“I felt something in my knee a little bit when I went on the ground and it was pretty sore and then in the third quarter on the impact of the Hawthorn player I straight away knew that something wasn’t right,” Daicos told reporters on Monday.
“I was hoping it was just a corky but obviously it was something worse.”
Magpies football manager Graham Wright understood the disappointment inlosing Daicos at this point of the season but also knows they have no time to dwell as they look to rediscover form.
Their main focus this week would be on picking a team to beat Geelong and cement top spot with Wright and McRae watching the VFL on Sunday.
“We have got Geelong on Friday night so that is what we are focusing on,” Wright said.
The Magpies withdrew key defender Billy Frampton from the VFL match in a signal he will replace Nathan Murphy in defence after Murphy suffered a syndesmosis injury against the Hawks that will sideline him for two or three weeks.