Craig McRae informed Steene and announced the news to the playing squad on Olympic Park Oval a few moments ago.

From West Adelaide, the 19-year old-has has trained with Collingwood since November last year as part of the AFL’s Supplemental Selection Period.

At 204-centimetres, Steene has impressed during the pre-season complementing the likes of talls Darcy Cameron, Mason Cox and Aiden Begg.

“Oscar filled a position of need and has fitted into our environment seamlessly,” Collingwood General Manager of Football Graham Wright said.

“He has shown a good ability to learn and improve his craft, and his self-development is getting better day-by-day.

“We believe Oscar could play a key role in our AFL program this year and into the future.”