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Collingwood legend Peter Daicos doesn\u2019t expect the huge gap between games to be an issue for his son Nick when he returns for the Magpies\u2019 second final.<\/p>\n

Nick Daicos was ruled out for more than a month when he suffered a hairline fracture in his right knee early in August.<\/p>\n

Peter Daicos said he did not expect Nick to play in the qualifying final against Melbourne despite coach Craig McRae keeping the door slightly ajar for an earlier-than expected return.<\/p>\n

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Nick Daicos won\u2019t have played since round 21 when he returns for finals<\/span>Credit: <\/span>AFL Photos<\/cite><\/p>\n

The club had been firm that he would not be available in the first week of the finals, but McRae told Fox Footy on Tuesday night he preferred not to rule the slim possibility out completely.<\/p>\n

The senior Daicos was confident that Nick would not be hampered by time out of the game when he does make his return, saying Nick had slotted in fine at the start of his AFL career, despite having played very few games in the preceding years due to COVID-19.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of his good attributes or skill sets is his hard running and if they came off a little bit he\u2019s still going to be up there,\u201d Daicos said.<\/p>\n

He said he sometimes cringes when he sees what is said or written about his son because he knows he would, ideally, prefer to work away in the background.<\/p>\n

\u201cI ask him at times how he is feeling with it and I know him pretty well, so he tells me as it is. He is pretty comfortable with it and he uses a lot of that with self motivation as well,\u201d Daicos said.<\/p>\n

Peter said the thinking around Nick\u2019s selection may have been different if Collingwood didn\u2019t have a double chance.<\/p>\n

\u201cHad it been an elimination [final] there would have been a lot more thinking going into rolling the dice. There is a bigger scalp to be had here and we have to try to get our players to the end of the season, so it\u2019s a management thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said McRae would have been keeping his son\u2019s spirits up as he worked his way through the rehabilitation program.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s doing the work and he is keen to get back.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Magpies finished on top of the ladder but will go in to the qualifying final as only slight favourites against the Demons, with Daicos saying the premiership race is wide open.<\/p>\n

He praised the efforts of his other son, Josh, who has been a key player on the wing in 2023. He was one of 40 players nominated for the All-Australian team.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m pleased for Josh because of the amount of work [he has done],\u201d Daicos said. \u201cOne of the other things that is coming through now with his maturity is his leadership. He is just growing in that part of his game.\u201d<\/p>\n

Peter kicked 97 goals in the Magpies\u2019 breakthrough 1990 premiership-winning season and is a member of the Australian Football Hall of Fame. He said missing games won\u2019t help Nick\u2019s Brownlow chances, but it was hard to predict who would poll votes anyway.<\/p>\n

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