Fremantle v Collingwood AFL Round 9: Key SuperCoach takeaways from the Pies’ win
Nick Daicos’ price is set to tumble, and we might have a new no. 1 midfielder in SuperCoach. Plus, we can blame Justin Longmuir for ruining some downgrade plans.
You can’t count the Pies out, especially when they’re on the road.
Missing some key premiership heroes, the Magpies proved too good for Freo, but it was some different names picking up the slack with Nick Daicos clamped.
Recap the game and the key SuperCoach takeaways below.
Originally published as Fremantle v Collingwood AFL Round 9: Key SuperCoach takeaways from the Pies’ win
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