AFL LIVE: Daicos says Magpies aim to deny Walker his 700th goal in pre-finals clash

Key Posts7.09pmCrows coach demands team keeps hold of DaicosBy Roy WardCrows coach Matthew Nicks has put the onus on his whole side to get hands on Nick Daicos tonight and slow down the Magpies champion.Nicks showed his players vision during the week of their last match where multiple players followed Daicos but didn’t make any physical contact with him and he wants the team to dial up the physical pressure on Daicos tonight.Nick Daicos during warm ups.Getty Images“We will do it as 18 [players], we will do it as a team,” Nicks told Kayo Sports.“We have a lot of respect for Nick and we know how good he is at getting time and space, but we would like to think we will touch him a lot more than in the videos you just showed.“We will see. It’s all well and good to plan everything, but you’ve got to be able to catch the guy.“We will be disappointed if we don’t execute that tonight.”6.46pmDaicos says Pies want to deny Walker his 700th goalBy Roy WardMagpies star Nick Daicos admits his side are “very aware” that Crows veteran Taylor “Tex” Walker is on 699 goals and they want to keep him there throughout the match.Daicos playfully revealed he had coffee with Walker and his son Louis who is famously known for being a passionate Pies and Nick Daicos fan.Taylor Walker warms up.AFL Photos via Getty ImagesDaicos also wore a bracelet Louis made for him earlier in the week.“Louis made me this bracelet earlier in the week. We got coffee this morning, he had orange juice,” Daicos told Kayo Sports pregame.“Tex is awesome. We caught up this morning with Tex and Hugo came along.“I think he’s one goal off 700, which the boys in here are very aware of, hopefully we can stop him tonight.”6.29pm‘So humbled’: AFL great Modra thankful for supportBy AFL great Tony Modra says he’ll never be able to adequately thank people for their support in the aftermath of his near-fatal accident.The former Adelaide and Fremantle forward suffered facial injuries on June 18 and was initially in a critical condition in hospital.Modra was hurt when a fallen tree branch crashed through the windshield of a truck he was driving near his cattle property south of Adelaide.The 57-year-old posted a heartfelt message on Instagram on Tuesday, accompanied by a photo of him with his wife and two children.6.23pmInteractive: Follow your club’s path through 2026By 6.23pmGood eveningBy G’day everyone. It’s Roy Ward here and I’ll be leading the line as we cover the much-anticipated clash between Collingwood and Adelaide at Adelaide Oval.First bounce is set for 7.30pm AEST.Enjoy the evening to come.1 of 1