NAB League 2021: No. 1 pick hopeful Nick Daicos stars again, but AFL mid-season rookie draft contenders also impress
While all eyes were on Nick Daicos after his 40-disposal game, another young gun ensured recruiters wouldn’t miss him after amassing a stunning 300 SuperCoach points.
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Forty-four Nick Daicos disposals weren’t enough to inspire Oakleigh Chargers to victory against Murray Bushrangers on Saturday but strengthened his claims on the No. 1 draft spot.
Collingwood will have to wait until November to select Daicos as a father-son selection, but several AFL Mid-Season Draft contenders showed their wares in the match at Wangaratta.
Daicos’ teammate Ned Moyle starred with 19 disposals, eight clearances, six tackles and 23 hit-outs, while Patrick Parnell, Zavier Maher and Cam McLeod were prominent for the Bushrangers.
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Parnell racked up 30 disposals and 168 ranking points down back, with Maher matching that possession tally and winning five clearances in his first NAB League appearance of the season.
McLeod booted a season-high four goals to also be a standout.
All four of those players can be picked in the mid-season draft on June 2, as can Sandringham Dragon Charlie McKay, the son of Carlton great Andrew, who exploded with 37 disposals on Saturday.
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However, the player leading all-comers in ranking points this year – and also up for grabs on June 2 – is Northern Knights midfielder Joel Trudgeon.
Trudgeon amassed a ridiculous 308 ranking points against the Brisbane Lions Academy, totalling 36 disposals, 13 groundball-gets, 10 score involvements, eight clearances and seven inside 50s.
Others to enjoy big weekend outings were Falcon Noah Gribble (36 disposals), Stingray Bayleigh Welsh (33) – in his first game in 2021 – Power’s Chance Doultree (34, two goals) and Rebels pair Fraser Marris (38) and Josh Rentsch (five goals).
Worth mentioning, too, was the performance of Port Adelaide footballer Xavier Duursma’s 15-year-old brother Zane, who kicked three goals on debut for Gippsland Power.
NAB LEAGUE SUPER RANKINGS (THROUGH ROUND 5)
Ranking, Player, Club, Position, 2021 Games, 2021 Ave. KFC SuperCoach Points
1. Joel Trudgeon (Northern Knights), MID, 4 games, 181 points
2. Nick Daicos (Oakleigh Chargers), MID/FWD, 4 games, 164 points
3. Bodhi Uwland (Gold Coast Academy), KEY DEF, 1 game, 161 points
4. Pierce Roseby (Sydney Swans Academy), MID, 1 game, 157 points
5. Ned Long (Northern Knights), MID, 3 games, 144 points
6. Cody Raak (Western Jets), GEN DEF, 4 games, 142 points
7. Bayleigh Welsh (Dandenong Stingrays), GEN DEF, 1 game, 142 points
8. Patrick Parnell (Murray Bushrangers), GEN DEF, 4 games, 141 points
9. Samuel Banks (Tasmania), GEN DEF, 2 games, 139 points
10. Angus Anderson (Sydney Swans Academy), MID, 1 game, 139 points
11. Zavier Maher (Murray Bushrangers), MID, 1 game, 138 points
12. Connor MacDonald (Dandenong Stingrays), MID, 3 games, 138 points
13. Joel Fitzgerald (Northern Knights), GEN DEF, 4 games, 131 points
14. Oliver Davis (Tasmania), MID, 2 games, 129 points
15. Oliver Sanders (Tasmania), MID, 3 games, 128 points
16. Noah Gribble (Geelong Falcons), GEN DEF, 4 games, 127 points
17. Tom McCallum (Tasmania), N/A, 1 game, 126 points
18. Jordan Endemann (Sydney Swans Academy), GEN DEF, 1 game, 126 points
19. Nick Hodgson (Greater Western Victoria Rebels), MID, 4 games, 124 points
20. Fraser Marris (Greater Western Victoria Rebels), MID, 4 games, 123 points
21. Ewan MacPherson (Northern Knights), MID, 3 games, 122 points
22. Joshua Rachele (Murray Bushrangers), GEN DEF, 2 games, 122 points
23. Austin Harris (Gold Coast Academy), GEN DEF, 1 game, 122 points
24. Sam Conforti (Bendigo Pioneers), MID, 3 games, 122 points
25. Chance Doultree (Gippsland Power), MID, 4 games, 118 points
26. Zane Duursma (Gippsland Power), N/A, 1 game, 117 points
27. Toby Conway (Geelong Falcons), RUCK, 3 games, 117 points
28. Kale Gabilia (Sydney Swans Academy), GEN FWD, 1 game, 116 points
29. Liam Conway (Western Jets), MID, 4 games, 115 points
30. Charlie McKay (Sandringham Dragons), MID, 4 games, 115 points
31. Josh Ward (Northern Knights), MID, 3 games, 115 points
32. Tyler Sonsie (Eastern Ranges), MID, 4 games, 115 points
33. Oscar Davis (Sydney Swans Academy), N/A, 1 game, 112 points
34. Lachlan Riley (Sandringham Dragons), MID, 3 games, 111 points
35. Ned Moyle (Oakleigh Chargers), RUCK, 4 games, 111 points
36. Thomas Clarke (NT Thunder), N/A, 1 game, 111 points
37. Flynn Lakey (Calder Cannons), MID, 4 games, 111 points
38. Darcy Gardner (Tasmania), MID, 3 games, 110 points
39. Henry Brown (Oakleigh Chargers), MID, 3 games, 110 points
40. Harrison White (Western Jets), MID, 4 games, 109 points
41. Jonty McIvor (Tasmania), GEN FWD, 1 game, 108 points
42. Jacob Edwards (Sandringham Dragons), RUCK, 3 games, 107 points
43. Fraser Elliot (Oakleigh Chargers), MID, 2 games, 107 points
44. Jack Evans (Bendigo Pioneers), GEN DEF, 4 games, 107 points
45. Hugh Hamilton (Bendigo Pioneers), MID, 3 games, 105 points
46. Campbell Chesser (Sandringham Dragons), MID, 2 games, 103 points
47. Mitchell Knevitt (Geelong Falcons), MID, 3 games, 103 points
48. Darcy Wilmot (Northern Knights), GEN DEF, 4 games, 102 points
49. Jake Soligo (Eastern Ranges), MID, 4 games, 102 points
50. Miller Bergman (Dandenong Stingrays), MID, 4 games, 102 points
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