| Collingwood v Richmond Saturday February 22, 4.40pm Norm Minns Oval, Wangaratta Fox Footy 4.30pm Weather: Min 8 Max 29 Chance of rain 5%: < 1mm Wind: SSW 14kph Betting: Collingwood $1.65 Richmond $2.20 |
Collingwood forward Alex Fasolo is poised to make his long awaited return from a serious foot injury after he was named in an extended squad to face Richmond in the club’s second NAB Challenge hit out this Saturday in Wangaratta.
Fasolo has endured a torrid 12 months, managing to only play three matches last season after suffering a stress fracture to the navicular bone in his right foot, which forced the West Australian to undergo surgery in May and prematurely brought his campaign to a close
But after adopting a conservative and thorough approach to his rehabilitation, Fasolo is in line to make a major breakthrough and step onto the park for his first competitive outing since ANZAC Day.
The 21-year old is one of seven inclusions to the side which narrowly fell to Geelong by two points at Skilled Stadium as Collingwood seeks to finalise its best 22 ahead of the opening round of the season against Fremantle on March 14.
Star midfielder Dane Swan, key defender Nathan Brown and versatile swingmen Ben Reid and Tyson Goldsack will join the fray alongside ruckman Ben Hudson and speedster Caolan Mooney, while three players are still to be omitted from the 29-man squad.
The Wangaratta fixture will be Mooney’s first senior match since round 17 last year against Gold Coast, a clash which also marked Hudson’s final appearance for the 2013 campaign.
Injury has forced Tim Broomhead (hand) and Nathan Freeman (hamstring) to the sidelines, with the fledgling duo set to miss up a month of football, while Dayne Beams and Nick Maxwell will be rested ahead of the Magpies pre-season clash on the Gold Coast next weekend.
| Collingwood Squad | |
| 1. Alex Fasolo 3. Brent Macaffer 4. Brodie Grundy 6. Tyson Goldsack 7. Ben Kennedy 8. Heritier Lumumba 9. Marty Clarke 10. Scott Pendlebury 12. Luke Ball 13. Taylor Adams 14. Clinton Young 16. Nathan Brown 18. Jesse White 19. Jamie Elliott 20. Ben Reid | 21. Quinten Lynch 22. Steele Sidebottom 23. Lachlan Keeffe 25. Ben Hudson 26. Marley Williams 27. Tony Armstrong 31. Jackson Ramsay 32. Travis Cloke 36. Dane Swan 38. Peter Yagmoor 41. Tom Langdon 45. Jack Frost 46. Jonathon Marsh 48. Caolan Mooney |
Changes (from the team that lost to Geelong)
In: Nathan Brown, Alex Fasolo, Tyson Goldsack, Ben Hudson, Caolan Mooney, Ben Reid, Dane Swan
Out: Dayne Beams, Tim Broomhead, Nathan Freeman, Nick Maxwell
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