Jordan De Goey Biography

North Melbourne coach Alastair Clarkson hopes wayward Kangaroo Tarryn Thomas can emulate Collingwood's Jordan De Goey in turning his stuttering career around.

Thomas, currently stood down indefinitely by North amid concerns regarding his attitude towards women, had his return pushed back after posting a questionable video clip to social media.

"I just look at a guy like Jordan De Goey, who 12 months ago just couldn't seem to do anything right but now has grown up, matured, he's playing great footy," Clarkson said.

"And the really important part of it for mine with Jordan ... (was) the realisation from him that he said 'the person I was 12 months ago wasn't the person I want to be' and he's made some changes to his life. Full credit to him, and he's been the beneficiary of that, his football club have.

"And we're hoping that Tarryn can do exactly the same thing."

Jordan De Goey will miss about a month of pre-season training after undergoing a minor arthroscope on his right shoulder.

"Jordan had been managing that right shoulder towards the end of our campaign and while we have given it every opportunity to settle over the off season, after consulting with a specialist in recent days, it was determined a clean-up is the best course of action for him," Collingwood GM of Football Graham Wright said.

Jordan De Goey turns his back on free agency and agress to a long-term deal with Collingwood.

A behavioural element will exist within his deal for the first two years of the contract, which ties him to the Magpies until the end of 2027.

"We weren't going to have, from our side of things, Jordan held to any standard above that what is expected of an AFL player under rules, regs, code of conduct policies," De Goey's manager, Ryan Vague, said.

"The club was very respectful of that, and that's probably all I'll say. Jordan is still bound by the behaviours expected of an AFL player, and the rest of that will stay between the parties."

Jordan De Goey remains a target for St Kilda, according to Saints list manager James Gallagher, who is anticipating a decision from the Collingwood playmaker soon.

The Saints have been interested in De Goey for quite some time, and have emerged as a front-runner for his services should he opt against re-signing with the Magpies who have offered him a five-year deal.

"He's got a big decision to make and the time is coming pretty quickly for that decision. I anticipate in the next two or three days he'll make that call. That'll shape a little bit about what we do over the next couple of weeks, but we think he'd be an outstanding fit for our footy club and our footy team," Gallagher said.

The AFL Players Association slams Collingwood's attempt to insert a behavioural clause in the five-year contract offered to Jordan De Goey.

De Goey, who is a restricted free agent this off-season, is currently in a contract stand-off with Collingwood after he rejected the club's latest offer.

"Having a standard form contract is the norm in world sport and any attempt to deviate from them undermines the integrity of this process and creates inconsistent," AFLPA General Manager of Player & Stakeholder Relations Brett Murphy said in a statement.

Free agent Jordan De Goey continues to weigh up his future after receiving a five-year contract offer with a behavioural clause.

With clubs circling Jordan De Goey as a free agent, Collingwood coach Craig McRae says he wants the controversial forward to stay at the Magpies.

"He's a free agent. That's his right to explore his options. I speak authentically – I'd love Jordy to stay. I'm aware that's going to create a headline but we live in the moment and let Jordy keep being himself around our environment and make us better," McRae said.

Saints coach Brett Ratten reveals the club is looking into potentially recruiting Collingwood's Jordan De Goey.

St Kilda's board wants to be sure De Goey would be the right fit before ticking off any list management moves for the 26-year-old.

"Like all free agents, we investigate everybody, especially when you’re bringing a high-profile player in," Ratten said.

"We have to run things past the board and they have the right to challenge and ask questions."

De Goey is granted personal leave from the Magpies after the Magpies confirmed they had pulled a lucrative four-year deal off the table for the 26-year-old free agent following images released of his bad behaviour during his mid-season trip to Bali.

De Goey was also cautioned by Collingwood, with the threat of a $25,000 fine hanging over his head if he behaves poorly again.

"We're guided by others and obviously himself and we'll just sit here waiting for him to come back in our four walls," Magpies coach Craig McRae said of De Goey's decision to take a break from the club.

"I don't know the detail of exactly what's caused or triggered Jordan to not be in a place to come in but (psychologist) Jacqui Louder is working really closely with him."

Jordan De Goey has been slapped with a $25,000 suspended fine by Collingwood and has apologised for his conduct while partying in Bali.

Footage emerged on social media last week of De Goey, who was given permission by the club to travel to Bali on his mid-season break, making rude gestures while at a nightclub.

The fine is suspended through to the end of the season and dependent on good behaviour.

"I apologise for my disrespectful conduct. I understand that I have let many people down and that I have much work to do to again rebuild trust," De Goey said in a statement.

"I am committed to making myself the best person I can be and I believe that the best chance I have to do that is in an environment where I have the support of my teammates and the Club."

Collingwood is looking into the video of Jordan De Goey partying in Bali during the club's mid-season break. Footage emerged on Friday showing De Goey, 26, dancing with two women and making rude gestures.

Collingwood coach Craig McRae says he had no qualms about welcoming Jordan De Goey back to the club despite the much-publicised off-season incident in America.

In the Magpie's 2022 season opener against St Kilda, the Saints couldn't find a way to contain De Goey, who finished with 27 disposals, 12 score involvements, five clearances and 2.3 in the 17-point win at Marvel Stadium.

"I see him within our four walls and he's been a great teammate. He does a lot of stuff for the community that people don't realise. I'm not here to judge his past, all I can judge is what I see. I think he's a great human within our four walls," McRae said.

The AFL orders Collingwood forward Jordan De Goey to make a $10,000 charity donation as punishment for his drunken brush with the law in the US.

"All players have a responsibility to uphold the values and expected behaviours of their club and the AFL. Jordan did not live up to these expectations and has since taken responsibility for his actions including accepting this sanction from the AFL," AFL legal counsel Andrew Dillon said.

Jordan De Goey's three-month Collingwood exile is over after the AFL player agreed to a court settlement over his run-in with the law in New York.

De Goey, who had been stood down since October 31, has been reinstated in Collingwood's AFL program and is set to return to training.

"We look forward to Jordan returning to the program. The club did not take this episode lightly. Jordan has been stood down for almost three months as a result of what occurred," football boss Graham Wright said.

"But with his case now effectively finalised we plan to ensure that he has every opportunity to be the player and person he and we want him to be."

Jordan De Goey arrives back in Australia after months away in the United States as the Collingwood player prepares to face court via video link.

Collingwood has said that the club is unsure about sticking with De Goey, no matter what happens when he faces court.

"It's a concern that he's found himself in a situation, which in the best scenario is he's been in New York and got into a bar fight that seen him arrested, regardless of what happens with the court case," Magpies football boss Graham Wright told 3AW last week.

"We're really disappointed in it ... until we get face-to-face with him and see where the court case goes, we're in that holding pattern."

Jordan De Goey's attorney releases a statement, saying De Goey will "vigorously defend" himself after the player was charged with harassment and assault in New York on October 30.

"Despite the original media reports otherwise, Mr. De Goey has not been charged with forcible touching or any other sexual assault crimes against a woman," De Goey's attorney Jacob Kaplan's statement said.

"There are no current restrictions on his travel, and he plans on using the next few months to continue preparing for the upcoming AFL season."

De Goey, on the advice of his counsel, will not speak about the incident and is unable to make further comment on legal matters that are ongoing.

Collingwood stands down Jordan De Goey following his arrest in New York.

"The club will continue to pay De Goey under the terms of his contract until such time as an outcome to proceedings against him in the United States is reached or a more complete account of events is established," Collingwood said in a statement.

"In the interim, De Goey will not be permitted to train or play with Collingwood or make use of club resources, staff or facilities."

Jordan De Goey has pled not guilty to forcible touching and assault charges and is due to face court again in the United States on December 8.

Reports surface of Jordan De Goey being arrested in New York.

"The AFL has been contacted by the Collingwood Football Club and made aware of a report involving player Jordan De Goey, who is currently overseas," an AFL's statement read.

"Collingwood is attempting to contact Jordan to obtain further information. The AFL Integrity Department will look into the matter once more information is obtained, until then the AFL is not in a position to make comment at this stage."

Jordan De Goey returns from an overseas trip where he spent more than a month training at the W Training Facility in California in a bid to take his fitness to another level.

"To be honest, in Australia your fitness almost just seems to plateau because you're doing a lot of the same stuff. So I'm feeling really refreshed mentally, physically, so ready to attack next year," he said.

"Being over here you have a lot more access to different gyms and also trails and activities."

Jordan De Goey's indecent assault charge from 2015 is withdrawn.

De Goey, 25, was due to face Melbourne Magistrates Court on Monday with friend and co-accused Jake Edginton for a contest hearing about the alleged incident in Kew in 2015 but both men had their charges struck out in the brief hearing.

His barrister Dermot Dann said it was a "successful outcome", with Victoria Police agreeing to pay $15,000 in legal costs to De Goey and $6300 to Mr. Edginton.

"I have cooperated with the AFL integrity investigation, the police investigation and the court process with respect to this matter. I have maintained my innocence from the outset. I am very pleased that the matter has now come to an end," De Goey said.

Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley has thrown his support behind embattled forward Jordan De Goey, saying reports of an incident with senior players had "a lot of inaccurate" information.

De Goey was reportedly spoken to by leaders at the conclusion the club's demoralising loss to Gold Coast, with his defensive efforts the subject of the clash.

"He's a young man who's trying and endeavouring to contribute to the club as best he can, and he's one of four to five other young men who are trying to do the same in a playing sense and staff extended from that," Buckley said.

"Whatever we do, win, lose or draw, we'll do it together and we won't carve anyone away. So, feeding into that narrative is something I'm not keen to do."

Collingwood confirms that Jordan De Goey has signed a two-year contract extension that will keep him at the club until the end of 2022.

Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley admits that Jordan De Goey has midfield ambitions but will be kept in attack for the Magpies as long as he continues his outstanding form as a forward.

"Jordy's probably a frustrated midfielder. And he'd like to be there ultimately, and I think we see him in that capacity in the medium term. But right now, when he's kicking five goals in a shortened game in a low scoring year, we'll take that," Buckley said.

Jordan De Goey will have finger surgery after playing through a torn flexor tendon in his right middle finger during his five-goal effort against Geelong.

Jordan De Goey is charged by Victoria Police of one count of indecent assault relating to a historical incident in 2015.

Collingwood says the incident was investigated by the AFL's integrity department and Victoria Police in 2018 at the club's insistence and no charges were laid.

De Boey will remain a part of the club's program during the legal process.

After parting ways with his former manager in February, Jordan De Goey will not rush finding a new manager to negotiate his next contract in the wake of the suspension of the 2020 AFL season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

"I just think that this unusual time has put everything on hold, particularly with Jordan trying to sort out who will manage him or under what form his management will take," Collingwood football boss Geoff Walsh told SEN radio.

"Rather than negotiate his own deal, which would be unusual in AFL times these days, I just think that he's got all of that stuff on hold because he's like the rest of us. He's pretty unsure at the moment."

Jordan De Goey walks out on his agent, Ben Niall, in a season in which he falls out of contract.

"I've stood by him in the darkest moments, the best of Jordy is very good. I wish him the best and nothing but success going forward," Niall said.

Harley Bennell offers a warning to Collingwood superstar Jordan De Goey not to rush his recovery after his trip to Germany to see the man known as 'Healing Hans'.

Bennell made the same trip in December 2016, except his problems extended beyond just his hamstrings, to his calves, glutes and lower back.

"I felt really good after it when I got back, for a month or two, but then we ramped the weights up a bit too quick in my rehab and I got another little nick, which I wasn't too happy about," Bennell said.

"I thought we'd fixed it, so then I was back to the drawing board."

Jordan De Goey will meet world-renowned hamstring specialist Hans-Wilhelm Muller-Wohlfahrt in an attempt to fix his latest injury.

De Goey had spent five weeks on the sidelines with a hamstring injury near the tendon before straining the muscle in the opening seconds of his return game in the Pies' qualifying final win over Geelong at the MCG.

Muller-Wohlfahrt, the Bayern Munich football club head doctor has treated international sporting superstars such as Usain Bolt, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Michael Jordan.

It's highly unlikely De Goey will be passed fit to play in the preliminary final at the MCG on Saturday week (September 21), but he will hope to recover in time for the Grand Final, if the Pies progress that far.

Jordan De Goey admits he was flabbergasted when presented with the Kangaroos' offer last year before ultimately choosing to stay at Collingwood.

"Probably the only time I thought (about leaving) was when my manager on the phone said North have upped their offer and (said) it was $1 million," De Goey told the Jock and Journo podcast.

"And I said, '$1 million (overall)?'

"And he said, '$1 million-a-year for five years', and that's when I was kind of like, 'Oh shit'.

"If you think in terms of money, what was I, 22? A 22-year-old, everyone wants to be a millionaire … don't you?

"To hear that, it's cool and I appreciate hearing that they (Roos) have that thought about me, that I could become (worth) something like that."

Nathan Buckley is happy leaving Jordan De Goey up forward despite speculation of a move into the midfield.

"We're seeing him in a forward role at the moment and everyone expects that he will become a midfielder at some point but he's just so powerful and a very ballistic player," Buckley said.

"He wins the ball in the air and on the ground and he knows where the goals are. To have him at the pointy end at the front of the ball is actually suiting us really well at the moment.

"I'll leave it to other people to say how good he can be because he's good already, but he'll be as good as he wants to be really. It's a matter of how committed he stays to his footy. The sky's the limit."

Collingwood assistant coach Brenton Sanderson credits Jordan DeGoey for turning his career around after a drink-driving incident in mid-February of 2017 threatened to derail it.

De Goey remains involved with the Salvo's project The Magpie Nest, which serves over 2500 meals a week in Melbourne's CBD, at least once a week.

"He does a lot of stuff behind the scenes that people aren't aware of, but he doesn't seek public praise for that," Sanderson said.

"A lot of that's been driven by him. He's had to earn respect back and trust back. I think it's really helped him with his humility and empathy."

Jordan De Goey will miss two weeks of football after developing bone stress in his lower leg.

De Goey was taken off after a knock in Collingwood's win over North Melbourne and has developed soreness in his fibula during the recovery process.

Jordan De Goey signs a two-year extension to remain at Collingwood until the end of 2020.

It was reported that North Melbourne was prepared to offer him $1 million a season for five years to lure him away from the Holden Centre, while St Kilda is also believed to have made a mega-bucks offer.

"I am grateful for the opportunity to remain at Collingwood and grateful to the people who have helped me find my way," De Goey said.

"I'm happy to have a club and some fantastic people around me that I can rely on, trust and enjoy life with. And there is clearly something building at Collingwood that I want to share in."

Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley says he is confident Jordan De Goey will remain at Collingwood beyond 2018.

De Goey's manager Ben Niall told SEN radio there was a potential for a "godfather" offer from another club, given the versatile midfielder/forward's strong form over the past month.

"A couple of days ago, Jordy said, 'I love Collingwood, I want to stay at Collingwood’, so the manager needs to come out and say the 'godfather' thing just to have a bit of leverage," Buckley said.

"Now that's all part of the fun and games. Jordy's been first-class. He's wedded to the playing group, and the leaders in particular have stepped him through the last few years of his career, have really helped him on and off the field.

"There's a really tight bond between him and the playing group."

Jordan De Goey's manager Ben Niall says his client would like to stay at Collingwood, but is openly fielding offers from rival clubs pending talks with the Magpies.

"If he can stay, then obviously we would like to be able to facilitate that. But if he gets a godfather offer, then what do you do?" Niall said.

"We're in that sort of situation that we're not looking to leave. We're going to try and have a conversation with Collingwood, we'll try and get a deal done, but obviously we've also got to be realistic about, if there's such a huge gap, then you've got to look at it."

Jordan De Goey could be set for an extended period as a deep forward, after kicking a career-high six goals Collingwood's 28-point win over St Kilda.

"I think he's enjoying playing as a forward, probably a bit more than he thought he would," Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley said.

"If you've got a bloke who's going to kick fives and sixes, it's pretty hard to find those guys in the competition.

"His aerial impact, the fact he can win the ball on the ground, his speed – he's starting to understand the role more and more, too.

"He's still a young AFL footballer, still learning the caper and tricks of the trade and ways he can make life a little easier for himself and his teammates around him. He's coming along."

St Kilda has flagged its interest in out-of-contract Collingwood midfielder Jordan De Goey, with the Magpie shaping as an in-demand player this year despite his off-field indiscretions.

Rival clubs believe De Goey could command around $500-600,000 per year for his next deal if the former No.5 draft pick has a consistent season for the Pies.

Jordan De Goey will make his return from a club-imposed suspension and will play his first AFL game for 2018 against the Crows at Adelaide Oval.

Collingwood assistant coach Garry Hocking says he has personally spent time with De Goey during his suspension.

"Probably the last two or three months, I've spent some time just catching up with him, having a coffee, going to dinner, we go and watch a bit of footy just to try and make him improve as a person and as a player," Hocking said.

"He's done everything as well as he could and he's really impressed everybody since the indiscretion."

Exiled Jordan De Goey could be back playing for the Pies in round two after returning to the training track.

"He was back today. It's awesome having him back, he's a bubbly character to be around," teammate Adam Treloar said.

Jordan De Goey will no longer be able to continue his landscaping job – as part of his club-imposed indefinite suspension for drink driving – but he'll still be going to work.

The Pies have quickly moved to find De Goey 'office-bound work' meaning the midfielder will be switching tradie overalls for more corporate attire.

Jordan De Goey won't be available for round one.

But a hamstring injury suffered at VFL training on Tuesday night, not a club-imposed suspension, is the reason as to why the Magpie won't be ready to play.

Scans to De Goey's hamstring have revealed a minor strain, which is expected to sideline the midfielder for between 2-4 weeks.

Dane Swan knows more than most about how banished Collingwood midfielder Jordan De Goey can turn around his career, having had his share of bad headlines in the past.

"I've spoken to him a little bit and given him my little bit of advice," Swan told SEN radio.

"You can't let that define you, you've got to let your football define you because, in the end, if he has a really good year no one is going to remember what he did in February."

Collingwood president Eddie McGuire predicts an early return banished youngster Jordan De Goey.

"He's been punished enough and he's learning his lesson," McGuire told Sportsday SA.

"We will do what's right for the club. Clearly we're not in a position where we can waste good players. We need to have everyone up and going for us to be a chance in 2018 but it is a long season."

Exiled Jordan De Goey gave the Magpies hierarchy plenty to think about after an impressive display in their intraclub hit-out.

"Obviously an emotional week, so much for him to prove to his teammates, the coaches, the supporters and the footy world," assistant coach Brenton Sanderson said.

"To his credit, he came out with the right attitude tonight.

"He's going to have to live with that. He's going to have to cop a fair bit of scrutiny, both on and off the field, for a fair way ahead. That's a small step tonight."

Jordan De Goey is preparing for a taste of life as a labourer, with the exiled Collingwood midfielder poised to start working on a building site in the coming days.

The 21-year-old, who has studied carpentry at the Trade Institute of Victoria, is understood to be keen to start the employment component of his drink driving sanction as soon as possible.

Despite his banishment from the club, De Goey was at the Holden Centre for Collingwood's team photo, after taking part in his first VFL training session.

Magpies president Eddie McGuire weights in on the actions of Jordan De Goey after the young midfielder lost his licence for drink-driving.

"That's unacceptable behaviour by anybody," McGuire told Triple M.

"You've got to be careful with these things not to overreact, but at the same time get the right result for society, for our club, for everybody associated (with it) and for Jordan."

Collingwood bans Jordan De Goey indefinitely from its senior team, banishing him to train with its VFL squad and also giving the midfielder a $10,000 fine for being caught drink driving.

"We clearly know what he can do on a footy field but off it is where he needs to improve and now we support him to get better in that regard," Magpies skipper Scott Pendlebury said.

Jordan De Goey's driving licence has been suspended after he recorded a blood alcohol content of 0.095 at a random breath testing station.

De Goey has notified Collingwood of the incident and club officials will now meet to decide how the matter will be addressed.

Jordan De Goey's season has ended after the Magpies revealed he will need surgery to repair a hip flexor strain he sustained against Port Adelaide.

July 2017 has been a breakout month for Jordan De Goey who is reaping the rewards of his hard work.

The midfielder kicked a career-high four goals against West Coast to go with his career-high 32 disposals against Hawthorn in round 15.

"It's a hard game, AFL. If you can get that consistency right in your preparation you go in with great confidence about what you have done previously," De Goey said.

After being suspended in the pre-season for lying about a hand injury, Jordan De Goey says he is regaining the trust of his Collingwood teammates by performing on the field.

"I'm just trying to go out there and play my role for the team and by doing that, I think that's going to gain the trust of the team back," De Goey said after gathering a career-high 32 disposals in the Magpies' loss to Hawthorn.

"Obviously it's not going to happen overnight.

"No one wants to start a season like that, but to get back and playing now, get some consistency, it really helps."

Jordan De Goey is ready to return to the Magpies' senior side after serving his penance for lying to the club.

De Goey has spent the past month playing in the VFL following a three-week club-imposed ban from the AFL side for misleading club officials on a broken hand he sustained in a pub fight.

"I've done my time now, so it's just up to the coaches (whether they pick me)," De Goey said.

"Yeah, (the whole experience has) been a bit frustrating overall, but it is what it is."

Jordan De Goey will learn from the events of the past week according to Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley.

The 21-year-old lied to his coach about how he had broken his hand only for the truth to be revealed soon after Buckley went public with De Goey's fabricated story.

"He will learn a lot from it, but he's a good kid and he made bad decisions. We have got a plan in place for him and it is an opportunity for him to grow and to learn," Buckley said.

Collingwood suspends Jordan De Goey for three matches and fined him $5000 after the midfielder lied to the club about how he broke his hand.

De Goey is expected to miss up to a month of football with the injury and the suspension will begin only after he has recovered.

The youngster initially told the club he broke the hand playing with his dog, when he actually broke it in an incident at a St Kilda bar.

Magpies football manager Geoff Walsh said De Goey faced an uphill battle to earn back the respect of his teammates and others at the club.

"It could be a long-time," Walsh said.

"That's one thing he has total control over, he will be able to do whatever he feels he can to win that faith and trust back.

"That could be two months, it could be two years. In some people's eyes, in our organisation … some people are tough markers and they might say, 'You've lost me'."

Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley has jokingly suggested his players should be banned from playing with their dogs after midfielder Jordan De Goey was ruled out of the club's opening match with a broken hand.

De Goey told the club he broke his hand when it hit a door as he threw a toy to his pet dog.

The midfielder, who turned 21 last week, becomes the second Magpie to suffer an injury playing with his pet in a little over 12 months.

His teammate Jeremy Howe missed pre-season games last year after he said he had injured his finger throwing a Frisbee with his dog.

De Goey will miss the season opener against the Western Bulldogs, and several more weeks, as his hand – which has been broken before – requires surgery.

"If we don't laugh, we'll cry about it," Buckley said.

"He was playing with his dog and he went to throw a toy – it wasn't a Frisbee – and he caught his hand on the edge of a doorhandle."

Jordan De Goey admits to being disappointed with his form in 2016.

"There's no doubt coming out of my first year and showing a bit, I didn't get as much out of my second year as I would have liked," De Goey said.

"All you want to do is perform and show that you can play at the highest level. When you're not doing it, it's extremely disappointing."

De Goey says he is working on improving his consistency and versatility for the 2017 season.

"I do something good and then I go missing for a bit, so that's been a bit frustrating," De Goey said.

"I'm never going to be solely a midfielder so that's the thing I need to work on. I need to have the ability to play both forward and in the midfield and I've got to know both roles really well."

Jordan De Goey is the round 20 NAB AFL Rising Star nominee after playing the best performance of his 13-game career against Sydney.

The tenacious onballer laid 12 tackles, collected 18 touches, launched five inside 50s and booted a goal at the SCG.

If there was one Collingwood teammate who Jordan De Goey was reluctant to tell about his NAB AFL Rising Star nomination, it was his best mate: Darcy Moore.

"I didn't want to break his heart," De Goey joked.

The Pies youngsters have enjoyed their verbal jousting this season, each teasing the other that they were yet to receive the prestigious weekly award.

But now De Goey has bragging rights.

"He'll be all right. I think he'll be happy for me," he laughed.

Collingwood has shored up its future by re-signing young trio Jordan De Goey, Darcy Moore and Jackson Ramsay to contract extensions.

De Goey and Moore, who were both top-10 draft picks last year, were contracted to the club until the end of 2016 on the standard two-year deals presented to draftees.

But the duo have added a further two years onto their stay and will both be tied to Collingwood through to the end of 2018.

The improving Ramsay has also agreed to a new two-year deal after playing all bar one game so far this season.

"We've been lucky enough to get three of our really exciting younger players to sign up for the long-term," club football manager Neil Balme told the club's website.

"It kind of doesn't matter today, because today's about playing. But in the longer-term it's very important to us and it is to them as well, so it's really good news."

Jordan De Goey makes his AFL debut for Collingwood at the Gabba with 5 disposals (2 kicks and 3 handballs), a mark and a tackle in a 12-point win over Brisbane.

Collingwood skipper Scott Pendlebury says top draft pick Jordan de Goey is an outside chance for a round one selection.

"He played well in the first NAB Challenge game, and he's certainly impressed since he's come down to the club," Pendlebury said.

"At the same time, you don't want to put too much pressure on him.

"He's a great young kid, he's doing everything right and the way he's going, he's definitely a chance for round one."

Collingwood has followed a tried and true formula in selecting hard-at-it midfielder Jordan De Goey with its first choice in the 2014 NAB AFL Draft.

De Goey will tread the same path as premiership players Steele Sidebottom and former Magpie Dale Thomas in joining Collingwood via their first pick immediately after a big performance in the TAC Cup Grand Final.

De Goey kicked three goals in the Grand Final and provided the Oakleigh Chargers with a spark when the game was up for grabs, helping his team charge towards the premiership.

"He plays 360 degrees, makes really good decisions and plays forward, back and midfield," Collingwood recruiter Derek Hine said.

"He can play forward in his own right. His exposure to the elite pathway system has also been light so (there's) plenty of scope."