One of the competition’s most often underrated stars, Daniels was taken by the club with pick 27 in the 2017 AFL Draft, Daniels is one of the game’s premier small forwards and a key piece of the GIANTS’ orange tsunami game style. Extremely clean, zippy, and dangerous around goals, Daniels has an innate ability to create something out of nothing for either himself or his teammates. After playing seven games in his debut season in 2018, Daniels went on to play every game of the 2019 season, highlighted by a memora`ble goal to help the GIANTS beat Brisbane in the semi-final. After 590 days on the sidelines due to consecutive hamstring injuries, Daniels returned to the GIANTS’ forward line in 2023 where he kicked 26 goals from 20 games to finish inside the top 10 of the Kevin Sheedy Medal. He then took his game to another level in 2024 to earn his maiden selection in the All-Australian squad. One of the GIANTS’ most consistent performers across the season, Daniels averaged 18.1 disposals, 6.2 score involvements and 4.1 inside 50s per game to further establish himself as one of the AFL’s best small forwards. As well as kicking 23 goals of his own despite playing higher up the ground, Daniels also finished number one in the AFL for goal assists – a category he led for almost the entire season. His red-hot season saw him finish a career-best fifth in the 2024 Kevin Sheedy Medal. Daniels was added to the GIANTS’ leadership group for the first time ahead of the 2025 season.
