De Goey ‘in good place’ after Bali

COLLINGWOOD coach Craig Mcrae has rejected reports star Jordan De Goey was unhappy with the club’s handling of his latest off-field saga.

De Goey will play his first game on Saturday night since his controversial mid-season trip to Bali, which resulted in the 26-year-old copping a suspended $25,000 fine and taking personal leave.

Mcrae confirmed the midfielder-forward would face the Suns on the Gold Coast after training strongly on Thursday.

“He trained with high energy the other day; he trained with high energy today. It looks like he is in a good place to perform well,” Mcrae said.

“I caught up with him on Monday and d he seemed like he was in a good place, he was ready to come back and deal with e v e r y t h i n g that was going on.

“He comes back full of energy.”

When asked if there was anything to reports suggesting De Goey (pictured) was unhappy with the Magpies following his Bali trip, Mcrae said: “No, not at all. I met with him and his manager, and to be honest, it was about moving past to be able to then step forward.”

Collingwood recently pulled its contract offer to De Goey that could’ve seen the midfielder-forward pocket up to $3.2m over four years.

Mcrae wouldn’t discuss the out-of-contract De Goey’s contract situation when quizzed on Thursday.

“I want him to get into it and be himself, to be honest, not only in his football, but even the stuff outside of football as well,” Mcrae said.

“He’s been doing a lot of work on that and we’ve seen growth, and clearly he’s got more to do.”