Collingwood's first-to-seven year players have been in the midst of their pre-season training for over a week now but the 2013 playing squad was made complete by the appearance of several senior players for the first time this year on Wednesday morning.

Players such as Dane Swan, Darren Jolly, Harry O'Brien and Travis Cloke returned to Gosch's Paddock for the first time since the Magpies' loss to Sydney in the Preliminary Final 67 days ago.

Watch the unveiling of Quinten Lynch, Clinton Young and Jordan Russell at Wednesday morning's press conference on CTV in the video above.

The playing group was forced to toil in warm conditions after completing a time trial earlier in the morning, meaning that plenty of sweat-soaked singlets were handed in for a wash at the end of the day.

A feature of the session was the first appearance of ruckman Ben Hudson. The veteran, who has joined Collingwood as a ruck coach ahead of the 2013 season, is also hoping to be picked up by the Magpies in next month's rookie draft.

Collingwoodfc.com.au's photographer Steve Hamilton was down at Gosch's Paddock and again provided today's photo gallery.

































New recruit Ben Kennedy gets set to lace up for his second training session.



South Australian pair Brodie Grundy and Tim Broomhead begin to aquaint themselves with the daily hike to Gosch's Paddock.



These two players, born 11 years apart, are both products of the Port Adelaide Magpies. One is a household name, the other hopes to become one.



Jackson Ramsay keeps the focus despite experiencing a whirlwind seven days that has seen the 18-year-old move from East Perth to the centre of footy mad Melbourne.



Day No. 1 of pre-season No. 13 for Alan Didak.



Guess who's back...



Ben Hudson, commonly known as 'The People's Beard', makes his first appearance in the black and white.



Hudson's about to learn not to cross paths with Harry O'Brien on the field the hard way.



Darren Jolly and Ben Sinclair, both recruited to Collingwood at the end of the 2009 season, begin their fourth pre-season at the Westpac Centre.



Eight pre-seasons give Jordan Russell the edge over first-year rookie Ben Richmond in this one-on-one contest.



Harry O'Brien's not taking this pre-season lightly.



Luke Ball and Paul Seedsman lead the way with their quick hands.



Quinten Lynch and his famous glove will soon be starring at a football ground near you.



Just checking to see if all the players have managed to front up after flogging themselves in the time trial...



Head of Development Craig McRae (aka @Flybags4) missed his calling as a Collingwood midfielder. Then again, with three flags at the Brisbane Lions...



Clinton Young has a handle on all Paul Seedsman can throw at him.



Who wants it the most?



It's only one week into the marathon, but there's no better time to lay the foundations and get the jump on the rest.