Nick Daffy was born on 11 May 1973 and is a former Australian rules football player who played in the AFL between 1992 and 2001 for the Richmond Football Club and then played one game in 2002 for the Sydney Swans Football Club.
24 Facts About Nick Daffy
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Nick Daffy was selected at pick 49 in the 1990 AFL draft by Richmond and would join fellow Mt Gambier local Matthew Rogers who was selected with Richmond's next pick, 56.
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Nick Daffy wore number 6 as Richmond finished 6th and lost in the Semi-Final to Collingwood.
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Nick Daffy played some games for North Gambier during the season.
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Nick Daffy made his AFL debut in round 2 vs North Melbourne as an 18-year-old in number 44.
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Nick Daffy would get 10 disposals in a loss and would play the next 3 games before being dropped to Richmond's reserves.
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Nick Daffy played the remainder of the season in the reserves and kicked 13 goals in a lowly Richmond side.
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Nick Daffy was in the best for the reserves in round 12 and 13 and found his way back in the AFL from round 14 to 17 before being dropped again.
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Nick Daffy completed the rest of the season in the reserves, kicking 8 goals for the season.
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The reserves finished second on the ladder however lost in the Qualifying Final to Melbourne, Nick Daffy placed 4th in the reserves best and fairest.
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Nick Daffy started the season in the reserves but was in the team for round 5; he played every game of the season apart from one.
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Nick Daffy averaged 10 disposals and kicked 15 goals for the season.
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Nick Daffy kicked a career-high 6 goals vs North Melbourne in round 4 and gained selection in the South Australian State of Origin team in 1995.
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Nick Daffy averaged 17 disposals but kicked 28 goals from 18 games due to missing four games with a broken left hand towards the end of the season.
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Nick Daffy finished equal 10th in the Richmond best and fairest and got 6 Brownlow Medal votes.
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Nick Daffy played all 22 games in 1997, averaged 15 disposals and kicked 26 goals.
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Nick Daffy backed it up with another strong season in 1999, playing all 22 games, averaging 22.8 disposals per match and scoring 18 goals.
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Nick Daffy had a career-high 36 disposals vs Adelaide in round 9, finished 3rd in the best and fairest and got 10 votes in the Brownlow.
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Nick Daffy was awarded 6 Brownlow votes but did not place in the top 10 of Richmond's best and fairest.
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Nick Daffy only played 10 games including the Semi-Final against Carlton in which he sat on the bench and didn't even amass a single disposal or tackle.
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Nick Daffy was not selected in the Preliminary Final the following week and was replaced by a fellow Limestone Coast local Aaron Fiora.
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Nick Daffy was to be traded to Sydney at age 28, which is typically the prime of a footballers career.
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Nick Daffy played his first game for Sydney in round 2 vs Carlton, getting 5 disposals and 1 goal.
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Nick Daffy is a prominent Melbourne restaurateur, with a flagship restaurant at Melbourne Docklands.