Coach Craig McRae hopes a "sore" Nick Daicos can recover quickly enough to get back to his agile and classy running best against Carlton as Collingwood ponder their connection issues in attack.
Daicos returned from a corked calf and clearly looked uncomfortable and lacked his usual zip but pushed through to be one of the Magpies' best players, collecting 31 disposals in Friday night's 7.3 (45) to 5.9 (39) loss to Fremantle at Adelaide Oval.
