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{{Short description|Australian rules footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}}
{{Use Australian English|date=January 2018}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Josh Daicos
| fullname = Josh Daicos
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1998|11|26}}
| birth_place = [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]]
| originalteam = [[Oakleigh Chargers]] ([[TAC Cup]])
| draftpick = No. 57 ([[father–son rule|F/S]]), [[2016 AFL draft|2016 national draft]]
| debutdate = Round 22, 2017
| debutteam = {{AFL Col}}
| debutopponent = {{AFL Gee}}
| debutstadium = [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| height = 178&nbsp;cm
| weight = 77&nbsp;kg
| position = [[Australian rules football positions#Midfield|Wing]]
| currentclub = {{AFL Col}}
| guernsey = 7
| years1 = 2017–
| club1 = {{AFL Col}}
| games_goals1 = 126 (64)
| statsend = the 2024 season
| careerhighlights =
* [[List of VFL/AFL premiers|AFL premiership player]]: [[2023 AFL Grand Final|2023]]
* [[All-Australian team]]: 2023
* [[Copeland Trophy]]: 2023
* [[22 Under 22 team|22under22 team]]: 2020
* [[Goal of the Year (AFL)|Goal of the Year]]: 2020
}}
'''Josh Daicos''' (born 26 November 1998) is a professional [[Australian rules football]]er 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 AFL draft#2016 national draft|2016]] under the [[father–son rule]].
==State football==
Daicos played junior football with [https://www.theBullants.com/ Bulleen-Templestowe Junior Football Club] and the Greythorn Falcons,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yarrajfl.org.au/current-afl-players/|title=YJFL - Current AFL & AFLW players|work=Yarra Junior Football League|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020212854/https://www.yarrajfl.org.au/current-afl-players/|access-date=21 October 2020|archive-date=20 October 2020}}</ref> both part of the [[Yarra Junior Football League]], as well as at his school, [[Camberwell Grammar School|Camberwell Grammar]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/teams/collingwood/josh-daicos-son-of-collingwood-legend-peter-boosts-fatherson-draft-hopes/news-story/83a690397027b2a9ec5eb4257de1dd21|title=Josh Daicos, son of Collingwood legend Peter, boosts father–son draft hopes|newspaper=[[Herald Sun]]|date=4 April 2016}}</ref> He entered the [[TAC Cup]] in 2016, playing for the [[Oakleigh Chargers]].<ref name="ColDraft"/> During the season, he kicked 11 goals in 10 games.<ref name="DaicosDestiny"/> He also represented Vic Metro at the [[2016 AFL Under 18 Championships]], scoring goals against the Allies<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/98403/u18s-hayes-steers-vic-metro-to-victory-over-allies|title=U18s: Hayes steers Vic Metro to victory over Allies|first=Ben|last=Guthrie|publisher=[[Telstra Media]]|work=[[Australian Football League]]|date=24 June 2016|access-date=25 May 2020|archive-date=1 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701090358/https://www.afl.com.au/news/98403/u18s-hayes-steers-vic-metro-to-victory-over-allies|url-status=live}}</ref> and against Western Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/160180/a-potential-pie|title=Gun sons push Vic Metro to U18s crown|first=Ben|last=Guthrie|publisher=[[Telstra Media]]|work=[[Australian Football League]]|date=29 June 2016|access-date=25 May 2020|archive-date=23 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200323203056/https://www.afl.com.au/news/160180/a-potential-pie|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/localfooty/fatherson-prospect-josh-daicos-one-of-five-oakleigh-chargers-invited-to-afl-draft-combine/news-story/4f8a0b0bf1e9cc7aa4fe9a56ded1c093|title=Father–son prospect Josh Daicos one of five Oakleigh Chargers invited to AFL Draft Combine|first=Megan|last=Hustwaite|newspaper=[[Herald Sun]]|date=27 July 2016|access-date=25 May 2020|archive-date=30 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160930192321/http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/localfooty/fatherson-prospect-josh-daicos-one-of-five-oakleigh-chargers-invited-to-afl-draft-combine/news-story/4f8a0b0bf1e9cc7aa4fe9a56ded1c093|url-status=live}}</ref>
==AFL career==
Daicos was drafted by [[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]] with pick 57, which was their last pick, in the [[2016 AFL draft#2016 national draft|2016 national draft]] under the [[father–son rule]].<ref name="ColDraft">{{cite web|url=https://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/news/312526/welcome-pick-no-57-josh-daicos|title=Welcome: Pick No. 57 Josh Daicos|publisher=[[Telstra Media]]|work=[[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]]|date=25 November 2016|access-date=25 May 2020|archive-date=2 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202103546/https://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/news/312526/welcome-pick-no-57-josh-daicos|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/teams/collingwood/callum-brown-and-josh-daicos-join-collingwood-as-fatherson-recruits-in-dream-scenario-for-magpies/news-story/6872279a20108f02dd7282b30767dd98|title=Callum Brown and Josh Daicos join Collingwood as father–son recruits in dream scenario for Magpies|last=Salemme|first=Kate|date=26 November 2016|newspaper=[[Herald Sun]]|access-date=20 August 2017|archive-date=22 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822102651/http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/teams/collingwood/callum-brown-and-josh-daicos-join-collingwood-as-fatherson-recruits-in-dream-scenario-for-magpies/news-story/6872279a20108f02dd7282b30767dd98|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/collingwood-magpies-josh-daicos-callum-brown-get-different-numbers-to-dads-20161128-gsyz1a.html|title=Collingwood Magpies Josh Daicos, Callum Brown get different numbers to dads|first=Daniel|last=Cherny|newspaper=[[The Age]]|date=28 November 2016|access-date=25 May 2020|archive-date=5 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190405010404/https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/collingwood-magpies-josh-daicos-callum-brown-get-different-numbers-to-dads-20161128-gsyz1a.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He got his first taste of AFL football, playing in the [[2017 JLT Community Series]], especially impressing against [[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/news/304383/josh-daicos-the-story-so-far|title=Josh Daicos: The story so far|first=Luke|last=Mason|publisher=[[Telstra Media]]|work=[[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]]|date=18 August 2017|access-date=25 May 2020|archive-date=2 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202094615/https://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/news/304383/josh-daicos-the-story-so-far|url-status=live}}</ref> Daicos made his debut in the eleven point loss to [[Geelong Football Club|Geelong]] at the [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]] in round 22 of the [[2017 AFL season|2017 season]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/teams/collingwood/collingwoods-josh-daicos-says-it-was-a-privilege-to-play-his-first-game-for-the-magpies/news-story/25e8fb3f0d25a25b59a28d499b6752ad|title=Collingwood's Josh Daicos says it was a privilege to play his first game for the Magpies|last=Schlink|first=Leo|date=19 August 2017|newspaper=[[Herald Sun]]|access-date=20 August 2017}}</ref> He made two appearances in his debut season, before adding 10 consecutive appearances in the [[2018 AFL season|2018 season]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/players/1321/josh-daicos|title=Josh Daicos|publisher=[[Telstra Media]]|work=[[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]]|access-date=25 May 2020|quote=...adding 10 consecutive games (from round 10 to 20) to his two appearances in his debut season.|archive-date=5 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605151314/https://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/players/1321/Josh-Daicos|url-status=live}}</ref> After the season, Daicos signed a two-year contract extension with Collingwood.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/news/129451/four-pies-sign-on-five-depart|title=Four Pies sign on, five depart|publisher=[[Telstra Media]]|work=[[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]]|date=30 October 2018|access-date=25 May 2020|archive-date=9 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109023637/https://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/news/129451/four-pies-sign-on-five-depart|url-status=live}}</ref> In the [[2020 AFL season|2020 season]], Daicos had a breakout year, playing every one of Collingwood's 18 games between the home-and-away season and the finals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/754554/older-daicos-flying-under-the-radar-in-career-best-form|title=Older Daicos flying under the radar in career-best form|first=Callum|last=Twomey|publisher=[[Telstra]]|work=[[Australian Football League]]|date=7 May 2022}}</ref> At the end of the 2020 season, Daicos was selected for the season's [[22 Under 22 team|22under22 team]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aflplayers.com.au/article/22under22-side-revealed-for-2020/|title=22Under22 side revealed for 2020|date=22 September 2020|publisher=[[AFL Players Association]]|access-date=22 September 2020|archive-date=2 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201002000414/http://www.aflplayers.com.au/article/22under22-side-revealed-for-2020/|url-status=live}}</ref> and he signed on with Collingwood for two more years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/517443/pie-staying-put-star-ends-speculation-rising-wingman-signs-too|title=Pie staying put: Star ends speculation, rising wingman signs too|publisher=[[Telstra Media]]|work=[[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]]|date=18 October 2020|access-date=18 October 2020|archive-date=18 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018161654/https://www.afl.com.au/news/517443/pie-staying-put-star-ends-speculation-rising-wingman-signs-too|url-status=live}}</ref> During the [[2020 Brownlow Medal]] ceremony, he was awarded the [[Goal of the Year (AFL)|Goal of the Year]] for his single-handed effort from the boundary in Round 10 to seal a victory against [[Sydney Swans|Sydney]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-2020-goal-of-the-year-josh-daicos-jack-newnes-goal-vs-sydney-best-goals-2020-goal-of-the-year-nominees-brownlow-medal/news-story/dc5518400e18dc5afc7516d86ac921c8|title='Call the cops': Josh Daicos wins Goal of the Year, Jack Newnes' stunner snubbed|first=David|last=Zita|work=[[Fox Sports (Australia)|Fox Sports]]|date=18 October 2020|access-date=18 October 2020|archive-date=30 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630213143/https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-2020-goal-of-the-year-josh-daicos-jack-newnes-goal-vs-sydney-best-goals-2020-goal-of-the-year-nominees-brownlow-medal/news-story/dc5518400e18dc5afc7516d86ac921c8|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Personal life==
Daicos is the son of former [[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]] great, [[Peter Daicos]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/nov/28/peter-daicos-says-famous-name-might-actually-help-son-josh-at-collingwood|title=Peter Daicos says famous name might actually help son Josh at Collingwood|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=28 November 2016|access-date=25 May 2020|archive-date=8 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108165819/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/nov/28/peter-daicos-says-famous-name-might-actually-help-son-josh-at-collingwood|url-status=live}}</ref> 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 rule|father–son]] pick for Collingwood.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/localfooty/nick-daicos-son-of-collingwood-great-peter-wins-yarra-junior-football-league-under15-bestandfairest/news-story/c8319b07f582987841708672258bd779|title=Nick Daicos, son of Collingwood great Peter, wins Yarra Junior Football League under-15 best-and-fairest|first=Toby|last=Prime|newspaper=[[Herald Sun]]|date=23 August 2017|access-date=25 May 2020|archive-date=11 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011153922/https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/localfooty/nick-daicos-son-of-collingwood-great-peter-wins-yarra-junior-football-league-under15-bestandfairest/news-story/c8319b07f582987841708672258bd779|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/72424/he-snaps-left-he-slots-them-right-another-son-of-daics-catching-the-eye|title=He snaps left, he slots them right: Another son of Daics catching the eye|first=Callum|last=Twomey|publisher=[[Telstra Media]]|work=[[Australian Football League]]|date=7 May 2019|access-date=25 May 2020|archive-date=7 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107232531/https://www.afl.com.au/news/72424/he-snaps-left-he-slots-them-right-another-son-of-daics-catching-the-eye|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://afl.draftcentral.com.au/2020/05/11/qa-nick-daicos-oakleigh-chargers-vic-metro/|title=Q&A: Nick Daicos (Oakleigh Chargers/Vic Metro)|first=Michael|last=Alvaro|publisher=Aussie Rules Draft Central|date=11 May 2020|access-date=25 May 2020|archive-date=18 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918174759/https://afl.draftcentral.com.au/2020/05/11/qa-nick-daicos-oakleigh-chargers-vic-metro/|url-status=live}}</ref> Daicos grew up supporting Collingwood as a child.<ref name="DaicosDestiny">{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-draft-2016-josh-daicos-keen-to-create-own-destiny-likely-collingwood-fatherson-prospect/news-story/7e59da12654a23c08deb36f161053c7d|title=AFL draft 2016: Josh Daicos keen to create own destiny, likely Collingwood father–son prospect|first=Ben|last=Waterworth|work=[[Fox Sports (Australia)|Fox Sports]]|date=4 November 2016|access-date=25 May 2020|archive-date=15 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181115083127/https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-draft-2016-josh-daicos-keen-to-create-own-destiny-likely-collingwood-fatherson-prospect/news-story/7e59da12654a23c08deb36f161053c7d|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Statistics==
''Updated to the end of the 2024 season''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/J/Josh_Daicos.html|title=Josh Daicos|publisher=AFL Tables|access-date=23 September 2024}}</ref>
{{AFL player statistics legend|p=y}}
{{AFL player statistics start with votes}}
|-
| [[2017 AFL season|2017]] || {{AFL Col}} || 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 AFL season|2018]] || {{AFL Col}} || 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 AFL season|2019]] || {{AFL Col}} || 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 AFL season|2020]]{{efn|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 on sports#Australian rules football|impact of the COVID-19 pandemic]].}} || {{AFL Col}} || 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 AFL season|2021]] || {{AFL Col}} || 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 AFL season|2022]] || {{AFL Col}} || 7
| 25 || 15 || 11 || 314 || 213 || 527 || 101 || 65 || 0.6 || 0.4 || 12.6 || 8.5 || 21.1 || 4.0 || 2.6 || 4
|-
| bgcolor=F0E68C | '''[[2023 AFL season|2023]]'''<sup>#</sup> || {{AFL Col}} || 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 AFL season|2024]] || {{AFL Col}} || 7
| 23 || 7 || 9 || 327 || 246 || 573 || 120 || 74 || 0.3 || 0.4 || 14.2 || 10.7 || 24.9 || 5.2 || 3.2 || 3
|- class=sortbottom
! colspan=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'''
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==Honours and achievements==
'''Team'''
*[[List of VFL/AFL premiers|AFL Premiership Winner]] ([[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]]) [[2023 AFL season|2023]]
'''Individual'''
* '''[[All-Australian team]]''': 2023
* '''[[Goal of the Year (AFL)|AFL Goal of the Year]]''': 2020
* '''[[22 Under 22 team|22under22 team]]''': 2020
* [[Copeland Trophy]]: 2023
==References==
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==External links==
*{{Collplayer|1321/josh-daicos}}
*{{AFL Tables|ref=J/Josh_Daicos.html}}
{{Collingwood player squad}}
{{2023 Collingwood premiership players}}
{{Copeland Trophy}}
{{Goal of the Year}}
{{2023 All-Australian team}}
{{VFL/AFL club best and fairest winners in premiership years}}
{{2020 22 Under 22 team}}
{{2016 AFL national draft}}
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