Nick Daicos says the Brownlow vote he got against Melbourne on King’s Birthday in Round 13 just proves the “beauty” of the award’s unpredictability. One of the two hot favourites heading into the count along with eventual runaway winner Patrick Cripps , Daicos was expected to poll heavily throughout the night. But no one had him down for a vote against the Dees in June , when he was heavily tagged by Alex Neal-Bullen before being subbed out of the game in the third quarter with a sore shin.
Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today He had just 15 touches, one goal and 62 ranking points for the game — his most modest output for the year. “Nick Daicos just got a Brownlow vote in Round 13 against Melbourne in a game he was subbed out of after 15 disposals, and a goal. Josh Daicos had 34 touches.
No votes. Lol,” 7NEWS Melbourne’s Theo Doropoulos said at the time. It turned heads on Monday night, when AFL CEO Andrew Dillon read his name out for one vote for that game .
“It’s the beauty of the Brownlow; no one knows games where you’re going to vote,” Daicos told 7NEWS.com.au on Wednesday.
“I probably had some games where I thought I played better and didn’t get a vote, and then games where I thought I wasn’t at my best and I did get a vote. It sort of comes around, but it’s always nice when you can get a vote.” Daicos teammates John Noble (24 disposals)and Jack Crisp (27) got the two and three votes respectively.
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