A healthy crowd, great weather and sharp football left Collingwood fans optimistic about the months ahead following the club's first intra-club practice match of the pre-season.

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Collingwoodfc.com.au photographers Shane Barrie and Steve Hamilton were on hand to capture the evening's events, with the best snaps displayed in the gallery below.



Dane Swan leads Ben Kennedy and Tony Armstrong out onto Olympic Park.



Brodie Grundy and Lachlan Keeffe contest the bounce.



Jesse White wraps up Jackson Ramsay.



Patrick Karnezis had it on a string.



Travis Cloke calls for a lead as Jack Frost closes in.



Corey Gault gets the jump over Brodie Grundy.



Dane Swan, Tony Armstrong and Josh Thomas await the ball drop.



Marley Williams puts everything into this kick.



Tony Armstrong gets nabbed by Lachlan Keeffe.



Keeffe drags Armstrong into the turf.



Birthday boy Levi Greenwood has the jump on the pack.



Super Swanny.



Brodie Grundy marks despite the arrival of Scott Pendlebury behind him.



Travis Varcoe on the burst.



VFL Magpie Ben Moloney, seen getting tackled by Jarryd Blair, was one of the most consistent player across the duration of the match.



Mason Cox, the club's 211cm American recruit, lines up for goal. He made an impact early in his first match, kicking a major in the opening minutes.



A job well done. The players gather on the wing before heading over to the boundary to meet the Magpie Army.