Josh Daicos

Josh Daicos (born 26 November 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Son of Peter Daicos, who played for Collingwood in the VFL/AFL, he played for the Oakleigh Chargers in the TAC Cup before he was drafted with pick 57 in 2016 under the father–son rule.

Josh Daicos
Personal information
Full name	Josh Daicos
Date of birth	(1998-11-26) 26 November 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth	Victoria
Original team(s)	Oakleigh Chargers (TAC Cup)
Draft	No. 57 (F/S), 2016 national draft
Debut	Round 22, 2017, Collingwood vs. Geelong, at MCG
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	77 kg (170 lb)
Position(s)	Wing
Club information
Current club	Collingwood
Number	7
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2017–	Collingwood	126 (64)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2024 season.
Career highlights
AFL premiership player: 2023 All-Australian team: 2023 Copeland Trophy: 2023 22under22 team: 2020 Goal of the Year: 2020
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

State football

Daicos played junior football with Bulleen-Templestowe Junior Football Club and the Greythorn Falcons,^[1] both part of the Yarra Junior Football League, as well as at his school, Camberwell Grammar.^[2] He entered the TAC Cup in 2016, playing for the Oakleigh Chargers.^[3] During the season, he kicked 11 goals in 10 games.^[4] He also represented Vic Metro at the 2016 AFL Under 18 Championships, scoring goals against the Allies^[5] and against Western Australia.^[6] At the end of the season, Daicos was invited to the AFL Draft Combine, along with four other players, including Sam McLarty who was later drafted to Collingwood with him.^[7]

AFL career

Daicos was drafted by Collingwood with pick 57, which was their last pick, in the 2016 national draft under the father–son rule.^[3][8] His father wore the number 35 guernsey, which from 2010 to 2022 was given to the first draft pick every year to wear in their debut season, but Daicos chose to wear number 26 to create his own legacy.^[9] He got his first taste of AFL football, playing in the 2017 JLT Community Series, especially impressing against Essendon.^[10] Daicos made his debut in the eleven point loss to Geelong at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in round 22 of the 2017 season.^[11] He made two appearances in his debut season, before adding 10 consecutive appearances in the 2018 season.^[12] After the season, Daicos signed a two-year contract extension with Collingwood.^[13] In the 2020 season, Daicos had a breakout year, playing every one of Collingwood's 18 games between the home-and-away season and the finals.^[14] At the end of the 2020 season, Daicos was selected for the season's 22under22 team,^[15] and he signed on with Collingwood for two more years.^[16] During the 2020 Brownlow Medal ceremony, he was awarded the Goal of the Year for his single-handed effort from the boundary in Round 10 to seal a victory against Sydney.^[17]

Personal life

Daicos is the son of former Collingwood great, Peter Daicos.^[18] His brother, Nick Daicos, also played Australian rules football with Oakleigh Chargers and was eligible for the 2021 AFL draft being a pick 4 father–son pick for Collingwood.^[19][20][21] Daicos grew up supporting Collingwood as a child.^[4]

Statistics

Updated to the end of the 2024 season.^[22]

Legend

G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks
#	Played in that season's  premiership team

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)							Votes
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
2017	Collingwood	26	2	1	1	10	12	22	4	12	0.5	0.5	5.0	6.0	11.0	2.0	6.0	0
2018	Collingwood	26	10	5	2	87	68	155	34	37	0.5	0.2	8.7	6.8	15.5	3.4	3.7	0
2019	Collingwood	26	5	1	2	40	45	85	19	13	0.2	0.4	8.0	9.0	17.0	3.8	2.6	0
2020[lower-alpha 1]	Collingwood	26	18	10	3	169	143	312	68	42	0.6	0.2	9.4	7.9	17.3	3.8	2.3	2
2021	Collingwood	7	17	9	9	173	149	322	48	53	0.5	0.5	10.2	8.8	18.9	2.8	3.1	0
2022	Collingwood	7	25	15	11	314	213	527	101	65	0.6	0.4	12.6	8.5	21.1	4.0	2.6	4
2023#	Collingwood	7	26	16	8	362	288	650	120	59	0.6	0.3	13.9	11.1	25.0	4.6	2.3	8
2024	Collingwood	7	23	7	9	327	246	573	120	74	0.3	0.4	14.2	10.7	24.9	5.2	3.2	3
Career			126	64	45	1482	1164	2646	514	355	0.5	0.4	11.8	9.2	21.0	4.1	2.8	17

Notes

1. The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Honours and achievements

Team

• AFL Premiership Winner (Collingwood) 2023

Individual

• All-Australian team: 2023
• AFL Goal of the Year: 2020
• 22under22 team: 2020
• Copeland Trophy: 2023

References

1. "YJFL - Current AFL & AFLW players". Yarra Junior Football League. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
2. "Josh Daicos, son of Collingwood legend Peter, boosts father–son draft hopes". Herald Sun. 4 April 2016.
3. "Welcome: Pick No. 57 Josh Daicos". Collingwood. Telstra Media. 25 November 2016. Archived from the original on 2 February 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
4. Waterworth, Ben (4 November 2016). "AFL draft 2016: Josh Daicos keen to create own destiny, likely Collingwood father–son prospect". Fox Sports. Archived from the original on 15 November 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
5. Guthrie, Ben (24 June 2016). "U18s: Hayes steers Vic Metro to victory over Allies". Australian Football League. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 1 July 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
6. Guthrie, Ben (29 June 2016). "Gun sons push Vic Metro to U18s crown". Australian Football League. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 23 March 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
7. Hustwaite, Megan (27 July 2016). "Father–son prospect Josh Daicos one of five Oakleigh Chargers invited to AFL Draft Combine". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 30 September 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
8. Salemme, Kate (26 November 2016). "Callum Brown and Josh Daicos join Collingwood as father–son recruits in dream scenario for Magpies". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 22 August 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
9. Cherny, Daniel (28 November 2016). "Collingwood Magpies Josh Daicos, Callum Brown get different numbers to dads". The Age. Archived from the original on 5 April 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
10. Mason, Luke (18 August 2017). "Josh Daicos: The story so far". Collingwood. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 2 February 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
11. Schlink, Leo (19 August 2017). "Collingwood's Josh Daicos says it was a privilege to play his first game for the Magpies". Herald Sun. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
12. "Josh Daicos". Collingwood. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 5 June 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020. ...adding 10 consecutive games (from round 10 to 20) to his two appearances in his debut season.
13. "Four Pies sign on, five depart". Collingwood. Telstra Media. 30 October 2018. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
14. Twomey, Callum (7 May 2022). "Older Daicos flying under the radar in career-best form". Australian Football League. Telstra.
15. "22Under22 side revealed for 2020". AFL Players Association. 22 September 2020. Archived from the original on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
16. "Pie staying put: Star ends speculation, rising wingman signs too". Collingwood. Telstra Media. 18 October 2020. Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
17. Zita, David (18 October 2020). "'Call the cops': Josh Daicos wins Goal of the Year, Jack Newnes' stunner snubbed". Fox Sports. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
18. "Peter Daicos says famous name might actually help son Josh at Collingwood". The Guardian. 28 November 2016. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
19. Prime, Toby (23 August 2017). "Nick Daicos, son of Collingwood great Peter, wins Yarra Junior Football League under-15 best-and-fairest". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 11 October 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
20. Twomey, Callum (7 May 2019). "He snaps left, he slots them right: Another son of Daics catching the eye". Australian Football League. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 7 November 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
21. Alvaro, Michael (11 May 2020). "Q&A: Nick Daicos (Oakleigh Chargers/Vic Metro)". Aussie Rules Draft Central. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
22. "Josh Daicos". AFL Tables. Retrieved 23 September 2024.

External links

• Josh Daicos's profile on the official website of the Collingwood Football Club
• Josh Daicos's playing statistics from AFL Tables