Injury List

Collingwood News

Director of Football Rodney Eade has provided an assessment of the injury status of the following players: 2. Sam Dwyer “He is recovering well from his groin operation. He’s joined in full training now for a week or two so he’s still a couple of weeks away. He’ll hopefully play VFL in two weeks time.” 5. Nick Maxwell “He just had a kick in the calf (at training). He’ll be coming to the Gold Coast for the camp and will play against the Suns.” 6. Tyson Goldsack “Goldy felt tight behind his knee on the weekend so we didn’t know whether it was hamstring related. But the scans were all clear, that’s good, so he’s coming to the Gold Coast and there’s a fair chance he’ll play on the weekend.” 11. Jarryd Blair “He had a toe injury about a month ago which has been slow to recover but he’s been back in full training this week. He won’t be at the Gold Coast.” 13. Taylor Adams “He just got ill two days before the game so he’s recovered and he’s going to the Gold Coast.” 15. Jarrod Witts and 28. Ben Sinclair "Both played on the weekend and both are coming to the Gold Coast. Sinclair will definitely play and Witts is a chance to get some time, too." 17. Dayne Beams “Beamsy was just rested (against Richmond). They’re just monitoring his workload. He’ll play on the Gold Coast.” 24. Josh Thomas “He’s had a bit of tendonitis in his knee. He’s had a bit of slow progression over the last three weeks. He’s stepping up his training now and will hopefully play in the VFL in a couple of week’s time. He’s not going to the Gold Coast.” 29. Tim Broomhead “He’s got a broken hand. He’s back running but he’s still another four weeks away.” 33. Patrick Karnezis “He’s making good progress from Osteitis Pubis. He’s been in football training so it’s just about doing full loads now but we’re going to take a conservative approach and give him a pre-season, as such. He’ll probably be another month, probably by the end of March he’ll be right to play.” 34. Alan Toovey “He’s coming to the Gold Coast with a chance of playing some football, but he’s doing everything possible and everything right. It’s really the surgeon who has to tick off when he feels comfortable that he can play.” 39. Nathan Freeman “He had a hamstring injury against Geelong in the NAB Challenge. He’s got four to five weeks to go.”

Several of Collingwood’s most important players will take part in the club’s training camp on the Gold Coast this week as the nucleus of the team begins to settle ahead of the home and away season. Director of Football Rodney Eade gave the green light to Nick Maxwell (calf), Taylor Adams (illness), Dayne Beams (rested), Ben Sinclair (shoulder) and Jarrod Witts (shoulder), who each missed Saturday’s loss to Richmond in Wangaratta. Utility Tyson Goldsack is also in the frame after scans cleared him of any damage to his hamstring during the clash with the Tigers. “Goldy just felt tight behind his knee on the weekend, so we didn’t know whether it was hamstring related,” Eade told collingwoodfc.com.au. “But the scans were all clear, that’s good, so he’s coming to the Gold Coast and there’s a fair chance he’ll play on the weekend.” Alan Toovey will also make the trip up north as he nears the end of his rehabilitation from a knee reconstruction. Eade says Toovey remains a chance of playing “some football” during the team’s training camp. “He’s coming to the Gold Coast with a chance of playing some football, but he’s doing everything possible and everything right,” Eade said. “It’s really the surgeon who has to tick off when he feels comfortable that he can play.” Witts and Sinclair both returned from shoulder surgery against Port Melbourne in a VFL practice match on Sunday and are in contention for next week’s meeting with the Suns. In other injury news, Josh Thomas will be sidelined for at least a few more weeks as he works to overcome knee tendonitis. “He’s had a bit of slow progression over the last three weeks,” Eade said. “He’s stepping up his training now and will hopefully play in the VFL in a couple of weeks time.” Sam Dwyer (groin) is also still at least a fortnight away from resuming in the VFL while Jarryd Blair will miss the Gold Coast camp as he overcomes a toe injury.