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Nick Daicos has received dedicated treatment from Collingwood trainers and is back out on the ground, after cramping.

Collingwood great and former coach Nathan Buckley told Fox Footy he believed even an impeded Daicos could have an impact.

“This is footy, they [the players] are guns and Nick will generally find a way in these situations to impact the game.”

Buckley added that playing in real AFL game demanded a different level of intensity of players’ bodies.

“Early in the season it’s just such a high level no matter how much work you’ve oe through the summer . this always takes yo to a place you haven’t been.”