Nick Daicos has received criticism for instances of demanding the footy in poor positions amid a wider and more pertinent concern around the Pies\u2019 \u201cunhealthy\u201d overreliance on their superstar. <\/p>\n
Fox Footy\u2019s On the Couch revealed vision of Daicos last Saturday night \u2014 running towards the boundary line with his direct opponent in close proximity \u2014 demanding the ball from his brother, then openly venting his frustration after not receiving the handball. <\/p>\n
The piece of play was from Collingwood\u2019s 27-point loss to Brisbane, in which Daicos \u2014 the leading contender for this year\u2019s Brownlow Medal \u2014 had a team-high 29 disposals and game-high nine score involvements. <\/p>\n
FOX FOOTY, available on Kayo Sports, is the only place to watch every match of every round in the 2025 Toyota AFL Premiership Season LIVE in 4K, with no ad-breaks during play. New to Kayo? Get your first month for just $1. Limited-time offer.<\/a><\/p>\n But four-time Hawthorn premiership star Jordan Lewis on Monday night suggested it was a poor \u201chabit\u201d creeping into the superstar\u2019s game. <\/p>\n \u201cYou\u2019re starting to see this maybe creep into his (Daicos\u2019) game a little bit, where you\u2019re calling for the ball in areas where you might not be as dangerous,\u201d he began On the Couch. <\/p>\n \u201cI think anyone who realises when Josh Daicos gets the ball, he can be OK, but it\u2019s probably (Nick\u2019s) after attitude \u2014 \u2018why didn\u2019t you give it to me?\u2019<\/p>\n \u201cSo, when you see that in a player … I could\u2019ve shown 10 (examples). It\u2019s a habit. (There\u2019s) a balance between wanting the ball and wanting the ball in the wrong spots.\u201d<\/p>\n Over the past six rounds, Daicos has been involved in a whopping 43 per cent of Collingwood\u2019s scores, which ranks number one in the competition. <\/p>\n But in his overarching contention, Lewis posed the idea that there\u2019s an overreliance on the Brownlow Medal candidate at Collingwood. <\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s got to be a balance in it,\u201d he continued. \u201cSo, 43 per cent of (scores), the ball goes through Nick \u2014 that\u2019s obviously a big tick. <\/p>\n \u201cBut you can\u2019t be calling for the ball, and you can\u2019t be expected to give the ball to a player, no matter how dangerous they are, when they\u2019re not in a dangerous position.\u201d<\/p>\n Asked by triple Richmond premiership star Jack Riewoldt \u2014 who called the 43 per cent involvement figure \u201cunhealthy\u201d \u2014 if he thought it was a bad habit that has developed because of him being tagged, Lewis said: \u201cNo, I don\u2019t think so. <\/p>\n \u201cI think he\u2019s been really good in terms of mixing up his positions. He\u2019s the Brownlow Medal favourite for a reason … he may need some help in that area. <\/p>\n \u201cI think, if you look at their list \u2014 and we brought up Dan Houston last week<\/a> to (ask) where is he best suited, and he hasn\u2019t found his absolute niche on the half-backline \u2014 is he one of the players, in terms of centre-forward distributors, that you might try and expose to that midfield group?\u201d<\/p>\n