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Nick Daicos#35

COL - Collingwood
MID
Age: 23 years
Career Games: 117
Debut: 2022
Height: 183cm
24Medium Risk

Quick Stats

117
Career Games
Total AFL matches played
22
Season Games
2026 AFL season
4
Career Injuries
Recorded injury incidents
1
Games Missed
2026 season · injury-related

Last injury: Corked calf — late withdrawal 20 minutes before Round 4 game vs Brisbane Lions (April 2, 2026). Had been battling the issue at training during the week. Strapped during warm-up but unable to clear. Collingwood hopeful he improves over the short turnaround. — 2 Apr 2026 · 196d ago

Current Status

Available
Season over

Available for selection

Risk Profile

4 factors identified
Injury severity load

Severity-weighted total across 4 recorded injuries — more severe injuries weigh more; those older than 24 months count half.

Injury volume

4 injuries in the scoring window — frequent injuries compound risk.

Recurrence

1 flagged recurrence within 24 months — same body region, repeat injury.

Multi-season pattern

1 body region injured across both recent and earlier seasons — a long-running vulnerability.

Note:Risk factors are derived from a heuristic (injury history, age, workload, recurrence) — a placeholder while the ML model is pending. Bars show each driver's relative contribution, not an exact running total.

Career Durability

95
Moderate→
Rank: 19 (98th percentile)

2026 Season (Active)↘️

Games Played22 / 23
Goals2

On pace for 17.4 games (below career avg)

Status: Active

Component Scores

Games Consistency94/100
Age Factor100/100

Recent Form (Last 3 Seasons)→

Weighted Average23.3 games
Recent TierModerate

Career: 4 seasons, 95 games (23.8 avg)

Career Timeline (Completed Seasons)

Above average
Below average
Games played per completed season
SeasonGames played
202225
202322
202423
202525
Durability calculated from 4 seasons of data (v2.2-availability-weighted)
Last updated: 12 Oct 2026

Injury Patterns

Body regions injured more than once — the multi-season recurrence view.

Plus 2 body regions with a single recorded injury.

Grouped by OSIICS body region. OSIICS © John Orchard — Free to use with acknowledgment.

Injury Profile

4
Total Injuries
8
Games Missed
0
Soft Tissue
4
Structural
0
Contact (impact)

Injury Categories

Structural4 (100%)

8 games missed · Last: Apr 2026

Durability Impact

Soft Tissue PenaltyNone
Injury Frequency Score80/100
⚠️1 injury in the past 12 months
🔄Recurring injury history detected
OSIICS © John Orchard — Free to use with acknowledgment.

Travel Burden

6.09k km
Total km
Interstate flights this season
5
Trips
Out of 23 games played
264.7
km / game
Average per appearance

Interstate flights only. Same-state and home-venue games count as 0 travel. Excludes games the player did not feature in.

Season Availability

Every round of the season — played, missed to injury, and what's ahead.

2026: played 22 · missed 1 to injury

R0
R1
R2
R3
R4
R5
R14
playedmissed (injury)injured in gameat riskprojected returnV/S/W affiliate returnbye / did not playupcoming

Injury History

4 injuries recorded
Injury history
DateInjurySeverityStatus
2 Apr 2026R4
Calf Cork/Contusion4 updates
LTCO
Minor (1)
Returned
15 Jan 2025
Foot Injury (General)
FTXX
Minor
Returned
10 June 2024
Calf Cork/Contusion
LTCO
Minor (3)
Returned
5 Aug 2023
Knee Fracture
KBFR
Minor (4)
Returned