Pies confirm grand final heartbreak for McStay as knee injury rules key forward out

Collingwood have ruled Daniel McStay out of the AFL grand final after scans confirmed the key forward suffered a knee injury.

McStay kicked two vital goals in the Magpies’ thrilling one-point preliminary-final win – 8.10 (58) to 8.9 (57) – over GWS on Friday night before hurting his right knee during the third quarter.

McStay cut a despondent figure amid otherwise jubilant scenes in the Collingwood change rooms after the match.

Scans on Saturday revealed the 28-year-old suffered a high-...