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Retired Collingwood defender Tyson Goldsack makes shock comeback nominating for AFL drafts

Oliver Caffrey and staff reportersThe West Australian
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Ex-Collingwood defender Tyson Goldsack is ready for another AFL shot.
Camera IconEx-Collingwood defender Tyson Goldsack is ready for another AFL shot. Credit: DARREN ENGLAND/AAPIMAGE

Collingwood premiership player Tyson Goldsack is on the verge of making a shock AFL comeback, more than a year after retiring.

Tyson Goldsack last played in the 2018 grand final loss to West Coast.
Camera IconTyson Goldsack last played in the 2018 grand final loss to West Coast. Credit: SCOTT BARBOUR/AAPIMAGE

The 33-year-old has nominated for next week’s AFL national and rookie drafts.

Goldsack’s last AFL game was Collingwood’s 2018 grand final loss to West Coast when he made a swift comeback from a knee reconstruction to appear in the finals series.

He entered the 2019 season with plans to retire at year’s end and then move to South Australia, but the utility was unable to add to his 165 career games.

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Goldsack planned to play with Port Adelaide in the SANFL this year, but the club’s reserves team withdrew from the competition due to COVID-19 factors.

According to The Advertiser, the Power are considering putting Goldsack on their rookie list for 2021 as they seek to atone for their heartbreaking preliminary final loss to Richmond this year.

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Goldsack was a cult hero during his time at Collingwood, kicking the opening goal of the Magpies’ 2010 grand final replay victory after missing the drawn match with St Kilda a week earlier.

He played 165 games for the Pies over his 12-year career.

MCCARTIN AIMS TO PLAY

Former No.1 pick Paddy McCartin, who sat out the 2019 and 2020 seasons due to ongoing concussion issues, has nominated for the draft.

Sydney, where McCartin’s younger brother Tom plays, are considering picking up the key forward.

McCartin played 35 games for the Saints before continual concussion side effects hampered his AFL career.

The big man last played for the Saints in a pre-season match against the Western Bulldogs in 2019 where he sustained his eighth concussion in just five years.

REALITY STAR WANTS BACK IN

The quirkiest AFL draft nomination goes to former Gold Coast and Carlton tall Daniel Gorringe, who played the last of his 26 games in 2016.

Daniel Gorringe played four games for Carlton.
Camera IconDaniel Gorringe played four games for Carlton. Credit: JOE CASTRO/AAPIMAGE

The South Australian was taken with pick 10 by the Suns in the 2010 AFL draft.

He was delisted by the Gold Coast after 22 games in five seasons and managed just four more for Carlton.

In recent times, the 28-year-old is best known for appearing on reality TV show Big Brother.

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