Roan Steele

Roan Steele
Personal information
Born	(2001-10-22) 22 October 2001 (age 24)
Original team	Frankston YCW/Casey Demons/West Perth
Draft	No. 8, 2025 mid-season rookie draft
Debut	Round 17, 2025, Collingwood  vs. Carlton, at the MCG
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Collingwood
Number	45
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2025–	Collingwood	6 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of opening round, 2026.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Roan Steele (born 22 October 2001) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Pre-AFL career

Steele originally played for Frankston YCW in the Mornington Peninsula Football League before joining the Casey Demons in the VFL in 2022. ^[1] He played 15 games in his debut season, then 20 in 2023, coming second in Casey's best and fairest award in the process. ^{[2] [3]} In 2024 he came runner up in Casey's best and fairest for the second year in a row. ^[4]

In 2025, Steele made the move to Western Australia to play for West Perth in the WAFL. ^[5] Across seven matches for West Perth, Steele kicked five goals and averaged 21.1 disposals. ^[6]

AFL career

Steele was selected by Collingwood with pick 8 of the 2025 mid-season rookie draft. ^[7] He made his debut against Carlton in round 17 of the 2025 AFL season. ^{[8] [9]}

At the conclusion of the 2025 season, Steele signed a two-year contract extension to the end of 2027. ^[10]

Statistics

Updated to the end of Opening Round, 2026. ^[11]

Legend

G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)							Votes
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
2025	Collingwood	45	5	0	0	33	15	48	15	3	0.0	0.0	6.6	3.0	9.6	3.0	0.6	0
2026	Collingwood	45	1	1	0	6	5	11	2	3	1.0	0.0	6.0	5.0	11.0	2.0	3.0	0
Career			6	1	0	39	20	59	17	6	0.2	0.0	6.5	3.3	9.8	2.8	1.0	0

References

1. "Steele slotting straight in". melbournefc.com.au. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
2. Rhodes, Brendan. "2023 Smithy's VFL Review - Casey Demons". afl.com.au. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
3. "Smith and Fairchild take out Top Award". melbournefc.com.au. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
4. Wilson, Charlotte. "Casey Demons Best & Fairest 2024". melbournefc.com.au. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
5. Gabelich, Josh. "'Always the ultimate goal': How a move west launched newest Magpie's dream". afl.com.au. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
6. Underwood, Gus. "Collingwood debutant Roan Steele's Kyabram connection". dairynewsaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
7. "Pies draft versatile small". collingwoodfc.com.au. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
8. Cellini, Adrian. "Collingwood announce third debutant". Zero Hanger. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
9. "Collingwood names third debutant of 2025". collingwoodfc.com.au. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
10. "Hayes and Steele pen new deals". collingwoodfc.com.au. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
11. "Roan Steele". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 January 2026.

External links

• Roan Steele's profile on the official website of the Collingwood Football Club
• Roan Steele at AustralianFootball.com
• Roan Steele's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Roan Steele's WAFL playing statistics at WAFLFootyFacts.net