Jack Frost set for fairytale debut

Young Collingwood defender Jack Frost is set to make his AFL debut against North Melbourne on Sunday. Picture: Wayne Ludbey Source: Herald Sun

COACH Nathan Buckley insists Collingwood has the depth to cover a raft of injuries it has to contend with for Sunday's season-opener against North Melbourne at Etihad Stadium.

And it may be key defender Jack Frost, who was only elevated off the club's injury list last week, who is thrown in to the action to help curb the Kangaroos' abundance of key forwards.

Dale Thomas (ankle), Alan Didak (hamstring), Alex Fasolo (hamstring), Luke Ball (knee), Lachie Keeffe (knee) and Andrew Krakouer have all been ruled out of Sunday's game.

But Buckley is nonplussed and said players without a "solid pre-season training block'' would not be rushed back in to the side for the sake of it.

He insisted ruckman Darren Jolly is fit to play, said defender Ben Reid is "up and about'' after missing the last practice match and said Tyson Goldsack was available for selection after three games with the VFL team following off-season ankle surgery.

"As I've banged on about all pre-season, I feel like we've got some great depth. We've got competition for spots,'' Buckley said.

"We've got some injuries that we'd rather do without, but the fact is we have the depth to cover it and that's part of why you go through a pre-season, to prepare the depth of your list for the year.

"Different players are going to be called upon at different times and we'll take the field with our fittest team in Round 1, there's no doubt about that.''

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Buckley said 21-year-old Frost, recruited from VFL side Williamstown last year, was under serious consideration this week.

"One of the most positive aspects of our pre-season was the emergence of a couple of our rookie-listed players,'' Buckley said.

"Jack Frost has been elevated on to the senior list and has proven his ability to shut down tall (forwards) with the absence of Nathan Brown and Ben Reid at times.

"He adds to our depth there and it becomes important, shutting down North's talls, they generally play that three tall forwards set up more often than not and they're very agile and fit players as well, so that's something we're definitely looking at.''

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