Daniel McStay

Daniel McStay
McStay in April 2018
Personal information
Full name	Daniel McStay
Born
Died
Original teamTemplate:Pluralize from text	Eastern Ranges (TAC Cup)
Draft	No. 25, 2013 National Draft, Brisbane Lions
Height
Weight
PositionTemplate:Pluralize from text	Key forward
Club information
Current club	Collingwood
Number	11
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2014–2022	Brisbane Lions	161 (138)
2023–	Collingwood	049 0(67)
Total		210 (205)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 12, 2026.

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

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.

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.

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

McStay ruptured his left anterior cruciate ligament during training and was initially expected to miss the 2024 season. 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.

Statistics

Updated to the end of round 12, 2026.

Template:AFL player statistics start with votes |- | 2014 || Template:AFL || 25 | 9 || 7 || 0 || 50 || 57 || 107 || 42 || 10 || 0.8 || 0.0 || 5.6 || 6.3 || 11.9 || 4.7 || 1.1 || 0 |- | 2015 || Template:AFL || 25 | 20 || 19 || 10 || 91 || 72 || 163 || 72 || 26 || 1.0 || 0.5 || 4.6 || 3.6 || 8.2 || 3.6 || 1.3 || 0 |- | 2016 || Template:AFL || 25 | 12 || 4 || 0 || 66 || 72 || 138 || 46 || 24 || 0.3 || 0.0 || 5.5 || 6.0 || 11.5 || 3.8 || 2.0 || 0 |- | 2017 || Template:AFL || 25 | 19 || 1 || 1 || 119 || 103 || 222 || 95 || 33 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 6.3 || 5.4 || 11.7 || 5.0 || 1.7 || 0 |- | 2018 || Template:AFL || 25 | 19 || 22 || 18 || 106 || 66 || 172 || 81 || 42 || 1.2 || 0.9 || 5.6 || 3.5 || 9.1 || 4.3 || 2.2 || 0 |- | 2019 || Template:AFL || 25 | 24 || 21 || 16 || 120 || 122 || 242 || 100 || 49 || 0.9 || 0.7 || 5.0 || 5.1 || 10.1 || 4.2 || 2.0 || 0 |- | 2020 || Template:AFL || 25 | 17 || 11 || 6 || 80 || 44 || 124 || 54 || 27 || 0.6 || 0.4 || 4.7 || 2.6 || 7.3 || 3.2 || 1.6 || 0 |- | 2021 || Template:AFL || 25 | 19 || 28 || 10 || 120 || 71 || 191 || 88 || 58 || 1.5 || 0.5 || 6.3 || 3.7 || 10.1 || 4.6 || 3.1 || 2 |- | 2022 || Template:AFL || 25 | 22 || 25 || 12 || 162 || 102 || 264 || 116 || 40 || 1.1 || 0.5 || 7.4 || 4.6 || 12.0 || 5.3 || 1.8 || 2 |- | 2023 || Template:AFL || 11 | 14 || 20 || 7 || 77 || 41 || 118 || 53 || 31 || 1.4 || 0.5 || 5.5 || 2.9 || 8.4 || 3.8 || 2.2 || 0 |- | 2024 || Template:AFL || 11 | 5 || 8 || 4 || 33 || 16 || 49 || 26 || 5 || 1.6 || 0.8 || 6.6 || 3.2 || 9.8 || 5.2 || 1.0 || 0 |- | 2025 || Template:AFL || 11 | 18 || 19 || 15 || 108 || 67 || 175 || 62 || 44 || 1.1 || 0.8 || 6.0 || 3.7 || 9.7 || 3.4 || 2.4 || 1 |- | 2026 || Template:AFL || 11 | 12 || 20 || 8 || 66 || 37 || 103 || 54 || 25 || 1.7 || 0.7 || 5.5 || 3.1 || 8.6 || 4.5 || 2.1 || |- class=sortbottom ! colspan=3 | Career ! 210 !! 205 !! 107 !! 1198 !! 870 !! 2068 !! 889 !! 414 !! 1.0 !! 0.5 !! 5.7 !! 4.1 !! 9.8 !! 4.2 !! 2.0 !! 5 |}

Notes

External links

• Daniel McStay's profile on the official website of the Collingwood Football Club
• Daniel McStay's playing statistics from AFL TablesTemplate:EditAtWikidata