Overview

• Daicos received the Leigh Matthews Trophy at the AFL Awards after a players’ vote.
• He edged Adelaide captain Jordan Dawson and St Kilda’s Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera in the count.
• At 22, he is the youngest recipient since Nick Riewoldt in 2004 and the first Collingwood winner since Dane Swan in 2010.
• He averaged 30 disposals across 23 games, kicked 16 goals, and ranked top six for inside 50s, clearances and score assists.
• Bookmakers moved him to a $2.75 Brownlow Medal favourite, while players also voted Dawson Best Captain and Brisbane’s Josh Dunkley Most Courageous.