Peter Daicos | |||
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Personal information | |||
Nickname(s) | Macedonian Marvel, Daics | ||
Date of birth | 20 September 1961 | ||
Original team(s) | Preston RSL (Vic) | ||
Debut | Round 4, 1979, Collingwood vs. St Kilda, at Victoria Park | ||
Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1979–1993 | Collingwood | 250 (549) | |
Representative team honours | |||
Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
Victoria | 5 (12) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1993. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Peter Daicos (born 20 September 1961) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played his entire 250-game career with the Collingwood Football Club in the VFL/AFL.
Daicos is considered one of Collingwood's greatest ever players thanks to his brilliant 549-goal, 15-year career that earned him entry into the Australian Football Hall of Fame. His honours include the 1990 AFL premiership with Collingwood, and the 1991 Goal of the Year. He also represented his home state of Victoria a total of five times.
Daicos was named in Collingwood's Team of the Century in the forward pocket, led the club's goalkicking for five seasons, and won the best-and-fairest award twice.