Peter Daicos reveals how AFL tried to ban him from having a heartwarming moment with his young daughter when he retired

Collingwood fable Peter Daicos achieved plentifulness successful his dressed up footy profession - but he has revealed really nan AFL almost denied him a heartwarming on-field infinitesimal pinch his girl which he still cherishes.

'As an individual it would beryllium aft I retired, I sewage nan opportunity to tally a thigh pinch my girl astatine nan MCG,' Daicos said successful nan jungle during filming of I'm a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here!

'I asked if I could do it and nan AFL said no.

'I said to my woman [Colleen], bugger it, conscionable manus her complete to me. And arsenic I sewage halfway around, she handed Maddie over. 

'There's a changeable of maine moving astir pinch Maddie....and she looks for illustration Superman pinch 35 connected nan back.

'Then it became a regular point wherever players started taking their kids astir arsenic portion of their retirement.'

Daicos added he feels fortunate he was capable to unrecorded retired his sporting dream pinch nan Magpies - and besides felt his 'life was fulfilled being a dad.'

After making his VFL debut successful 1979, Daicos went onto play 250 games, booting 549 goals.

Dubbed nan 'Macedonian Marvel', nan crafty afloat guardant was inducted into nan Australian Football Hall of Fame successful 1999 and was besides Collingwood's champion and fairest subordinate doubly - successful 1982 and 1988.

Daicos went onto have 2 much children that Magpies fans adore successful adjacent manner - brothers Nick and Josh.

The siblings won an AFL premiership past play - conscionable for illustration their aged man did successful 1990 - to besides cement themselves arsenic nine legends astatine Collingwood.

Josh, 25, started playing elder footy successful 2017, pinch Nick, 21, pursuing suit successful 2022.