How the Bombers worked over the best player in the comp & Merrett's lofty praise - Sunday Footy Show

Kane Cornes highlights how Essendon went to work on Nick Daicos to limit the Magpie star's impact, as Zach Merrett drew comparisons to a triple premiership skipper with his selfless performance.
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[@Sean-0-JH]

Every time I see the number 7 in an Essendon jumper on my screen, I know the ball’s in good hands. Can always trust Merrett with the ball.

[@kokmuncher6702]

Daicos looked ordinary whilst on the same field as Zach Merrett

[@petergeorgeades3082]

Daicos was getting tagged by 3 different players while Collingwood let Merrett run completely free

[@stevelozevski8151]

​@@petergeorgeades3082yeah the whole team tagged him🤦

[@jamiekelly6851]

​@@petergeorgeades3082good players break tags.....merret does that a lot.

[@petergeorgeades3082]

@@jamiekelly6851 he did though, he still had: 31 disposals 17 contested (most on the ground) 12 clearances (most on the ground) All while being manhandled by 3 players the entire game

[@stevelozevski8151]

​@@petergeorgeades3082he had all those disposals and done nothing with them. Same story every week

[@louquay]

There were a dozen players better than Daicos on Friday night lol.

[@toast6637]

I agree😂

[@Watsupyoutube]

How could you have Daicos in the votes at 48 percent. Harry Jones should have been in that spot.

[@stevelozevski8151]

It's been the same story all year. He's a horrible kick

[@bernierossi8062]

Any number of players were better than Daicos if you consider the affect each had on the game. He was WELL down the list

[@Anarchyontheweb]

Shiel was so important because he played the Parish role who helped let Merrett do his best work. Of course he gets in the team.

[@Lmclean89]

Merrett is a ten times better player than Cotchin lol

[@lukemate2783]

This must be satire

[@jackwaite4035]

Cotchin was a dirty grub, Merret is a match winner

[@richardbehan8118]

100%

[@Lmclean89]

Merrett is better at every facet of the game.

[@Bloodynine606]

@@jackwaite4035matchwinner? How about win a final first. These players aren’t in the same league until Merrett does something with his talent other than win a home and away game. I say that as an Essendon supporter.

[@MrJonathonww]

Did Daicos get 7 votes for how good he was for Essendon?

[@18155456]

There are 7 rounds to go guys, not 6. Superb analysis as always…

[@fademan77]

how does daicos still get votes when he was 40% by foot. Wasn't close to Collingwoods' top 5.

[@ashleystewart9428]

because its the midfielders award silly billy

[@Littleyeti7]

He had 2 back to back kicks that went to Essendon players and then commentators said he’d kicked 2/11 targets, then checked the AFL app and it said 0 turnovers. Haha they even rig the stats for Daicos they love him so much

[@TheMissiIe]

​@Littleyeti7 you don't know what you're talking about. They don't update the stats instantly, check the stats now, it says 3 turnovers. You clowns will forever hate on a top 5 player JUST because he plays for Collingwood. I guarantee if he was playing for Giants you clowns would be calling him the GOAT

[@richardwood9177]

Because commentators and umpires get drawn to the “stars” of the game. He was around the ball, still got 31 possessions, but most of it was average at best because of the pressure by Essendon. If Daicos gets Brownlow votes for that effort there should be serious questions raised.

[@brujonpatrick4779]

@@richardwood9177he will get votes, Collingwood AFL agreement.

[@jayzee1412]

Bad night for McRae, should’ve tagged Merrett

[@TheLaughingMagpie]

McRae needs to invest in a tagger

[@JPI9807]

Kane’s stylist should be under more scrutiny than Adam Simpson imo 😂

[@user-zi3xd8rh7q]

What a score ,bloody beauty ❤️🖤❤️ Merritt Ur a beauty ❤️🖤💯

[@kyalking1313]

God I love the team work I really hope they go on a run the dons.

[@jackwaite4035]

7 straight games at MCG into finals, nice equity in that draw 😂😂 it’s the VFL still by the looks of it

[@antonalbo]

???? Some of those games are at Marvel dude... not all at the MCG but yes - they dont travel till last round to play Lions at the Gabba

[@joshuawynne4]

@@antonalbo could easily have been talking about Collingwood; apart from round 22 against Sydney at the SCG, all of their games (including the Essendon game) are actually at the MCG.

[@antonalbo]

@joshuawynne4 fair point.. AFL really looking to bank that $$$ in that fixture then..

[@benjaminparkinson5255]

Big game next week boys the pies keep up the momentum

[@charlesca5763]

Daicos a 7 is a joke. Was terrible. Turned it over every time he touched it

[@mattiasmichelsson5808]

Except he didn’t??

[@charlesca5763]

@@mattiasmichelsson5808 41.9% disposal efficiency says differently champ

[@charlesca5763]

Also happened to be the lowest on the ground and 18th worst disposal efficiency of the 414 players that played this week.

[@jasonbrown383]

Awesome

[@SeanChitty84]

Up the Donzzz!

[@ricstar6811]

Lou's hand ball?

[@Otis1194]

Best player in the comp??? Lachie Neale played against Adelaide, wasn't in this game

[@TheLaughingMagpie]

I want Collingwood to drop out the 8 Signed: a Collingwood supporter

[@richardwood9177]

@@TheLaughingMagpie They just have too many on the injury list to repeat. Agree. Better to restock. Pendlebury isn’t getting any younger, Sidebottom should’ve retired after the flag and there’s not enough depth.

[@TheLaughingMagpie]

@@richardwood9177 If I were Graham Wright, I’d decline to sign on any player over 30 coming out of contract, this year it’s Sidebottom (past it), Pendlebury should call it a day whilst he still has a gallon left in the tank, Howe and Will Hoskin-Elliott who plays one good game in a blue moon and is a headless chicken the rest of the time, next year, the over 30s out of contract will be Elliott who has had his fair share of injuries, Mitchell, Mason Cox who should not have extended 2 years and Mihocek whose body will be plastered by the time he comes out of contract Past our main 22, we have a few first round selections who are underexposed with the likes of Edward Allan, Reef McInnes, Finlay Macrae and Harry DeMattia and some later gems including Harvey Harrison and Joe Richards (who I can describe as The Likeable Joe to Essendon fans (I rarely find an Essendon fan or an AFL spectator who likes the other Joe being Daniher) and also Richards has a good backstory) We do have the luxury of trading into the first round this year using our 2025 first rounder as Tom McGuane is forecasted to go in the top 10 at the least apparently so we can trade that pick knowing we have a first round selection coming through But as you say we don’t have much depth which we should look to top up but unfortunately building depth takes time

[@TheLaughingMagpie]

@@richardwood9177 if I were Graham Wright, I’d decline to extend any player over 30, so this year it’d Steele Sidebottom (who was actually an Essendon fan), Scott Pendlebury, Jeremy Howe and Will Hoskin-Elliott and next year it’ll be Tom Mitchell, Mason Cox, Jamie Elliott and Brody Mihocek Past our current 22, our list has several underexposed first round recruits including Edward Allan, Reef McInnes (the grandson of one of Bomber Thompson’s former player sponsors), Finlay Macrae and Harry DeMattia with a couple of late gems in Harvey Harrison and Joe Richards and we have Tom McGuane coming next year and I’m confident that Tew Jiath, Charlie Dean and Jakob Ryan will come good and Josh Eyre (albeit delisted by Essendon, but yet again Adrian Dodoro just lusts after high end selections and sees anyone past that as disposable) looks like he would be a good project player to work with, he has upside as a forward But other than that, we don’t have a lot of depth in experience but have talent on that list that can and will be refined and developed I’m looking forward to the pre season the most, which says a lot

[@TheLaughingMagpie]

@@richardwood9177 Sidebottom looks like he used all the steam he had left into that goal in the GF

[@richardwood9177]

@@TheLaughingMagpie 😮‍💨

[@mytwosense9135]

Until Daicos learns hard bell gets, he's not even close to the best

[@Comatosedpeanut]

He’s second in the comp for contested footy only behind Cripps 🤡

[@EliteJerk]

@@Comatosedpeanut how many contested marks has he taken

[@M-lt6kx]

Still won't win a final

[@pkouls23]

Best player at Collingwood* Merret is the best player in the comp

[@morkusmorkus6040]

Settle down

[@michaelobrien1779]

AHahahahaha

[@chriscoyne4827]

Still can't win a Brownlow can't be that good can he. His still sitting outside the top ten of Brownlow favourite 🤦😂

[@richardbehan8118]

​@@chriscoyne4827so if a player doesn't win a Brownlow they are no good?

[@chriscoyne4827]

@@richardbehan8118 can you ask ESPN they may give you the right answers like Geelong 18 Essendon 15 🤣🤣🤦

[@GunbhmnGuinnk]

Daicos isn’t the best he’s trash

[@user-ll1eu6wu1h]

Nick is not the best player in the game ,

[@amazingalexap5977]

Daicos is not the best player in the comp

[@PetraKann]

Two teams that are out of form and playing bland footy

[@lukemate2783]

Essendon fans getting carried away. Daicos is still better than any Essendon player

[@richardbehan8118]

Friday night says otherwise.

[@waynedriscoll9005]

Totally agree Friday night does say otherwise lol

[@Bloodynine606]

Not Merrett.

[@Saint_Svadhisthana_Sahasrara_1]

Unfortunately yes

[@joelsmith6484]

You don’t see daicos doing the two way stuff that Merrett does, Merrett way clear