Dane Swan gives a thumbs-up during a tackling drill at Gosch's Paddock. Picture: Wayne Ludbey Source: Herald Sun
Dale Thomas is working his way back from an ankle injury. Picture: Wayne Ludbey. Source: Herald Sun
COLLINGWOOD captain Nick Maxwell hasn't given up hope of Dale Thomas and Alan Didak lining up in Round 1.
Thomas ran laps at three-quarter pace during training at Gosch's Paddock today and is poised to step up his workload after recovery from an ankle injury.
"Daisy (Thomas) is going really well. I spoke to him this morning and he's still aiming for Round 1,'' Maxwell said.
"It's just going to be a fitness issue, his ankle is 100 per cent. You can see he's moving pretty well around the boundary and he'll start getting into more and more drills over the next fortnight.''
Experienced goalkicker Alan Didak did ball work and little running to protect a hamstring ailment, but Maxwell was confident he will be ready for the start of the AFL season too.
"Dids (Didak) is a bit different in that he has done most of the pre-season and his fitness base is a lot higher than Daisy's right now. Obviously, a little setback, but it's only a minor hamstring and he'll be aiming for Round 1,'' he said.
"When you start to get near the end of your career which he, Johnno (Ben Johnson), Jols (Darren Jolly), myself and Swanny (Dane Swan) and all the guys who have been around a bit longer, you know there's only a year or two or three to go, you make the most of it.
"He (Didak) has had a really good pre-season and let's hope he gets that hammy right pretty quick and get back out there.''
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Meanwhile, Collingwood coaches and players will shift through new forward Quinten Lynch's vast knowledge of West Coast to help prepare for the NAB Cup in Perth on Sunday afternoon
Maxwell said Lynch's information on the Eagles' players and structures would benefit the Magpies' planning.
"We just want to continue on the form from a couple of weeks ago. There are more things we need to work on defensively and make sure we sharpen that up for round 1,'' Maxwell said.
"We'll tap in to Lynchy this week and hear what he has to say about his ex-teammates.
"I said to him this morning, 'Are you looking forward to it?' and he said, 'Yeah, I'll go out there and have a run and see how we go'. He doesn't say much, Lynchy, but it will be interested to see how he goes."
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Maxwell said Lynch's experience and meticulous approach would have much more long-term benefits for the Pies apart from simply the big forward's first confrontation with former teammates.
"He's more of a gentle giant, actually. He's one of the more professional players I've ever seen in my time. Just the way he looks after his body and he's always doing extra physio work and ice baths and that type of thing. And that has really rubbed off on a lot of our kids,'' the skipper said.
"Even when we do a drill, at the end he will turn around and sprint back and get another ball off the coach rather than just jogging back. He has got such a big workrate.''
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