Daniel McStay

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Daniel McStay
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McStay in April 2018
Personal information
Full name Daniel McStay
Date of birth (1995-06-24) 24 June 1995 (age 29)
Original team(s) Eastern Ranges (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 25, 2013 National Draft, Brisbane Lions
Height 195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight 99 kg (218 lb)
Position(s) Key forward
Club information
Current club Collingwood
Number 11
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2014–2022 Brisbane Lions 161 (138)
2023– Collingwood 23 (32)
Total184 (170)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 4, 2025.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Daniel McStay (born 24 June 1995) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

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Career

McStay was recruited from the Eastern Ranges in the TAC Cup with pick 25 in the 2013 AFL Draft. McStay made his AFL debut against the North Melbourne Football Club in Round 15, 2014, playing at centre half-back. [1]

In the dying moments of his first game, with the Lions leading by 4 points, McStay over-stepped the goal square when taking a kick-in from full-back resulting in a ball up in the Lions' defensive goal square. The Kangaroos failed to score from the stoppage and the Lions held on to win by 4 points in Jonathan Brown's farewell game.

After the completion of the 2022 AFL season, McStay wished to explore free agency and departed the Brisbane Lions after 9 years. Early in the trade period, he signed a five-year contract with Collingwood. [2]

McStay injured his medial collateral ligament in Collingwood's 1-point win over GWS in the 2023 preliminary final. [3] This resulted in him missing out on Collingwood's victory in that year's grand final. [4]

McStay ruptured his left anterior cruciate ligament during training and was initially expected to miss the 2024 season. [5] However, he made a quicker-than-expected recovery and played five games in the back end of the year for a return of eight goals. [6]

Statistics

Updated to the end of the 2024 season [7]

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game) Votes
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2014 Brisbane Lions 25970505710742100.80.05.66.311.94.71.10
2015 Brisbane Lions 25201910917216372261.00.54.63.68.23.61.30
2016 Brisbane Lions 251240667213846240.30.05.56.011.53.82.00
2017 Brisbane Lions 25191111910322295330.10.16.35.411.75.01.70
2018 Brisbane Lions 251922181066617281421.20.95.63.59.14.32.20
2019 Brisbane Lions 25242116120122242100500.90.75.05.110.14.22.10
2020 [a] Brisbane Lions 2517116804512554270.60.44.72.67.43.21.60
2021 Brisbane Lions 251928101207119188581.50.56.33.710.14.63.12
2022 Brisbane Lions 25222512162102264116401.10.57.44.612.05.31.82
2023 Collingwood 1114207774111853311.40.55.52.98.43.82.20
2024 Collingwood 115843316492651.60.86.63.29.85.21.00
Career18016684102476617907733460.90.55.74.39.94.31.94

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.

References

  1. ↑ "Another Lion unleashed". 26 June 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  2. ↑ Zita, David (4 October 2022). "'We're in a new age': Why Pies recruit's $3m contract is worth it". Fox Sports.
  3. ↑ "'All disappointed': Pies confirm brutal GF heartbreak story, club sweating on scans on another star". Fox Sports. 23 September 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "Sweet 16: Magpies outlast Lions in thrilling Grand Final". afl.com.au. 30 September 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "McStay sidelined with ACL injury". collingwoodfc.com.au. 1 December 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "McStay to return from ACL injury". collingwoodfc.com.au. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  7. ↑ "Daniel McStay". AFL Tables. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
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