Whilst the Magpies have one of the oldest teams on record to start the 2025 AFL Season, there is a strong indication that they will only go as far as their young champion will carry them.
I am not here to recant just how good Nick Daicos is as he enters season four – if you need someone to do that at this stage of his AFL life, you clearly have not been paying attention, but stopping him becomes one of the keys to knocking over Collingwood, particularly while they have most of their team fit and ready for Round Zero.
He is the fire starter at Collingwood, and the man that is now consistently producing what is arguably the highest grade of footy in the game.
It just so happens that the GWS Giants come into their season opener against the Pies with someone keen to take the task of applying the Daicos brakes.
The question is – can Snooze Bedford lull Daicos to sleep as the Giants host the Magpies this Sunday?
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