Footy legend Peter Daicos 明らかにする／漏らすs the hidden health problem that made his family 恐れる for him when he was on I'm A Celebrity

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Collingwood legend Peter Daicos earned a 評判 as one of the hard men of footy but has now 明らかにする／漏らすd the health 恐れるs his family had ahead of his 外見 on reality show I'm a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!

Daicos played his entire career of 250 games with Collingwood, 得点する／非難する／２０ing a total of 549 goals over 15 years.?

That 含むd winning the 1990 AFL 首相の職, 存在 awarded the Goal of the Year in 1991, and 収入 induction into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.?

Daicos was renowned for his exceptional goal-得点する／非難する／２０ing ability, 特に from challenging angles, which earned him the 愛称 'The Magician' and led him to be 指名するd in Collingwood's Team of the Century.?

But it was his 最近の 攻撃する at the ジャングル-based reality show that really 実験（する）d his mettle and the Magpies 広大な／多数の／重要な said he was 極端に proud to have lasted for 25 days after his 排除／予選 on Monday.?

Peter Daicos 認める he had health 関心s 主要な into his stint on reality television show?I'm a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here!

Pe ter's sons Nick and Josh Daicos were part of Collingwood's historic 首相の職 勝利，勝つ in 2023

Peter is still regarded as a legend at the Magpies and has 開発 squads and even his own Collingwood fragrance 指名するd after him

That stint in the ジャングル （機の）カム with 抗議するs from his family, though, 含むing Collingwood 首相の職 heroes Josh and Nick Daicos.??

'I'll be honest, the family wasn't happy,' Daicos, 62, said after losing 10kg during his time on the show.

'Part of me 手配中の，お尋ね者 to do it because of the challenge, but I'd had some health problems and I said if I can get through something li ke this and I was getting stronger mentally, then I could say I'm 支援する.

'I had a hernia in 2022 and it's taken me a little while. It changed the way I eat and I lost a lot of 負わせる. The 回復 was a lot slower than if I'd had it done even five years ago but mentally and 肉体的に I feel good and that's why I 手配中の，お尋ね者 to do it.'

Daicos 認める his secret to staying sharp in the ジャングル was 冷淡な にわか雨s in the morning and even colder swims during the day to keep his mind active.?

'I am honestly rapt to have got through it,' Daicos said.

'Someone said something about conscious eating and simple things like eating a 白人指導者べったりの東洋人, which was the first bit of sugar I had, I used to look at it and just throw it in the 貯蔵所.

'I can't wait to speak to the boys. They are so proud and so is [my daughter] Maddie and Coll [wife Colleen].?

'That's the thing, they're in the public 注目する，もくろむ and part of it was, 'dad, don't say anything you shouldn't say'. I said before I went I know how I'm going to 扱う it.'

Daicos 上級の can see plenty of himself in his sons, but 認めるs they are their own players at the Magpies

The Daicos family has Collinwood running through their veins with three 首相の職 勝利者s in their 階級s

More than 30 years after his successful career, Daicos said he 行方不明になるs the excitement that football brought him but 高く評価する／（相場などが）上がるs the continued support from Collingwood fans, who have also shown 広大な／多数の／重要な affection に向かって his sons.?

'I was a different type of player, didn't rely on hard running. I was more get it, buy a bit of time, space, and then I could get it on. One thing I could do is use the ball,' he said.

'My 焦点（を合わせる） was always on the football, so I didn't know what was coming. All I used to look at was 基本的に socks and feet and 基本的に just paddle the ball and work my way through the maze.

'I knew how good I was, no one could do what I could do. And I'm not 存在 (arrogant). I'm proud of 存在 an 初めの. I'm not your proto 基準 thing. I was different with the way I played, the way I moved.?

'Josh can do things along 類似の lines, and I think Nick also. The movements, the way they approach on the ball, maybe it's after they get the ball, just w hat they do to buy space or get the ball on.'