Squad Pre-Season Game 1

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Pre Season Game 1 Collingwood v Geelong Friday Feb. 26, 7.10pm Simonds Stadium Geelong Fox Footy 7.00pm Weather: Min 14 Max 23 Chance of rain 20%: < 1mm Wind: WSW 24kph Betting: Collingwood $3.20 Geelong $1.34

Fresh faces will mix with a host of experienced veterans when Collingwood travels to Geelong to open its NAB Challenge campaign on Friday night.
The Magpies have included four new faces in the 29-man squad for the pre-season clash at Simonds Stadium.
James Aish appears likely to make his Collingwood debut after 32 games for the Brisbane Lions, while ex-GWS Giant Tim Golds, and rookies Tom Phillips and Josh Smith have also been named.
All three have arrived at the club from different locations with vastly different stories.
Aish and Golds are junior football sensations who arrived at the Holden Centre in the off-season after mixed levels of success with interstate clubs.
Phillips is an Oakleigh Chargers premiership player who appears ready to take the next step, while Smith was a childcare worker in Queensland before being recruited by the Magpies.
All will be looking to follow in the footsteps of a number of Collingwood teammates who they will share the field with on Friday night.
2010 Premiership players Dane Swan, Steele Sidebottom, Nathan Brown and Jarryd Blair have been named in the extended squad, in addition to the returning Brent Macaffer.
26-year-old Macaffer hasn't played a game at AFL level since rupturing his ACL against Greater Western Sydney in August, 2014.
Despite being one of the Magpies' most consistent trainers throughout the pre-season, coach Nathan Buckley suggested on Tuesday that the forward-turned-tagger could face limited playing time.
"Caff has had a fantastic pre-season," Buckley told the media.
"In this first round, there are guys that have had huge load throughout pre-season that, we see this as an opportunity to potentially play half games.
"Caff may be one of those."
Macaffer will not be the only Magpie returning from injury when Buckley's side travels down the highway for the highly-anticipated practice match.
2015 Rising Star nominee Tim Broomhead is in line to play his first game since round 15, while Jackson Ramsay and Corey Gault will also put stints in recovery behind them with potential returns.
Tall forward Gault was one of the stars of Collingwood's final intra-club match last Thursday at the Holden Centre.
The 22-year-old led all goal kickers with five majors, with Darcy Moore also kicking four goals.
Moore's performance, in addition to that of fellow second-year player Jordan De Goeycaught the attention of those in attendance at the twilight match simulation.
"The standout players on the ground were Jordan De Goey and Darcy Moore, who both excelled for the 'Black' team," wrote Ben Guthrie of AFL Media.
Both will once again be closely watched when they take the field on Friday night, as the Magpies look to combine youth with experience in the first official hit out of the year.

Collingwood's Squad

1. Alex Fasolo 2. Jordan De Goey 3. Brent Macaffer 4. Brodie Grundy 9. Jesse White 11. Jarryd Blair 13. Taylor Adams 14. James Aish 15. Jarrod Witts 16. Nathan Brown 17. Jonathon Marsh 18. Travis Varcoe 19. Levi Greenwood 21. Tom Phillips 22. Steele Sidebottom

25. Jack Crisp 28. Ben Sinclair 29. Tim Broomhead 30. Darcy Moore 31. Jackson Ramsay 34. Alan Toovey 36. Dane Swan 37. Brayden Maynard 40. Josh Smith 41. Tim Golds 43. Adam Oxley 44. Corey Gault 45. Jack Frost 46. Mason Cox *To be cut to 26