Josh Daicos Biography

Josh Daicos completes a career-best season by winning his first Copeland Trophy as the Magpies' best and fairest for 2023.

Josh Daicos wins the 2020 Goal of the Year award for his spectacular checkside goal against Sydney in round 10.

Darcy Moore, Josh Daicos, and Mark Keane sign two-year extensions with Collingwood to remain at the club until the end of 2022.

"Clearly, given the ages of all three players, there is significant upside," Collingwood list manager Ned Guy said.

"Even for someone like Darcy, who is now and All-Australian, his peak years are ahead and with Josh and Mark they have so much scope to develop. We expect all of them to be important to Collingwood for many years to come."

Josh Daicos makes his AFL debut for Collingwood at the MCG with 10 disposals (4 kicks and 6 handballs), 2 marks and 10 tackles in a 11-point loss to Geelong.

Josh Daicos will make his debut against Geelong at the MCG this week.

"This morning's meeting, Bucks got all the boys together, pulled me aside, and announced I'd be making my debut," he told Channel Nine.

"I've always wanted to play on the MCG. You know, 2:10 on a Saturday, it doesn't get much better.

"There's a lot of external public pressure to live up to. But, within the club, I just focus on my footy, what I can control, and don't really let negative external media get in my head."

Josh Daicos says he is stoked to have been drafted by Collingwood.

"It's been a goal of mine for 18 years, you work towards it and you don't stop thinking about it," Daicos said.

"I couldn't believe it when they said Josh.

"There were a couple of Josh's in the draft, so when they finally read out the right one, it was the greatest moment of my life.

"It's something I've envisioned for a long time."

Collingwood select Josh Daicos with pick No.57 in the 2016 National Draft.

"Josh is a clever small forward with plenty of tricks around goal," Collingwood list manager Derek Hine said.

"It was great to finally select him and Callum (Brown) together. He was coming from a little bit behind, having elected to play school football, but that's all part of the futures market again."

Collingwood father-son prospect Callum Brown says he would be delighted to hear his name called out alongside that of Josh Daicos in Friday night's NAB AFL Draft.

The Magpies have formally nominated Brown, the son of three-time best and fairest winner Gavin Brown, and Daicos, the son of five-time leading goalkicker Peter Daicos, as potential father-son recruits.

"I've known Josh for a while now so we've become pretty close," Brown said.

"It would be extra special if we did end up there together. To go to an AFL club would be awesome, but to go with one of your close mates would be even better."

Brown admits the romantic notion of he and Daicos ending up at the club where their fathers are team of the century members often enters his thinking.

"I supported Collingwood as a kid. I probably didn't have a lot of choice growing up with Dad there and nor did Josh," Brown said.

"I'd love to go there. But there's no guarantees for Josh or I."

Collingwood is likely to nominate Josh Daicos and Callum Brown as father-son picks and then wait until draft night to decide if they will join the club, according to Magpies list boss Derek Hine.

The Pies have first rights over the father-son pair and have closely monitored the duo across this season and previous years in the lead up to their under-18 season.

However, they haven't given any guarantees to the sons of club legends Peter Daicos and Gavin Brown, who are attending this week's NAB AFL Draft Combine.

"We've been really open and transparent to both of those boys and obviously Josh and Cal's parents and families. It's a little bit different to previous years," Hine said.

"In previous years you'd have to make that decision prior to the trading period but now it's a draft-type format so we're able to put them in a line and call them out where we rate them.

"They know the process and they know how it works, so we'll just continue with that process."

Collingwood is keeping tightlipped about its interest in father-son prospect Josh Daicos, having given no indication to the clever forward about their plans come draft night.

"Dad playing there meant there was always going to be a bit of talk, and I've been in the father-son academy for a couple of years," Daicos said.

"Collingwood have kept in touch with me but I don't really know where I sit, so like most kids I'll just be waiting. Nothing's certain so I'm not really sure what will happen."