Brown named in squad
Nathan Brown and Tom Young are Collingwood's two inclusions ahead of its round 10 clash with Gold Coast.
Star defender Heath Shaw (calf) and youngster Lachlan Keeffe (knee) will both miss with injury.
Cameron Wood, Paul Seedsman and Kirk Ugle have been named as the three emergencies.
Shaw, who has played seven matches this season, will miss due to a calf injury.
“Heath pulled up sore from the game over in Adelaide", said Director of Football Geoff Walsh.
“He will miss this week with a calf injury and we will assess him mid next week to evaluate his status ahead of the Monday game against Melbourne.”
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Reliable full back Nathan Brown returns to the line up after missing the past two matches due to a moderate strain to his medial ligament in his left knee against the Brisbane Lions.
Brown replaces the 204cm Keeffe who will miss the remainder of the 2012 season after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament in the last quarter of Collingwood’s win over Adelaide last week.
The improvement in Keeffe’s game was illustrated on Wednesday night when it was announced on The Club that he had signed a new contract to remain at Collingwood for the next two years.
The 23-year-old will be extra keen to make his mark after he missed the entire 2011 season through a knee injury. He returned against Essendon on ANZAC Day and didn’t appear to have missed a beat, holding Bombers star Stewart Crameri goal less.
Watch Darren Jolly's press conference.
Young is in his second season on the list and has been on the fringe of selection for some time. The winner of the Joseph Wren Trophy as the club's best VFL player in 2010, Young has been named as an emergency in six of a possible eight games.
He was named as the VFL team’s best in the memorable win over Port Melbourne earlier this month.
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Gold Coast have omitted ruckman Zac Smith, while Seb Tape has been rested and Jeremy Taylor sidelined by a quad injury.
The Suns have a strong Collingwood connection, with former Pies Danny Stanley (five games; 2007-2009) and Sam Iles (7 games, 2006-2007) named in their team for Sunday. Their coach Guy McKenna was an assistant to Mick Malthouse in 2004-2007, and midfield coach Shane O'Bree played over 200 games for the Magpies in the 2000s.
Collingwood v Gold Coast
Sunday 3 June
MCG, 4.40pm
Collingwood
B: Harry O'Brien, Nathan Brown, Marley Williams
HB: Alan Toovey, Nick Maxwell, Marty Clarke
C: Simon Buckley, Dale Thomas, Jarryd Blair
HF: Alex Fasolo, Chris Dawes, Ben Sinclair
F: Dayne Beams, Travis Cloke, Tyson Goldsack
Foll: Darren Jolly, Scott Pendlebury, Steele Sidebottom
Int from: Alan Didak, Sharrod Wellingham, Jamie Elliott, Tom Young
Emg: Kirk Ugle, Paul Seedsman, Cameron Wood
IN: Nathan Brown, Tom Young
OUT: Lachlan Keeffe (knee), Heath Shaw (calf)
Milestones: Darren Jolly (50 games for Collingwood; club debut in round one, 2010, v Western Bulldogs)
Gold Coast
B: Campbell Brown, Matthew Warnock, Danny Stanley
HB: Sam Iles, Rory Thompson, Joel Wilkinson
C: Michael Rischitelli, Karmichael Hunt, Alex Sexton
HF: Harley Bennell, Tom Lynch, Andrew McQualter
F: Matt Shaw, Sam Day, Luke Russell
Foll: Tom Hickey, Dion Prestia, Gary Ablett
Int from: Alik Magin, Josh Caddy, Aaron Hall, Kyal Horsley
Emg: Trent McKenzie, Steven May, Seb Tape
IN: Luke Russell, Tom Hickey, Aaron Hall
OUT: Jeremy Taylor (quad), Seb Tape (rested), Zac Smith (omitted)
VFL - Round 10
Collingwood’s VFL team takes on the fifth placed Werribee on Saturday at Avalon Airport Oval from 2pm. The squads were released on Thursday night.
Collingwood
B: Daniel Farmer, Michael Hartley, Trent Stubbs
HB: Sharrod Wellingham, Lachlan Smith, Tom Young
C: Kirk Ugle, Peter Yagmoor, Paul Seedsman
HF: Alan Didak, Jackson Paine, Jamie Elliott
F: Jonathon Ceglar, Chris Tarrant, Cameron Wood
Foll: Jarrod Witts, Tyrren Head, Ricky Ferraro
Int: Kris Pendlebury, Matthew Hine, Brede Seccull, Matt Boland, Sam Williams, Jackson Heagney-Steart*, Chris Doria, Robert Cathcart, Paul Cribbin, Will De Bruin, Nick Riddle, Jack Hellier, Lachlan Wallace
Werribee
B: Mangan, Kennedy, Hartigan
HB: McMahon, Pedersen, Harding
C: Sierakowski, Tuck, Lynch
HF: Warren, Tarrant, Speight
F: Gibson, McKinley, Castello
R: Daw, Ross, Sharp
Int: Sullivan, Mather, Martiniello, Moloney, Ruggles, Ablett, Fariley*, Wormald, Purton-Smith