Nick Daicos’ merciless harm has thrown the Brownlow Medal race large open, as a brand new favorite has rocketed into competition to win the AFL’s highest particular person honour.
Daicos has been the pink sizzling favorite for the Brownlow because the early rounds of the season and has been a close to unbackable favorite after profitable greatest on floor medals on Anzac Day and in Collingwood’s win over the Western Bulldogs.
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But the 20-year-old has been dominated out of motion for six weeks after struggling a hairline fracture in his proper knee take part Collingwood’s shock loss to Hawthorn on Saturday.
It’s a brutal blow for the Magpies, who’ve misplaced their previous two video games and face reigning premiers Geelong on Friday night time.
Daicos will miss the three remaining residence and away video games in addition to the primary two weeks of the finals sequence, with a preliminary remaining return more than likely if Collingwood make it that far.
Two-time premiership participant David King advised Fox Footy’s First Crack: “I’ve been 1A on the Collingwood bus and Nick Daicos bus.
“This guy, in all likelihood, has probably lost the Brownlow as late as Round 21 and they (Collingwood) have lost their No. 1 trump card.
“Logic says to me they’ll fight hard to finish top. If they can somehow find that and things open up for them and they don’t have to leave the MCG that’d be great. (But) I really can’t see them winning it from here now.”
Daicos had been on monitor to turn out to be the youngest Brownlow medallist since a 21-year-old Chris Judd received the award in 2004.
But even Judd was in third season. Daicos is simply in his second yr within the AFL.
His odds to take residence the Brownlow had been below $2 halfway by means of the season however have now ballooned out to $6 after the news of his harm.
Western Bulldogs captain Marcus Bontempelli has now rocketed into favouritism to win the Brownlow at $2 forward of Melbourne’s Christian Petracca ($2.75).
Bontempelli completed second within the 2021 Brownlow depend by one vote to Port Adelaide’s Ollie Wines.
He doubtless picked up one other most three votes within the Bulldogs’ win over Richmond on Friday night time and has three extra video games to maximise his possibilities of chasing down Daicos.
Two of these video games are in opposition to struggling groups Hawthorn and West Coast.
Daicos may effectively nonetheless win the Brownlow if he has an assailable lead within the votes, however Hawks teenager Finn Maginness tagged him out of the weekend’s recreation to present the chasing pack a sniff.
The Brownlow Medal can be held on Monday September 25 within the week of the AFL Grand Final.
Brownlow Medal odds (Sportsbet)
Marcus Bontempelli $2
Christian Petracca $2.75
Nick Daicos $6
Zak Butters $18
Jordan Dawson $21
Tim Taranto $21
Lachie Neale $26
Connor Rozee $34
Errol Gulden $41
Toby Greene $51
Source: www.news.com.au
