Collingwood’s leaders have put the acid on star Magpie Jordan De Goey to match the huge expectations that surround him after the club’s poor showing against the Gold Coast on Saturday | petryan agerealfooty
Collingwood’s leaders put the acid on star Magpie Jordan De Goey to match the huge expectation that surrounds him with performance after the club’sDe Goey had 16 disposals and laid just one tackle but his effort off the ball when chasing or moving into defensive positions was well below what was required for a player of his experience in a team with eight players who had 22 games or less experience.
The message was delivered informally, with club sources also saying there was an acknowledgment internally that De Goey’s output on Saturday may have been inhibited by a lack of football, followingBut club sources said the next month presented him with a great chance to prove his worth as an elite mid-forward.
“We’re throwing them to the wolves a little bit and we’re not supporting them as much as we’d like to,” Buckley said post-game on Saturday.In recent weeks, as the burden of responsibility in the midfield has fallen on two premiership veterans, Scott Pendlebury and Steele Sidebottom and exciting young talent Josh Daicos, who has been among the Magpies’ best in the past fortnight, the need for De Goey to join the leaders in driving standards is clear.
He has been compared externally to Richmond’s Dustin Martin and Melbourne’s Christian Petracca but his performance - even withstanding injury interruptions - has never reached their level.