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Roan Steele
Steele in July 2026
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 24 (15)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2026 season.
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

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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

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2025

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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]

2026

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Steele started to cement his spot in Collingwood's best 23 in 2026.[11] Playing off a wing, he kicked his first career goal against St Kilda in Opening Round.[12] He then kicked two the following week against Adelaide.[13]

Statistics

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Updated to the end of round 22, 2026.[14]

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
2025Collingwood45 5003315481530.00.06.63.09.63.00.60
2026Collingwood45 161371279322045220.80.47.95.813.82.81.40
Career 2113716010826860250.60.37.65.112.82.91.20

References

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  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. ↑ Ryan, Peter. "The Pies have had more modern-day success, but the Blues' future is brighter. Here's why". smh.com.au. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  12. ↑ Bastiani, Gemma. "Magpies hold firm as surging Saints fall short in fiery MCG showdown". afl.com.au. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  13. ↑ Sullivan, Matthew. "'They don't have that': Collingwood's bleak crisis exposed, image says it all". news.com.au. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  14. ↑ "Roan Steele". AFL Tables. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
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