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Nick Daffy
Nick Daffy (born 11 May 1973) 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.
Daffy grew up in Mount Gambier[citation needed] and started playing football for North Gambier Football Club in the under 10s. He showed talent from an early age and represented South Australia in the Under/13 Schoolboys football side, plus won the North Gambier Best & Fairest in U/14 and U/16. He would debut for the North Gambier senior team in 1990 as a 16-year-old and would win the Western Border Football League Rookie of The Year Award. In 1990, he also played 9 games for Glenelg thirds and represented South Australia in the Teal Cup. He would also go back to North Gambier and was a part of the 1990 U/18 premiership.
Daffy was selected at pick 49 in the 1990 AFL draft by Richmond and would join fellow Mt Gambier local Matthew Clarke who was selected with Richmond's next pick, 56. Daffy and Clarke were the only South Australians selected in the draft due to Adelaide Crows joining the AFL and having exclusivity to South Australians. Richmond skirted this rule as these two played in the Western Border Football League which was affiliated with the VCFL due to the Victorian teams in the league.
In 1991, Daffy, as a 17-year-old, played 6 games and kicked 3 goals for Richmond’s under 19s during the final season of that competition. He wore number 6 as Richmond finished 6th and lost in the Semi-Final to Collingwood. He also played some games for North Gambier during the season.
Daffy made his AFL debut in round 2 vs North Melbourne as an 18-year-old in number 44. He would get 10 disposals in a loss and would play the next 3 games before being dropped to Richmond's reserves. He played the remainder of the season in the reserves and kicked 13 goals in a lowly Richmond side.
1993 would be another year Daffy could not cement his place in the Richmond side, he started the season playing reserves until round 11 but could only amass 8 disposals against Fitzroy and was dropped. 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. He once again completed the rest of the season in the reserves, kicking 8 goals for the season. The reserves finished second on the ladder however lost in the Qualifying Final to Melbourne , Daffy placed 4th in the reserves best and fairest.
1994 was the year Daffy could cement his place in the team as a goal-sneak half-forward whose trademark was to snap seemingly impossible goals. He started the season in the reserves but was in the team for round 5; he played every game of the season apart from one. He averaged 10 disposals and kicked 15 goals for the season.
As a 21-year-old in 1995, Daffy was given the number 10 and played 23 games, only missing two games due to suspension for striking Fitzroy's Jeff Bruce. It was a breakout season for Daffy, playing as a medium-sized forward, averaging 14 disposals, and winning Richmond’s leading goalkicker award in its 1995 preliminary final season, with 45 goals. 1995 was one of two years between 1994 and 2008 in which Matthew Richardson did not lead Richmond's goalkicking, as he was suffering from an ACL injury. 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
Nick Daffy (born 11 May 1973) 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.
Daffy grew up in Mount Gambier[citation needed] and started playing football for North Gambier Football Club in the under 10s. He showed talent from an early age and represented South Australia in the Under/13 Schoolboys football side, plus won the North Gambier Best & Fairest in U/14 and U/16. He would debut for the North Gambier senior team in 1990 as a 16-year-old and would win the Western Border Football League Rookie of The Year Award. In 1990, he also played 9 games for Glenelg thirds and represented South Australia in the Teal Cup. He would also go back to North Gambier and was a part of the 1990 U/18 premiership.
Daffy was selected at pick 49 in the 1990 AFL draft by Richmond and would join fellow Mt Gambier local Matthew Clarke who was selected with Richmond's next pick, 56. Daffy and Clarke were the only South Australians selected in the draft due to Adelaide Crows joining the AFL and having exclusivity to South Australians. Richmond skirted this rule as these two played in the Western Border Football League which was affiliated with the VCFL due to the Victorian teams in the league.
In 1991, Daffy, as a 17-year-old, played 6 games and kicked 3 goals for Richmond’s under 19s during the final season of that competition. He wore number 6 as Richmond finished 6th and lost in the Semi-Final to Collingwood. He also played some games for North Gambier during the season.
Daffy made his AFL debut in round 2 vs North Melbourne as an 18-year-old in number 44. He would get 10 disposals in a loss and would play the next 3 games before being dropped to Richmond's reserves. He played the remainder of the season in the reserves and kicked 13 goals in a lowly Richmond side.
1993 would be another year Daffy could not cement his place in the Richmond side, he started the season playing reserves until round 11 but could only amass 8 disposals against Fitzroy and was dropped. 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. He once again completed the rest of the season in the reserves, kicking 8 goals for the season. The reserves finished second on the ladder however lost in the Qualifying Final to Melbourne , Daffy placed 4th in the reserves best and fairest.
1994 was the year Daffy could cement his place in the team as a goal-sneak half-forward whose trademark was to snap seemingly impossible goals. He started the season in the reserves but was in the team for round 5; he played every game of the season apart from one. He averaged 10 disposals and kicked 15 goals for the season.
As a 21-year-old in 1995, Daffy was given the number 10 and played 23 games, only missing two games due to suspension for striking Fitzroy's Jeff Bruce. It was a breakout season for Daffy, playing as a medium-sized forward, averaging 14 disposals, and winning Richmond’s leading goalkicker award in its 1995 preliminary final season, with 45 goals. 1995 was one of two years between 1994 and 2008 in which Matthew Richardson did not lead Richmond's goalkicking, as he was suffering from an ACL injury. 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.