The youngest members of Collingwood’s squad will return to the Holden Centre on Monday as the club’s pre-season training period commences.

First, second, third and fourth year players will return from their off-season breaks and will immediately be faced with a full day of training.

The club’s High Performance Manager Bill Davoren is confident all players returning will arrive at the club in an elite condition.

“With the group that’s coming back on Monday, you would think that they’ve got a good four or five weeks of training under their belt,” Davoren told Collingwood Media.

“Most of them have had a minimum of two, and up to four weeks of down time.

“We’re not expecting guys to come back in PB shape, but you certainly want to have the miles in the legs and a foundation of strength to cope with what’s coming next week.”

The workload for the returning players will include a two-kilometre time trial, physicals from the medical staff, weights training and ball skills.

Davoren explained that as preseason continues, the training group will seperate to take on more individualised programs.

“The footy’s will come out straight away. We’ll be doing some skill work and getting a general football load into their bodies,” Davoren said.

“The program then becomes more individualised over the next week as we get a greater understanding of where each player is at.”

While most players returning already know the Holden Centre front to back, a pair of new faces will train as Magpies for the first time.

Adam Treloar and James Aish will meet their new teammates for the first time on Monday after being traded from Greater Western Sydney and Brisbane respectively.

Both have relocated and settled in their new homes in Melbourne, and will each be greeted by familiar faces at the Magpies.

Treloar will be reunited with fellow midfielder and former Giant Taylor Adams, while Aish will pick up a strong friendship with defender Matthew Scharenberg which the pair established their careers as juniors in South Australia.

While Davoren expects all players to attack the first day of training with enthusiasm, he believes a number of individuals are ready to excel.

“I know Taylor Adams will come in in pretty good knick and be ready to have a really good crack,” Davoren said.

“Billy Elliott has been working really hard, so I’m expecting him to come in in good knick. I know he wants to take a step up this year.

“Tim Broomhead has been putting some miles in, which is really positive.

“And Brodie (Grundy) always does a lot. He took some big steps last year so I’m expecting that he’ll be in a pretty good place.”

After a week of training at the Holden Centre, the training group will descend on Falls Creek for a development camp before the rest of the squad returns on November 23.

Collingwood Media will have full coverage of day one of preseason when the 1-4 year players resume training on Monday.