Nick Daicos has an AFL premiership medal after just 48 senior games. The Collingwood phenomenon will probably have a Brownlow Medal before he adds to his premiership collection.

We all know which medal he would prefer. But is Daicos willing to sacrifice his prolific individual statistics to make Collingwood a stronger premiership defender by changing how he plays?

The Pies need him to if they are to improve.

Magpies star Nick Daicos needs to make the shift forward.Credit: AFL Photos

AFL premierships are hard to win. Back-to-back flags are even harder. Collingwood are no longer the hunters. The 2023 premiership leaves coach Craig McRae looking at opposition teams putting targets on his players’ backs – they are the measuring stick for 17 other teams.

To avoid being brought down, they need much more than luck, talent and strategy. They must evolve, innovate and adapt.

After a sobering 32-point loss to last year’s preliminary finalists, GWS, on Saturday, McRae didn’t mince his words in his post-game analysis, highlighting the need for continual improvement.

“Coming into the game, we thought we’d improved, physically, and then you get here and you get reality is that everyone else is improving,” he said.

So how can a team that wowed us with its electric game style, speed, composure in clutch moments and an unwavering belief in securing wins from seemingly insurmountable deficits get better and keep the chasing pack at bay?

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Make Collingwood great again: The one move that can improve the Pies in 2024

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Nick Daicos has an AFL premiership medal after just 48 senior games. The Collingwood phenomenon will probably have a Brownlow Medal before he adds to his premiership collection.

We all know which medal he would prefer. But is Daicos willing to sacrifice his prolific individual statistics to make Collingwood a stronger premiership defender by changing how he........

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