Daniel McAlister (born 22 August 1978 in New Zealand[1]) is an Australian rules footballer who played six games in the Australian Football League for the Essendon Football Club.
Of Māori heritage, he is one of few Maori Australians in the history of the VFL/AFL.
His family emigrated to Tasmania when Daniel was 12, and after starting as a boundary umpire he played junior Australian rules in Smithton before moving to Hobart where he was selected in the Under 18 state team.
The 185 cm, 88 kg solidly built McAlister played just six games in three seasons between 1997 and 2002.
He was delisted at the end of 2002, after which he was signed to play for the Wodonga Raiders in country Victoria.