I miss Davo threads...
I miss Davo threads...
I think he is still playing with Balmain this year isn't he? ... can't be far from there back onto the Swan's list ... I suppose that will all depend on his time constraints working as a racehorse strapper
Some footage of the great man- the flattering white uniform makes him even greater!
I knew him as a gentle young man, I cannot say for sure the reasons for his decline
We watched him fade before our very eyes, and years before his time
I've had enough wine to prompt a post. Nick Davis is one of the most naturally gifted players I have seen in my relatively short time of watching AFL. I thought he was a wonderful player, and as someone else said, if he'd had the work ethic of Kirk or O'Keefe, he would probably have had a couple of Brownlows to go with his premiership medal. For me he ranks up there in the excitement players with Ablett senior, Chris Lewis, Goodesy and a few other select individuals. I loved his work. Apart from the Geelong game for which he will always be remembered (if not immortalised!), I remember sitting in a pub, watching him on Fox against Hawthorn on a day when we were missing Barry Hall. Davo destroyed them - yes, it was a team effort and others certainly put in, but he gave a master class. Good luck to him, whatever he ends up doing. And thanks for the memories.
He reminds him of the guys, close-set, slow, and never rattled, who were play-makers on the team. (John Updike, seeing Josh Kennedy in a crystal ball)
Round 22, 2007. He played at FF, Mickey played further up the ground. Nick kicked 4 goals and set up quite a few for his teammates (including giving up a couple of gimmes to share the love). A virtuoso performance, but he sadly played only 4 more games at AFL level from there- kicking at least a goal in every one.
Dropping him after a 2 point loss in round 1 of 2008 is something I'll always frown on Roos for. Didn't do enough in a 2 point loss? He scored 7 of the Swans' last 8 points as they went from 49-41 to 51-49 in the loss. Ablett, Bevan, Bird, J Bolton, Crouch, Goodes, Grundy, Hall, Jolly, Kirk, O'Loughlin, Richards, LRT had the same number of touches or less than Davo had that night but they all played the next week; clearly only one of them needed to be taught a lesson. Out of interest he was dropped for future club stalwart Ed Barlow.
I knew him as a gentle young man, I cannot say for sure the reasons for his decline
We watched him fade before our very eyes, and years before his time
I remember watching one of those archived matches last year featuring a 19 y.o. Collingwood kid with peroxide "tips" carving it up. He was switching on the ball, half back and wing - a fit, clearly talented kid with a handful of games behind him, he showed confidence with ball in hand, moved beautifully, wasn't shy about getting his own ball, and hardly missed a target ... one of those guys it all just came too easily for!
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