3star

. It would be over for the league.

 

[BillyElliott]

Really should have had longmire and simpson on it as well, two recent coaches who would have a better understanding of the true value of players and positions than all the other panelists combined.

It's a pretty average looking list of selectors tbh.

I guess we really shouldn't be surprised with the team.

 

[TradeDraft]

The official 2025 All-Australian selection panel comprises of: Andrew Dillon (Chair), Eddie Betts, Jude Bolton, Nathan Buckley, Kane Cornes, Abbey Holmes, Glen Jakovich, Laura Kane and Matthew Pavlich.

Well seeing the Names:

Andrew Dillon
Laura Kane
Kane Cornes

I know it’s a Joke

 

[BillyElliott]

Well seeing the Names:

Andrew Dillon
Laura Kane
Kane Cornes

I know it’s a Joke

Definitely needs an overhaul.

There should be a fan survey to select the selectors

 

[sr36]

South Australia got shafted

Battle over Worrell was a massive head scratcher.

 

[BillyElliott]

 

[cfc19902010]

Well seeing the Names:

Andrew Dillon
Laura Kane
Kane Cornes

I know it’s a Joke

He will get shafted at the Brownlow medal as well

 

[BillyElliott]

 

[BillyElliott]

He will get shafted at the Brownlow medal as well

They owe him big time for shafting him last year.

 

[BillyElliott]

Slide 2 Pie jumper coming up for Louis

 

[satty]

Pendles wouldn’t be playing now if he didn’t have the beast swanny beside him for few years.He would have copped all the attention that swanny was getting.

Nick needs the same level of support. Even Gaz Jnr had prime selwood and prime bartel for some time.

 

[satty]

They owe him big time for shafting him last year.

There is precedence for players winning the brownlow medal the year after their dominant season.

The swan and judd brownlow is a classic example.
Swan should have won the 2010 comfortably but judd got it. Judd was by far the better player in 2011 but swan got it. So the umpires have a tendency to over correct.

 

[Abdul_The_Bull]

Its arguably a better award to win than the brownlow when you consider who votes.

That, and the Coaches award....

 

[gouki88]

Battle over Worrell was a massive head scratcher.

Battle over Worrell & Vlastuin is bizarre I reckon. Darcy Byrne-Jones level bizarre

 

[UltraEgo]

The 4 on the bench are probably ahead of him. Can't fit them all in

I would have had Butters in the team before the ranga Ed Richards

 

[doofdoof]

It's a pretty average looking list of selectors tbh.

I guess we really shouldn't be surprised with the team.

Well seeing the Names:

Andrew Dillon
Laura Kane
Kane Cornes

I know it’s a Joke

There are dozens of more insightful footy people than Eddie Betts too.

 

[Doc1763]

There are dozens of more insightful footy people than Eddie Betts too.

yes, but do they work for Channel 7 or Fox Footy?

 

[nickyds35]

Naicos gets tagged 10X more than any other player. Imagine if he was allowed to run free every game like Ed Richards or Bailey Smith or Jordan Dawson. It would be over for the league.

More reason why we need to do everything possible to get a second banana next to him.

 

[manicmagpie]

There is precedence for players winning the brownlow medal the year after their dominant season.

The swan and judd brownlow is a classic example.
Swan should have won the 2010 comfortably but judd got it. Judd was by far the better player in 2011 but swan got it. So the umpires have a tendency to over correct.

Judd wasn't the better player in 2011.

Judd was better in 2011 than in 2010.
Swan was better in 2010 than in 2011.
Swan was better than Judd by a country mile in 2010, but only marginally better in 2011.

But because Judd got so many votes in 2010 and actually played better in 2011 everyone expected him to win again so it was a shock when he didn't.

But if you have a look at the awards voted on week to week in 2011 Judd doesn't dominate at all, and Swan won IIRC more of these than Judd. Different story in 2010 where Swan wins basically every single one except the Brownlow.

 

[sr36]

I would have had Butters in the team before the ranga Ed Richards

I would have had him in the team ahead of all the mids other than Daicos, Rowell, Dawson and Anderson - and only behind them because he missed the start of the year.

 

[Drought Break]

Can't believe N Daicos only made the bench. Elliott very stiff to miss out as well.

Elliotts first half of season was elite. Been average since the bye. You don’t make all Australian with half a season of good performances

 

[BigVic]

Just his 4th year

 

[manicpie]

I'm just happy Grundy didn't make AA. Have I mentioned he can't mark?. Don't get me started on Bailey

 

[BillyElliott]

More reason why we need to do everything possible to get a second banana next to him.

I heard Nick was asked who his MVP was & he nominated Zac Butters.

I hope he & Houston can get in his ear

 

[Dead Eye Didak]

He played as an inside outside mid in 2025. He didn’t have as good a year as Dawson. He didn’t have as good a year as Anderson. It’s marginal between him and Richards.

Nick’s kicking was off his best all year so he gets edged by the more efficient player and prolific goalkicker. No snub.

I disagree, my opinion it's a snub. The player voted the best for 2025 by his peers sitting on the bench, doesn't sit right with me...