{"id":332471,"date":"2023-09-20T01:29:11","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T01:29:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=332471"},"modified":"2023-09-20T06:01:09","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T06:01:09","slug":"major-magpies-boost-as-coach-confirms-star-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=332471","title":{"rendered":"Major Magpies boost as coach confirms star return"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/afl\/collingwood-magpies\" title=\"Collingwood\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Collingwood<\/a> looks set to get a massive preliminary finals boost with <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/afl\/nick-daicos\" title=\"Nick Daicos\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nick Daicos<\/a> \ufeffin line to return to the team.<\/p>\n<p>The 20-year-old superstar, who is considered in the running for the Brownlow Medal in his second AFL season, \ufeffhas been sidelined since round 21 with a hairline fracture in his knee.<\/p>\n<p>But Magpies coach Craig McRae told media on Wednesday the young star will come into the side in place of Taylor Adams this week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/rugby\/world-cup-2023-portugal-winger-vincent-pinto-banned-foul-play\/60315698-3966-42a0-b5d4-d6b3eaceaa40\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>&#x27;Utterly moronic&#x27; decision costs World Cup star big<\/strong><\/a><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\/news-2023-the-mole-super-league-clubs-wade-graham-wests-tigers-nicho-hynes\/892b711b-1e1a-4f2e-a54a-ed119950aa26\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Farcical Tigers changes revealed after meeting<\/strong><\/a><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\/news-2023-las-vegas-behaviour-warning-broncos-roosters-manly-rabbitohs\/1f7eaa16-d32b-4cfa-bd01-b3df5bcd0c3e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>NRL&#x27;s Vegas plan to avoid &#x27;public relations disasters&#x27;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Magpies play the Giants at \ufeffthe MCG on Friday for a spot in the grand final.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bradeningram\/status\/1704303785244512593?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"embed-social embed-twitter\" data-show-caption=\"false\" data-conversation=\"none\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/bradeningram\/status\/1704303785244512593?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw<\/a><img data-id=\"f80d6424-85dc-4a75-a6d4-04baa831793f\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/f80d6424-85dc-4a75-a6d4-04baa831793f\" alt=\"MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 07: Nick Daicos of the Magpies and Brayden Maynard of the Magpies celebrate during the 2023 AFL Round 08 match between the Collingwood Magpies and the Sydney Swans at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on May 7, 2023 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Dylan Burns\/AFL Photos)\" data-width=\"3626\" data-height=\"2040\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Vice-captain <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/afl\/news-2023-collingwood-taylor-adams-hamstring-injury-preliminary-final\/9a3f01de-f75e-40ba-b3d9-18bfd302a73e\" title=\"Adams was ruled out of the preliminary final after suffering a hamstring injury\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Adams was ruled out of the preliminary final after suffering a hamstring injury<\/a> on Friday at training.<\/p>\n<p>\ufeffThe Magpies have also been monitoring All-Australian defender Darcy Moore, who&#x27;s been battling a hand injury, but he looks certain to take the field on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Daicos played 45 straight games since making his AFL debut last year in what was his rookie season.<\/p>\n<p>His knee injury forced him out of the last three games of this season &#8211; plus the first final &#8211; but he was still named in the All-Australian team.<\/p>\n<p>Bookmakers have Daicos as favourite to win this year&#x27;s Brownlow Medal next week, slightly ahead of Western Bulldogs captain Marcus Bontempelli.\ufeff<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Collingwood looks set to get a massive preliminary finals boost with Nick Daicos \ufeffin line to return to the team. 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