Joshua McGuire (born 2 March 1990) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played as a prop and lock.

[5] Before playing rugby league, McGuire was a junior ice hockey player, having been scouted by Ralph Barahona to potentially trial for the Vancouver Canucks.

[9] In Round 8 against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, McGuire suffered a serious eye injury after he was accidentally poked by teammate Mitchell Dodds, and has to attend hospital with significant bleeding.

In Round 12 against the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, McGuire played his 100th NRL career match in Brisbane's 36–10 win at Suncorp Stadium.

[21] On 18 October, McGuire revealed that he was playing blind in his left eye after suffering a detached retina from the eye-poke that saw him sidelined in 2011.

McGuire also played in Game 2 of the series[25][26] before his season-ending Achilles tendon injury he suffered in Round 16 against the Newcastle Knights.

In the season opening match against the Parramatta Eels, McGuire made his return to the Broncos team from injury in the 17–4 win.

[27] On 6 May, McGuire made his international debut for Australia against New Zealand in the 2016 Anzac Test, playing off the interchange bench in the 16–0 win at Hunter Stadium.

[28][29] In the 2016 State of Origin series, McGuire played in all 3 matches for Queensland, including starting at prop in Game 2, where the Maroons won 26–16 at Suncorp Stadium.

After the series-winning match, McGuire wrote a Tweet about the victory, mocking New South Wales saying "Losers have meetings, Winners have parties".

[32] In the match against the North Queensland side, McGuire played his 150th NRL game in the season-ending 26-20 golden point extra time loss.

[38] On 16 June 2017, McGuire was selected in the Inaugural Australian Merit Team at lock after his outstanding performances in the State of Origin series.

[42][43] On 19 November, McGuire was granted a release from the final three-years of his Brisbane contract to join the North Queensland Cowboys on a four-year deal.

[49] He returned for North Queensland's final game of the season, a loss to the Melbourne Storm, and was charged for a trip on Cameron Smith.

[56] On 13 April, it was announced that McGuire would immediately switch to the St George Illawarra Dragons and stay at the club until the end of 2022.

[60] In the final round of the regular season, McGuire was sent to the sin bin for a dangerous tackle during the club's loss against South Sydney.

On 14 February following an investigation by the RFL, McGuire was found guilty of using a disability derogatory word and received a seven-match ban.