AFL interview discussing Nick Daicos’ pitch time goes viral: ‘We’re very conscious of his loads’
AFL player Nick Daicos has been the focus of an eyebrow-raising promo post (Getty)
AFL player Nick Daicos has been the focus of an eyebrow-raising promo post (Getty)
An interview regarding the amount of minutes Australian rules football player Nick Daicos has been playing recently has caught the attention of the internet by using the phrase: ‘We’re very conscious of his loads.’
Pause. Deep breath. Let’s just get straight into it, shall we.
Australian rules football player Nick Daicos, who plays for the Melbourne, Victoria, based Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League, has apparently been putting a lot of work in on the pitch recently.
So much so, apparently, that Craig McRae – Collingwood’s coach – has been discussing the amount of *checks notes* “loads” that Daicos has been carrying.
Speaking to Australia’s Seven Network in an interview that was later posted to the network’s dedicated AFL Instagram page (19 July), McRae admitted that it was “a challenge to keep one of the best players off the pitch” – but that he, as a coach, is “very conscious of his loads”.
Let’s all take a deep, deep breath.
For anyone confused, a cursory Google search will reveal that “load” is also a slang term for one’s semen produced during ejaculation – so you can see why the comments of the post, which has been liked over 25 thousand times, have exploded with humour.
One user wrote, “Conscious of his what?!”, and another joked: “So they should be. Gonna make him sire a whole team.” Classic.
Mitch Robinson, a fellow AFL player for Brisbane Lions, wrote a simple but effective: “Pause”.
The post has also made it to X, where reactions have been just as perplexed.
“His what,” one user wrote, and another added: “Conscious of his WHAATTT???!!!!”
Elswhere in the AFL world, Sydney Swans player Riak Andrew was recently suspended for five matches for using a ‘highly offensive’ slur against a North Melbourne opponent.
Andrew’s suspension comes just days after West Coast Eagles player Jack Graham was similarly suspended for also using a “highly offensive” homophobic slur during a recent match against a Greater Western Sydney Giants player.
Three AFL players were suspended for using homophobic slurs in 2024, including Port Adelaide player Jeremy Finlayson, who accepted a three-match ban, and Gold Coast’s Wil Powell, who was handed a five-match ban.
St Kilda’s Lance Collard received a six-match penalty that year, too, which was the longest suspension in AFL history.
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