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Title: Rate a player: Nick Daffy
Post by: one-eyed on March 23, 2006, 05:01:27 PM

A controversial one this week lol.

(http://oneeyed-richmond.com/images/swapcards/bulluss/nick_daffy_BF_1999.jpg)
Nick Daffy

Guernsey No(s): 44, 10.
Height: 183 cm
Weight: 85 kg
D.O.B: 11th May 1973

RFC Games: 165
RFC Goals: 181

Best returns:
1998: 520 disposals and 30 goals (22 games). 5 times 30+ possessions (vs PA, Freo, Carl, WCE, Bris)
1999: 501 disposals and 18 goals (22)
1995: 339 disposals and 45 goals (23). 6 goals vs North, Round 4.

Recruited from: North Gambier (South Australia).
Debut: 1992

Departed: 2001. Traded to Sydney for Greg Stafford plus selection #17 (James Kelly, Geelong). Played one more game in 2002 before retiring due to knee problems. Now a Melbourne "restauranter" and player mentor to current Tiger Andrew Raines.

Honours: Best & Fairest 1998; Club Leading Goalkicker 1995 with 45 goals.

Title: Re: Rate a player: Nick Daffy
Post by: julzqld on March 23, 2006, 07:22:32 PM

Quite cute.

Title: Re: Rate a player: Nick Daffy
Post by: Moi on March 23, 2006, 07:23:07 PM

 :chuck :nope :chuck

Title: Re: Rate a player: Nick Daffy
Post by: Moi on March 23, 2006, 07:24:23 PM

He's richer at our expense  :banghead

Title: Re: Rate a player: Nick Daffy
Post by: Bulluss on March 23, 2006, 09:03:29 PM

I know most people hate Daffy, but he was always one of my favorite players and while he did spray his disposal quite often out of the centre he was a very opportunistic player for a few years and was yet again another player of ours to be cut down through injury.

I still have a Richmond jumper with number 10 on it with Nick's autograph. It also has a large Daffy Duck head sewn on the back of the jumper just above the number.

Title: Re: Rate a player: Nick Daffy
Post by: bluey_21 on March 23, 2006, 09:10:54 PM

Quote from: Moi on March 23, 2006, 07:24:23 PM

He's richer at our expense  :banghead

 :lol  :lol

Title: Re: Rate a player: Nick Daffy
Post by: bluey_21 on March 23, 2006, 09:37:29 PM

Getting Staffs for Daffy was great, but imagine Kelly in richmond colours

Title: Re: Rate a player: Nick Daffy
Post by: WilliamPowell on March 23, 2006, 10:11:44 PM

Never a fan and could never quite understand why we tried to make him a mid-fielder.

He was far more damaging as a HF flanker IMO kicking goals. Rather than running from CHB to the members wing to the centnre circle back to the HB stuff to the other wing and then kicking it to Richo who by that stage had 5-7 blokes on him.

He was the perfect example of why it is the quality of the possessions rather than the quantity that is more imnportant to a team.

Title: Re: Rate a player: Nick Daffy
Post by: JohnF on March 24, 2006, 02:04:19 AM

To be fair, he had his moments, but was way overrated at the time and like others have said, was a master of the blind kick to no one.

Another thing that scchitted me about him was his reluctance to handball to players in better position; it was almost like he was pre-programmed to kick most of the time.

Yet another ok player we mistook for a superstar.

Sad thing for us now, I think he'd easily make our 2006 team  :'(