Collingwood premiership defender Alan Toovey has agreed to terms on a new two-year contract, and will remain with the Magpies until at least the end of 2013.
 
The 24-year-old has played 87 games for Collingwood since debuting in round three of the 2007 season, and joins teammate Chris Dawes as having committed to the club in the past week.

Collingwood General Manager of Football Geoff Walsh said: "We are very pleased to have reached a resolution with Alan and his management company SportsMA. We appreciate the cooperation of the managers at SportsMA and acknowledge their willingness to affect a deal, and a gain a satisfactory outcome for all parties.

"Alan is an important player at our club and for him to have committed for another two years is terrific for Collingwood."
 
Toovey is one of the Magpies’ many success stories of the rookie-list system, having originally been selected from WAFL club Claremont with the second overall pick in the 2005 rookie draft. He was elevated to the senior list for the 2007 season.

"I'm happy that this contract situation has been resolved and I thank Collingwood for showing faith in me," Toovey said.

"As a team we have an exciting period ahead of us so to know that I have the opportunity to be part of that is very pleasing, as I love playing for Collingwood and want to experience further success."

He played all 26 games in the Magpies’ 2010 premiership campaign, and has established himself as a valuable member of the team’s backline.
 
In the past three years Toovey has played 70 of a possible 75 matches, with a broken finger keeping him out for a month late in the 2011 season.