Josh Daicos

Daicos played junior football with Bulleen-Templestowe and at his school, Camberwell Grammar. He entered the TAC Cup in 2016, playing for the Oakleigh Chargers. During the season, he kicked 11 goals in 10 games. He also represented Vic Metro at the 2016 AFL Under 18 Championships, scoring goals against the Allies and against Western Australia. 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.

Daicos was drafted by Collingwood with pick 57, which was their last pick, in the 2016 national draft under the father–son rule. His father wore wore the number 35 guernsey, which since 2010 is given to the first draft pick every year to wear in their debut season, but Daicos anyway chose to wear number 26 to create his own legacy. He got his first taste of AFL football, playing in the 2017 JLT Community Series, especially impressing against Essendon. Daicos made his debut in the eleven point loss to Geelong at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in round 22 of the 2017 season. He made two appearances in his debut season, before adding 10 consecutive appearances in the 2018 season. After the season, Daicos signed a two-year contract extension with Collingwood.

Josh Daicos (born 26 November 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer 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 under the father–son rule.