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Potent Pies set to add Treloar to the mix, says Buckley

Peter Ryan February 27, 2016 12:04 AM

COLLINGWOOD is considering unveiling star recruit Adam Treloar in Wagga next week against North Melbourne.

Magpies coach Nathan Buckley said the 22-year-old, who crossed from Greater Western Sydney at the end of 2015, would not play a full game even if he did make his first appearance in Collingwood colours in the second round of the NAB Challenge.

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Treloar trained on Thursday and will train again on Saturday as he works through a solid training block after a post-season operation to repair his osteitis pubis issue.

"He was coming from a fair way back … we will be making a decision based on what is best for him in the long term but clearly we think he is not far away," Buckley said after the Magpies had defeated Geelong on Friday night.

Buckley was impressed with the performance of another recruit, James Aish, who enters his first season as a Magpie after two years with the Brisbane Lions.

"Any time you change clubs and put on a new guernsey there is a bit of eagerness to make sure you make a first positive step. There was a lot to like in his game," Buckley said.

Aish had 15 disposals against Geelong and ran hard from the wing. He also laid a tackle that led to a goal to Brent Macaffer and got the Magpies moving in the third quarter.

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