Round 1: The Team

Collingwood v North Melbourne Sunday, March 31 4.40pm Etihad Stadium FOX FOOTY Weather: Min 15 Max 21 Possible shower Betting: Collingwood $1.50 North Melbourne $2.60

B: Nathan Brown, Nick Maxwell, Ben Reid

HB: Alan Toovey, Heath Shaw, Harry O'Brien

C: Steele Sidebottom, Dane Swan, Jarryd Blair

HF: Jamie Elliott, Travis Cloke, Quinten Lynch

F: Ben Sinclair, Tyson Goldsack, Brent Macaffer

Foll: Darren Jolly, Scott Pendlebury, Dayne Beams

I/C: Martin Clarke, Sam Dwyer, Ben Johnson, Jordan Russell

Emerg: Jack Frost, Paul Seedsman, Josh Thomas

New: Quinten Lynch (West Coast), Sam Dwyer (Port Melbourne), Jordan Russell (Carlton)

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Collingwood News Collingwood has named a 25-man squad featuring five potential debutants ahead of Sunday's round one contest against North Melbourne. Established league footballers Jordan Russell and Quentin Lynch and recently elevated rookies Jack Frost and Sam Dwyer are all in the frame for their respective Magpie debuts with the 22-man side to be finalised on Friday afternoon. Injury plagued midfielder Josh Thomas has enjoyed a healthy NAB Cup campaign and could also make his long awaited arrival to the senior stage. There are a host of familiar names in the squad led by skipper Nick Maxwell and supported by vice captain Scott Pendlebury. The feel-good story of the squad is the return of Brent Macaffer. The mobile utility's future appeared rosy when he was a member of the 2010 premiership side in only his 26th senior game, but in the years since he has been plagued by injuries. His most recent appearance at senior level was in round 19, 2011. Should he play, Macaffer will wear the No. 3 jumper for the first time in a home and away fixture. It will mark a significant touchpoint in his career as he is wearing it in honour of his late teammate and friend John McCarthy. Collingwood is set to enter the match with only one established ruckman. Darren Jolly will shoulder a heavy burden in the absence of Jarrod Witts and Ben Hudson against North's ruck division of Todd Goldstein and Daniel Currie.	SUPERFOOTY COLLINGWOOD coach Nathan Buckley has been forced to name two rookies in his squad set to take on North Melbourne on Sunday.  Rookies Sam Dwyer and Jack Frost are on the extended bench along with Josh Thomas, Paul Seedsman, Marty Clarke and former Carlton fringe player Jordan Russell. The Magpies injury list includes star playmaker Dale Thomas (ankle), Andrew Krakouer, Alex Fasolo and Luke Ball. Former West Coast Eagle Quinten Lynch has been named at half forward while Tyson Goldsack looks to have overcome his ankle injury and will play out of the goalsquare.	The Australian JACK Frost is in for a hot introduction to the AFL when the Collingwood defender debuts on Sunday against North Melbourne.  Coach Nathan Buckley says Frost is a prime example of the greater depth of talent that Collingwood will take into this season. The 21-year-old joined the Magpies in December through the rookie draft and his impressive pre-season prompted an elevation last week to the senior list. The Magpies will throw him into the deep end against North Melbourne, which features the three-pronged tall-forward set-up of Drew Petrie, Robbie Tarrant and Lachie Hansen. "One of the most positive aspects of our pre-season was the emergence of a couple of our rookie-list players," Buckley said. "Jack Frost . . . has proven his ability to shut down tall defenders with the absence (in the pre-season) of Nathan Brown and Ben Reid at times. "He adds to our depth there and it becomes important, shutting down North's talls. "They generally play that three-tall-forward set-up more often than not." While Collingwood will be without prime movers such as Luke Ball and Dale Thomas for round one, Buckley said they had more ability to cope. "As I've banged on about all pre-season, I feel like we have some great depth," he said. "We have a few injuries we'd rather do without, but the fact is we have the depth to cover it." Thomas and Andrew Krakouer will play for Collingwood's VFL team at the MCG in a curtain-raiser to the Carlton-Richmond match.