#38 - Tyson Goldsack [Archive]

MagpieGirl_13

8 Dec 2007, 14:53

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Tyson Goldsack

Fast Facts

Jumper No: 38
Height: 191cm
Weight: 82kg
DOB: 22 May 1987
Age: 20
Recruited From: Gippsland Power (VIC)
Career Matches: 17
Career Goals: 0 (career matcher/goals at the end of the 2007 season)

2007 Home & Away Totals

Matches: 14
Goals: 0
Marks: 46
Disposals: 187
Kicks: 110

About

Versatile big man who has the ability to play in a number of positions, including midfield. Overage player with Gippsland Power in 2006 after completing pre-season with the Hawthorn Football Club. Showed good speed at the Victorian State Screening Session with a 20m Sprint time of 3.00sec.

Records

Draft History
2006 AFL Draft 4th round selection (Collingwood) No. 63 overall on-traded from Fremantle via Richmond

Debut
Round 8, 2007 v Western Bulldogs @ Telstra Dome

Awards

Round 22 AFL Army Award nomination for his relentless chase & strong diving tackle on Adelaide's Simon Goodwin.
Nominated for the AFL's best first year player
Round 21 Rising star nomination
Collingwood's Harry Collier Trophy for best first year player

Best Game
Round 21 V Sydney. Playing on Michael O'Loughlin, Goldsack gathered 25 possessions, took 8 marks, layed 4 tackles & kept O'Loughlin to 6 possessions and 1 goal. An extremely comendable effort against one of the best forwards in the game.:thumbsu:

Other Facts

Has a Fiancee
Lives with His Fiancee Jess
His hometown is Pakenham, VIC
A little peice of trivia, He is right handed... (not sure if it is relevent but thought I'd add it anyway!)

The Majestic

8 Dec 2007, 22:53

I've been trying to fix it up as well, seems to not like me either, I hope you are able to work it out and get it up. I'm sorry I wasn't much help there to you.

MagpieGirl_13

8 Dec 2007, 22:59

Don't worry, it's not your fault. I had lined all the stats etc up & it was all looking perfect, then after I posted it I realised it had no codes & it didn't turn out good, & I tried to edit it & put codes in but it all merged into one big long continuous line... going all accross the page... just a MESS!!!
I will work on it more once I'm in a better mood...:thumbsd:

luvlicca

9 Dec 2007, 02:13

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Tyson Goldsack

Fast Facts

Jumper No: 38
Height: 191cm
Weight: 82kg
DOB: 22 May 1987
Age: 20
Recruited From: Gippsland Power (VIC)
Career Matches: 17
Career Goals: 0 (career matcher/goals at the end of the 2007 season)

2007 Home & Away Totals

Matches: 14
Goals: 0
Marks: 46
Disposals: 187
Kicks: 110

About

Versatile big man who has the ability to play in a number of positions, including midfield. Overage player with Gippsland Power in 2006 after completing pre-season with the Hawthorn Football Club. Showed good speed at the Victorian State Screening Session with a 20m Sprint time of 3.00sec.

Records

Draft History
2006 AFL Draft 4th round selection (Collingwood) No. 63 overall on-traded from Fremantle via Richmond

Debut
Round 8, 2007 v Western Bulldogs @ Telstra Dome

Awards

Round 22 AFL Army Award nomination for his relentless chase & strong diving tackle on Adelaide's Simon Goodwin.
Nominated for the AFL's best first year player
Round 21 Rising star nomination
Collingwood's Harry Collier Trophy for best first year player
Best Game
Round 21 V Sydney. Playing on Michael O'Loughlin, Goldsack gathered 25 possessions, took 8 marks, layed 4 tackles & kept O'Loughlin to 6 possessions and 1 goal. An extremely comendable effort against one of the best forwards in the game.:thumbsu:

Interesting Facts

Lives with teammates Ben Reid, Brent MaCaffer & Nathan Brown
Has a Girlfriend
His hometown is Pakenham

I think you will find this is now his finacee!!!

The Majestic

9 Dec 2007, 11:23

That is actually more easier, I should have thought of that. ;)

MagpieGirl_13

9 Dec 2007, 13:14

Ok, I've calmed down now.:p
Thankyou guys SO much, It just wasn't working for me last night. I'll fiddle with it & sort something out for the stats! :thumbsu:

& luvlicca, I thought it was his fiancee. But could quite remember...:)

MagpieGirl_13

9 Dec 2007, 13:20

Thanks to The Majestic & nick_savo for all their help with getting these stats up. :thumbsu:

Season 2007 statistics

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The Majestic

9 Dec 2007, 13:20

I am glad to hear you have calmed down, though I bet some were watching the news and Sunrise to hear of some mad person screaming and carrying on in Queensland. :p

MagpieGirl_13

9 Dec 2007, 14:20

Just a couple of great Tyson Goldsack pics... :p

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:thumbsu:

MagpieGirl_13

9 Dec 2007, 14:29

& some more...

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MagpieGirl_13

9 Dec 2007, 14:52

Pies pick 63 on the money

Written 31 August 2007

TYSON Goldsack struggled to break into the Gippsland Power under-18 team in 2005, failed to win a place on Hawthorn's rookie list in 2006 and was drafted by Collingwood at a lowly No. 63 this year.

Yet, nine months later, he is a starting defender for the Magpies, about to play in the AFL finals and enjoying somewhat of a minor cult following among fans who have dubbed him "Moneybags".

At the end of his schooldays, he grew suddenly and rapidly, from 180 to 192 centimetres, at last catching Gippsland's eye. Still, he did not take himself seriously as a footballer, preferring schoolies week to pre-season.

It took him until midway through the next season to break into a team that also featured Dale Thomas and Scott Pendlebury and would win the premiership.
"When he came off the bench, he showed some really exciting touches," said Francis. "I remember one game down at Morwell where he kicked four goals in a quarter and gave off four others. He showed bits and pieces."

At season's end, he nominated for the draft but was not selected, and he trialled to become a rookie at Hawthorn but missed out. Previously, that would have been the end of it. Goldsack said he might have played VFL, either for Frankston — where elder brother Jared then played — or Casey Scorpions, which was much closer to home.

But a new rule allowed under-18 teams two over-age players each, under strict criteria. Gippsland chose only one — Goldsack. It would be his making.

Call it the Goldsack dilemma. Tall, quick and a clean ball-handler, he knew he belonged — but where? Anywhere can too easily become nowhere. Asked now, he is clear. "I like it on the half-back flank, and on a wing, somewhere where I can have a bit of a bounce and a run."

Again, he put his hand up for the draft. Again, he waited. "I had a manager by now. He was quietly confident going in that Collingwood and maybe Hawthorn would come in," he said. "I spoke to various clubs. Collingwood came to my house and interviewed me. But I wasn't confident."

Draft morning coincided with a champagne Christmas breakfast at a neighbour's house. Goldsack and his father, Peter, sat in their car outside, listening. "Bit unsocial, I know," he said.
At last, his name was called. "I just couldn't believe it," he said. "For the first 10 minutes, I didn't think it was real. I still thought it was a dream. The phone was running hot all day.".

He was restricted in pre-season by residual groin soreness from his junior campaign that kept him from running before Christmas and by the club's policy not to overwork draftees. He struggled to put on weight. His highest ambition for the season was to play one game.

But revolution was afoot at Collingwood. In round eight, Goldsack became one of an eventual nine rookies blooded by the Magpies this year. "I thought: 'Well, here it is, let's have a crack at it,' " he said.

He has been rested only once since, and not spared at all. Twice, he has played on — and beaten — Michael O'Loughlin. Between times, he has played small, on Geelong's Steve Johnson, and tall, on Hawthorn's Lance Franklin.

Richardson acknowledged the history of one-season wonders from low in the draft, but said: "I can categorically say it won't be the case with this fellow.
"He has all the attributes to be a long-serving member of this footy club and a very good player. I'd be surprised if he couldn't sustain this form for the rest of his career."

This is an article I got off the net from http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/news/pies-pick-63-on-the-money/2007/08/30/1188067279679.html But I cut it down so as not to bore you too much :p

MagpieGirl_13

9 Dec 2007, 15:03

Here is the Rnd 21 V Sydney game in which Goldsack was a star, There should be some highlights of him in there along with other game highlights...

The link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_SajgFZtio

3_SajgFZtio

MagpieGirl_13

10 Dec 2007, 15:34

Here is a pic I took at the footy, & only just realised Goldsack was in it.
He's over on the right-hand side, just having a little look at what's going on, not getting involved which is good:thumbsu:

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MagpieGirl_13

10 Dec 2007, 19:24

A Goldsack family snap!

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(2006)

MagpieGirl_13

10 Dec 2007, 19:54

Cheering for Tyson

12th September 2007 02:01:08 AM

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Cheering for Collingwood, and Tyson Goldsack, are (clockwise from left) Brooke Galante, Julie Galante, Wendy Goldsack, Alanna Goldsack, Bailey Galante and Alix Galante.

TYSON Goldsack’s Pies are red hot - and his proud Pakenham fans couldn’t be happier.

A loyal contingent of Collingwood fans have followed the rising young star through his dream debut season in the AFL.

Tyson’s mother Wendy, his sister Alanna, aunty Julie Galante and cousins Brooke, Alix and Bailey are regular fixtures at Magpie games, along with other members of their family.

They always attract plenty of cheers — and some good-natured ribbing — when the close-knit group travels into the city on the train.

“We’re all dressed in black and white so everybody knows who we’re barracking for,” Wendy says. “Supporters of opposition teams will stir us up but it’s all good fun.”

When Tyson played his first game, there was a rush to get the number 38 onto jumpers in time.

Wendy said even Collingwood supporters didn’t know who he was at first, but he’s certainly getting recognised now.

The Goldsacks won’t be able to make the journey to Perth to watch the Magpies play West Coast this Friday night, but footy will still be a number one priority.

Tyson’s brother Jared is playing for Pakenham in Saturday’s Casey Cardinia preliminary final against Keysborough.

Gembrook’s Michael Firrito and Pakenham’s Lachlan Hansen are also AFL finals contenders with the Kangaroos.

(From http://www.starnewsgroup.com.au/story/48418)

MagpieGirl_13

10 Dec 2007, 20:26

& he scrubs up alright too!!

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MagpieGirl_13

13 Dec 2007, 12:24

The Titan Times
This is the first edition of The Titan Times (the name may change, not sure yet.)

Flashback - Rnd 8
Tuesday 22 May 2007

Goldsack makes the grade

Tyson Goldsack described his first game of AFL football as something he’ll remember for the rest of his life.

Goldsack became the fifth player to make his league debut with the Magpies in season 2007 when he took to Telstra Dome for Sunday’s round eight clash with the Bulldogs, following Daniel Nicholls in round two and Brad Dick, Shannon Cox and Alan Toovey in round three.

Taken with the 63rd pick in the 2006 AFL Draft, the Magpies’ fifth selection overall, Goldsack gathered six kicks and six handpasses in an encouraging first-up display playing mainly off half back, and showed signs he has what it takes to establish a career at the elite level.

The athletic Pakenham native, who celebrated his 20th birthday on Tuesday, was taken aback when told by senior coach Mick Malthouse that he would be pulling on the famous black and white stripes for the first time against the Bulldogs.

“Probably for the first time in my life I was speechless,” the energetic Goldsack told collingwoodfc.com.au.

“I was on the massage table, and then Mick brought me to his office, shook my hand and said congratulations you’re debuting this week.

“He just kind of wished me well, that kind of thing, it was pretty full on, I was overwhelmed by it.”

Considered one of the biggest milestones in a footballer’s life, Goldsack’s first league game was always going to generate enormous interest among not only the Magpie supporters, but of course friends and family, and eventually the nerves set in.

“I turned my phone off the day before because I was getting a fair few messages. The Footy Show was on the Thursday night, and when they read the team out at about ten o’clock it was just messages galore.

“It probably hadn’t sunk in for the first day and a half, it wasn’t until about the Saturday that it started to sink in a bit more and I started to get a bit nervous, that was probably as nervous as I was."

Then came the much anticipated day of the game.

“Sunday morning I woke up at about 7:30, I just couldn’t get back to sleep. Once I got to the ground it was pretty good, it just kind of felt normal.

“You train with all the guys during the week, and that’s just how it’s meant to be, so once I got to the ground it was pretty good, and running out was massive.

“You do the on-ground warm-up so you kind of get a bit of a feel for it, but running out and having the big banner in your face, and the crowd’s just screaming, it was pretty overwhelming, it was great."

Some first-gamers get eased into the play, but after a series of impressive outings at Williamstown, the Collingwood coaching staff felt Goldsack was ready and able to start.

“I started on the half back flank, it was pretty weird, I was one of the first players walking down to the backline, it was all surreal,” Goldsack added.

“I remember it clear as day, just every little thing. Running out, the bounce of the ball, running around on Telstra Dome, it was unreal, and then the couple of little mistakes that you make during the game, it feels so much worse than it would at Willy, because everyone’s watching.

“You can’t hear your team mates as well because everyone’s roaring in the background, they say try and zone it out, but it’s impossible not to notice.”

Goldsack has an interesting background in that he is a success story of the rule introduced in the TAC Cup competition last year, where each club was able to select two players who were a year over the Under 18 age limit, to give players who may have encountered some hurdles a chance to impress at the elite junior level.

He was subsequently given a chance by the Gippsland Power, and didn’t disappoint. Not only has he come into the system through an unconventional method, but he also encountered some off-season groin problems which he had to overcome.

“With the groin, it limits your preseason, but I always had it set that I wanted to play this year, that’s just how it was.

“I suppose I’m a year older than the other guys who got drafted, so I didn’t feel like I had to play, I just felt like I needed to kind of play catch up.”

http://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/tabId/5586/default.aspx?newsId=43735

MagpieGirl_13

13 Dec 2007, 12:30

The Titan Times

Flashback - Rnd 21
Tuesday 28 August 2007

A just reward for young gun Goldsack

Tyson Goldsack spoke to CTV after becoming the third Magpie to be nominated for the 2007 AFL Rising Star award.

The 20-year-old from Pakenham has enjoyed an excellent debut season after being snared with the 63rd pick in the 2006 AFL Draft, something the Collingwood recruiting department can certainly be proud of.

He follows team mates Scott Pendlebury (round four) and Martin Clarke (round 13) as nominees for the prestigious award recognising the finest young talent in the game, and after a team-high 25 possessions playing on Sydney star Michael O’Loughlin last Saturday night, his nomination became a formality.

“It’s been good so far. I had the rest last week, so I felt fresh going into the game, and I suppose I was just trying to get as much run out of the legs as I could. I suppose it worked out alright, so it was good,” Goldsack said at the Lexus Centre on Tuesday.

A good performance it was indeed, keeping O’Loughlin, who he also played on back in round 12 during the Magpies’ win at Telstra Stadium, to only six disposals and one goal.

“It definitely helps knowing a bit about the player. Like last time, just the way he moves and the way he leads, you know how to cut him off and shut down his leads, so that was probably the main thing, and just to know how he goes about his football.”

But it came as no surprise to people at the club who have become accustomed to Goldsack’s run, courage, poise and carry coming out of the back half since he made his debut in round eight against the Western Bulldogs.

However, he hasn’t always been a defender, in fact he played just about everywhere, including wing and centre-half forward, while playing for the Gippsland Power in 2006.

“It’s been a bit different, definitely a learning curve, but I played down back in VFL obviously, and stepped up to play backline for Collingwood.

“It’s my favourite position, the half back flank and maybe on a wing. It’s just a bit different not getting the celebrations of a goal, or getting the highlights or that kind of thing, when you kick a goal.

“But again, it’s more about the team, and doing your thing for the team, and getting the win.”

On earning the Rising Star nomination, Goldsack was visibly delighted, but is very level-headed about what it means and his progress.

“It’s just another step in your development. I suppose it’s a good thing to look back on and have on your CV, but I’m not so much about the awards, I just want to play footy and get as many games under my belt as I can this year, and hopefully go on with it next year like some of the boys have done, like Dale (Thomas) and Scotty (Pendlebury).

http://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/tabId/5586/default.aspx?newsId=49970

MagpieGirl_13

13 Dec 2007, 12:40

The Titan Times

Flashback - Preliminary Final
Sat 22 September, 2007

Finals run will serve us well: Goldsack

EMERGING defender Tyson Goldsack says Collingwood’s young guns will carry plenty of hope going into next season after finishing just five points adrift of Geelong on Friday night.

“You don’t want to get too confident because there are a few teams with good young players coming through,” Goldsack said.

“You don’t want to get ahead of yourself but we’ve still got the confidence to go out there and win a match. We’ll see how we go. Only time will tell, I suppose.”

It’s been a meteoric rise for the 20-year-old, who this time last year was playing for Gippsland Power after spending the pre-season with Hawthorn.

He made his debut in round eight this year and has played every game since. He was even nominated for the NAB AFL Rising Star Award in round 21.

Although Mick Malthouse has been fervent in his praise for his younger players' maturity and confidence, the modest youngster says it’s too early to start evaluating his season just yet.

“It’s pretty hard to look back at the moment. We just wanted to win tonight, that was the main goal,” he said.

“The whole coaching staff has so much confidence in us. It helps having their trust and knowing when you go out there, they’ve got your back.”
Goldsack admits that although it was gut wrenching to miss a place in the Grand Final, the Pies’ odyssey to the prelim was gratifying.

“Some people, at the start of the year, wrote us off as wooden spooners, so it’s good in a way that we could prove them wrong and go about it in our own way. I feel like the team that we have, we can never be beaten by that much because we’re so hard at the ball. We’ve just got to be harder for longer.”

Goldsack says when the Pies got within five points in the dying moments, a frenzy of thoughts were going through his head.

“I was just thinking 'Kick a goal'. I just wanted to get the ball going our way. It was in our forward 50 so everything was going through my head. I was thinking about where my man was and trying to create that goal to get us over the line. It didn’t happen in the end - the siren beat us.
“It was there for the taking but hopefully in a few more years when us guys mature even further, hopefully we can get another chance and maybe this time take it.”

Goldsack says that more than anything, he feels for senior players like Nathan Buckley, who will rue missing out on playing football on the last Saturday in September so narrowly.

“Watching them after the game, they were just so shattered. You just want to go out there and you’re not just playing for yourself, you want to win it for them more so than anyone.”

http://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/tabId/5586/default.aspx?newsId=51553

MagpieGirl_13

15 Dec 2007, 20:40

Here are a few pictures of Tyson at the Family Day.
Thanks to Tyson for his autograph & a HUGE thanks to Snag Breac for getting his autograph for me & taking these pictures!:thumbsu:

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(I managed to re-size them)

MagpieGirl_13

20 Dec 2007, 16:02

Here is a quote from Strauchanie's book 'Bryan Strauchan: My Story' about Tyson.

"38. Tyson Goldsack - A man's lollybag is his own private man's business & Strauchanie does not approve of young Tyson making fun of it like that"

:D

MagpieGirl_13

20 Dec 2007, 16:54

My hopes for Tyson in 08

I'm predicting big things from Tyson next season. He will be entering just his second season of AFL football with 17 games under his belt, three of them being in finals. Last season he only missed one game because he was rested. I am hoping that Tyson can play all 22 games of the home & away season plus some finals games, if the team plays finals. Last pre season he struggled with groin problems, hopefully these wont hamper him too much this pre season or through out next season. I expect him to almost be a certain starter for every game, should he not be hampered by injuries. I think he will probably play around half back & should provide some tough competition for the big forwards of the game. When we come up against Sydney, if he is matched up on O'Lauchlan... watch out... Tyson will get you...
He will be one to watch in the years to come.

Go TYSON!!! Make 2008 GREAT!!! (I know that sounds really corny but oh well...)

MagpieGirl_13

30 Jan 2008, 21:34

!!News Flash!!

Pre season update on my man Goldy.

It is still unclear if he will be playing in the Dubai game (I read it in an article but when posting this I couldn't find that article), hopefully he will but if he doesn't he will be ready to go when the season starts.

Here's a pic from training in South Africa.... I think we may have a new contender for Collingwood's Albino... Watchout Burnsey!!! :D

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MagpieGirl_13

14 Feb 2008, 19:12

Pre-season Update

An experience to remember for Goldsack
1:23 PM Thu 14 February, 2008

Tyson Goldsack’s first overseas trip was one he will always cherish.

Following Collingwood’s recent two-and-a-half-week high-altitude training camp in South Africa, the 20-year-old from Pakenham stayed on with ten team mates to spend three days in Cape Town and conduct the club’s Telstra AFL Community Camp in what is Collingwood’s designated development zone.

Goldsack and his fellow Magpies conducted clinics and school visits for hundreds of enthusiastic children in the region, many of whom have adopted Australian Rules Football as their number one sport.

“I didn’t really know what to expect, obviously in Cape Town it’s a foreign sport, but getting there, and seeing the kids and seeing how keen they were to participate and get involved, it was just amazing,” Goldsack told CTV.

“Obviously they didn’t know the game that well, they were just so enthusiastic and they were singing and dancing, it was an unreal feeling over there."

While still a new game to most in South Africa, Goldsack was startled by how well many of the kids have picked up the sport, and was even more impressed by how strong the results were in the agility test he was assigned to running on the mini draft camp session designed to test specific attributes of a select group of emerging African players.

“Their hands, and the marking of the eight to ten year olds, was as good if not better than over here in Australia.

“Just their athleticism, I was doing the agility testing, and some of them were freak athletes, so I’d probably recommend (Collingwood recruiting manager) Derek Hine to get over there and have a look at a few of them.”

The reception the Collingwood players received upon arriving at the various venues was quite extraordinary, with teachers and volunteer coaches leading hundreds of children in perfectly orchestrated native singing and chanting.

Another highlight of the camp was when the players visited Sithembele Matiso High School to present a certificate to the school honouring the achievement of Simphiwe Tyolashe, a student who had been selected to represent the South African national AFL team, which at the time was touring the country and taking on the Australian Indigenous All-Star junior team.

The turnout at the school was incredible and they were clearly extremely proud of the their schoolmate for his achievement.

Development manager Alan Richardson and club physiotherapist Rob Hunt also conducted a coaching seminar for around 50 local volunteer AFL coaches in the region, which proved an extremely beneficial experience for all involved.

Throughout the camp, the Africans’ love for music and sound was on display, and never more so when the DJ arrived and set up next to the ground the clinics were being held on, with hundreds of kids flocking to a makeshift dance floor and dancing away to the blaring native beats once they had completed the clinic.

“People dancing on the sidelines, and the kids involved in clinics, but I couldn’t help but do a couple of moves when I had the stopwatch out and was trying to time their runs, it was like being in a nightclub and playing football at the same time,” added Goldsack, who played 17 matches and won Collingwood’s best first-year player award in 2007.

The overall South African experience for Goldsack was extremely special, and with the way it was organised, allowed for intensive and regular training at high altitude, mainly in Potchefstroom where the club was based, but also allowed opportunities for the players to see some of the real South Africa.

“The culture’s far more different than Australia, we got to go out to a safari, and to the shanty towns, and really see the poverty of South Africa, and we were in Cape Town and saw the higher parts.

“I’d never been overseas before, and just to see that was a real eye-opener. We had lunch one day on top of a building overlooking the town, and you could scan across the town and see some of the parts that were really poverty-stricken, and then other parts that weren’t too bad, but not as adequate as Australia.

“It was an amazing feeling and good experience.”

& here's the video link http://bigpondvideo.com/afl/43468

MagpieGirl_13

14 Feb 2008, 19:16

Tyson at home with the kids at the South African training camp

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Tyson Goldsack loving it!

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Tyson Goldsack supervises a handball drill

Optimax

14 Feb 2008, 23:13

Tyson at home with the kids at the South African training camp

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"STRAUCHNIEEEEEEEEEE"
shit i mean "MONEYBAGSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

he has that pose down pat lol

Snag Breac

15 Feb 2008, 12:00

A great experience for him, as a person as well as a footballer. Is that a beard?

Kirby

17 Feb 2008, 21:11

What injury has been keeping him out of the pre-season games?

MagpieGirl_13

17 Feb 2008, 21:12

If I knew I would tell you but I have no idea!! :(
I'm sure he will be right by round 1 though!!:thumbsu:

MagpieGirl_13

17 Feb 2008, 21:15

A great experience for him, as a person as well as a footballer. Is that a beard?

I think it might be! lol Keep going Goldy, you'll get there one day!! :D:p Makes him look more manly :p

& Optimax, I didn't even pick up that he was doing a Strauchanie pose!! He definately has that pose down pat!! Haha :p:D

MagpieGirl_13

23 Feb 2008, 20:47

Apparently Goldy played in Collingwood's BIG win over Geelong..... In the VFL..... today.
I've been told that he did "ok". Not sure what to make of it but glad he got a run around.

Bay Pie

2 Mar 2008, 17:14

I also read that he played in the VFL intra-club game.

That is very positive. You'd think he'd have to play against the Hawks at Shepparton this comng weekend to be any chance of playing Rd 1.

MagpieGirl_13

29 Mar 2008, 09:51

Sorry I haven't been posting his stats lately, been really slack. :(

Round 1 V Fremantle
Kicks - 4
Handballs - 3
Disposals - 7
Marks - 0
Tackles - 1
Not a great start to the season by Goldy. Didn't watch the game so I can't comment much further. He should pick up soon.

Goldy crashing over the top of Ryan Cowley.
http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/4305/122110te8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

& celebrating the win with Dale.
http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/8636/122100ma7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Round 2 V Brisbane
Kicks - 5
Handballs - 2
Disposals - 7
Marks - 5
Frees Against - 3
Tackles - 3
Not a super effort again buy Goldy, but alright for only 2 quaters of footy. Gave away for frees inside the lions 50 that resulted in goals in the 2nd quater (it was either 1 goal & 1 point or 2 goals, I can't remember). I thought he played alright, had a bit of a struggle on his opponent.

Whilst watching the game, just into the 3rd quater someone went down, at the time I wasn't sure who it was but then I saw the 38....:eek: They then showed replays on the big screen of the collision, I was thinking (among other things) "Oh sh*t NO! not Goldy, please tell me he hasn't done a knee!!" that's what it looked like from the replays. & with no commentary I had no idea what was going on. After being helped from the field, towel at the nose, he didn't return.
Apparently it was a broken nose. Hopefully he will be back on the paddock next week, if not, all the best Goldy! :)

"Tyson Goldsack received a broken nose from a third quarter clash with Corrie and was unable to return." - from the article on cfc website.

Will keep you posted when more information comes to hand.

Goldy gets a kick away under pressure from Tim Notting
http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/5184/125050ht4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Snag Breac

30 Mar 2008, 14:03

The nose looked shocking when they got him back to the bench. He was covered in blood. One of the commentators said he looked like his face was split in two. Then we heard that both doctors were working on him. But shortly afterwards we saw him cleaned up and not looking too bad.

He's terrific. I think he could have influenced that disastrous third quarter if he hadn't been injured.

But how can he play next week with a recovering nose?

Optimax

30 Mar 2008, 15:52

MagpieGirl_13

9 Apr 2008, 18:07

My man Goldy appeared in this week's Black & White show hosted by R. Shaw. http://bigpondvideo.com/afl/45903
For all those who were concerned about Goldy; I know, I know, you were all worried about how this broken nose might effect his face. Don't panic he is FINE!!! :D:thumbsu::);) & his fiance didn't throw him out....:p
He also happily shows off his guns to the camera, & boy, they are some GOOD guns!!

Looking forward to seeing him play this weekend, he is back fighting fit!! :thumbsu::)

Optimax

9 Apr 2008, 18:47

My sister is hoping the sweeling ahs settled down as well she was almost in tears when she saw his nose (she is 25) i applauded his toughness

MagpieGirl_13

15 Apr 2008, 21:28

I just remembered I took some pics of Goldy at the round 2 clash. Couldn't post them before now.....

http://img236.imageshack.us/img236/1898/kodakpics069qi5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/8048/kodakpics071uc8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Looking gooooooooood......:p:D

MagpieGirl_13

19 Apr 2008, 10:43

There was an article today & talks about the player development programs etc. & Goldy features in it :D.
Pretty interesting article actually....
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23561953-11088,00.html

:) Magpies do their homework :)

http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/2504/0599407200hg4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Collingwood's Alan Richardson has been instrumental in developing footballers such as Tyson Goldsack, (bottom left), Kevin Dyas (top left), Shannon Cox (top right), and Nathan Brown (bottom right).

Second-year defender Goldsack was an over-age TAC Cup player taken from Gippsland Power at pick 63 in the 2006 draft.
Somehow, he would make his debut by Round 8 in his first year and play 17 excellent games.
"It's just been unbelievable coming from the country and having all this knowledge and technology to help us," Goldsack said.
"I didn't expect to play ones in my first year and you just develop that much quicker.
"My parents and friends are amazed how much I have changed and improved my game, and you can put a lot of that back to the sessions we have done.
"The video analysis not only helps scrutinise future opponents, but specific areas of improvement in your own game.
"It can be something as little as turning the right way when the ball is coming in and keeping your eye on your opponent or knowing where he is. They are the things that makes your game and wins you games."

MagpieGirl_13

23 Apr 2008, 11:12

Round 5 V Kangaroos.
Kicks - 3
Handballs - 6
Disposals - 9
Marks - 2
Frees Against - 2
Didn't get to see the game & the only parts I heard, Goldy didn't feature, but I heard he wasn't too bad.
Comming back from 2 weeks on the sideline, after he had his nose spread across his face, he got straigt back to business. Fear is not a word in Goldy's vocabulary, he throws his body around, not afraid at all. Puts his head over the ball, obviously his latest incident hasn't affected him at all. Back to playing the way he does, as though nothing ever happened! :):thumbsu:
Keep it up Goldy!

Unfortunately there were no images available of Goldy for this weeks game. :(

MagpieGirl_13

23 Apr 2008, 11:31

Goldy, again, appeared in the Black & White show, this week hosted by Heritier O'Brien http://bigpondvideo.com/afl/46717 . (4:45mins)
Harry approached Goldy while he was making, what looked to be, a Vegemite sandwhich (*que music* It puts a rose in every cheek...:p). & introduced him as "The star of today, Tyson Goldsack".
Apparently, when the team went to the rememberance shrine, Goldy was asked to recite the ode. What an important job for Goldy!
In his own words it was "Very touching & I was honoured to do it"
& in the words to Heritier "His voice projected really nicely. Was sensational, really magical & very touching"

At Collingwood, they not only teach the players how to play footy & improve their skills; they also teach them how to read! :p:D Goldy has been reading for about 4 weeks now, so he's coming along nicely! :p
He's a comical bloke! :thumbsu::D:p

Snag Breac

23 Apr 2008, 17:52

MagpieGirl_13

23 Apr 2008, 18:25

& for my 3rd post in here today..... :rolleyes::p
http://bigpondvideo.com/afl/46739
Towards the end of the video you can hear Goldy reading the ode.
Sounds good! :):thumbsu:

MagpieGirl_13

25 Apr 2008, 21:51

Round 6 ANZAC Day V Essendon
Kicks - 6
Handballs - 4
Disposals - 10
Marks - 4
Frees Against - 1
Tackles - 1
GOALS - 1

I loved Goldy's game this week!
Was a bit quiet at first but was then moved up forward where he kicked his first goal in the AFL of an intercept. You should have seen me when he did.... :o I screamed, jumped up & was cheering, then began jumping around in circles for a bit. You could not wipe the smile off my face, it was the biggest grin!!:D
At one stage I had my heart in my mouth because I saw Goldy go down behind the play. They showed a replay & it looks like he knocked heads with Josh Fraser but both players got up & were fine.
Towards the end of the game Tyson was moved back into the backline where he played solidly.

He's only getting started.... :):thumbsu:

Unfortunately, again, there were no images available of Goldy for this round :thumbsd:

Oh & he was apparently on Pie Night this week but I haven't had time to listen to it, will eventually get around to it though. He has been a busy boy this week lol :p

Gymnorhina tibic

25 Apr 2008, 23:16

Great game today, showed he is more than a backman, I would like to see him on the wing or HFF more often.

Optimax

25 Apr 2008, 23:18

Looked very good today, hope he gets swung both sides of teh field more often.

A crazed man like him in the forward line is useful

MagpieGirl_13

6 May 2008, 22:38

Round 7 V Hawthorn
Kicks - 7
Handballs - 3
Disposals - 10
Marks - 3
Frees Against - 1
Tackles - 3

I was only able to listen to the game so I don't really know how well Tyson went. I've heard some mixed reports, some bad while others were kinda alright... He was on several opponents, not sure who though.... :confused:

Some pics... (I'm trying something different, let me know if you can see the pics or not....)

http://www.gspimages.com.au/images/thumbs/main/139308.jpg http://www.gspimages.com.au/images/thumbs/main/139307.jpg

PS: I HATE buddy franklin....:cool:

Stakerz

7 May 2008, 17:32

I saw he was on Cyril a fair bit, and did well on him.

Whacker

7 May 2008, 17:34

I have much man love for the golden sack

MagpieGirl_13

22 May 2008, 21:50

Well..... I'm baffled..... absolutely BAFFLED!!!!:confused:
Why is Tyson Goldsack not in the team for this week!?!?! or last week for that matter!?!?! I'm shocked & gutted!!!
UNLESS...... he is injured or something like that, then that's ok. I can live with that....

Some VERY exciting news today.......

Today, the 22nd of May, is Tyson's 21st brithday!!!!!!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR TYSON
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!!!!

I hope you had a great day, all the best for the rest of the year.:D

Snag Breac

22 May 2008, 21:55

MagpieGirl_13

5 Jun 2008, 20:28

Well, not too much to report on Tyson lately....

But....

It's with great pleasure that I inform all that don't know yet, that Tyson has signed a 2 year deal to keep him at the club until at least the end off 2010.
http://collingwoodfc.com.au/tabid/5586/Default.aspx?newsid=60931

Great news! :thumbsu:

MagpieGirl_13

26 Jun 2008, 23:07

Round 13 V Western Bulldogs
Kicks - 5
Handballs - 2
Disposals - 7
Marks - 1
Frees For - 1
Frees Against - 1
Tackles - 4

Goldy has made his return!!!! :D
I wasn't able to watch or listen to the game last week so I really can't give you an analysis kinda thing about how he played. Although, have heard that he played very well.

Tyson Goldsack tackling Tom Williams. :thumbsu:

http://images.newsphotos.com.au/images5/Lores/93002749.jpg

Snag Breac

27 Jun 2008, 14:39

A brilliant pair of photos of Tyson beating Buddy Franklin! I don't know that I hate Buddy, but he may need a smack in the head. Tyson was really good against the Bulldogs. He did a lot of work behind the scenes.:thumbsu:

Godfrey Jones

28 Jun 2008, 05:44

i love the sack

so excited about watching his career unfold.

MagpieGirl_13

10 Jul 2008, 23:40

Round 14 V Sydney
Kicks - 4
Handballs - 1
Disposals - 5
Marks - 2
Tackles - 1

A bit of a quiet game from Goldy but that was to be expected. Goldy was played in the forward line for most of the game, occasionally oushing up along the wing. People may say that he played an ordinary game but I have read other. Goldy was playing a more of a shut down role on Saturday, shutting down the swans defender, he was a defensive forward; not uncommon but doesn't gain you many possessions. He said on the B&W show this week that he would prefer to be in the backline. But what can ya do...
He played a hand in a Travis Cloke goal. He put enormous amounts of pressure on a Sydney defender, laying a fantastic tackle, causing that defender to handball the ball right to Travis. Goldy also had a hand in another Cloke goal, kicking it into the fifty, to a contest where Cloke was awarded a free kick.
Nice work Goldy!!! :thumbsu::thumbsu:

PICS

The caption on this picture was "Leo Barry of Sydney evades Tyson Goldsack of Collingwood" but I like to think of it as....

Tyson Goldsack about to run down Sydney defender Leo Barry....:p

http://www.gspimages.com.au/images/thumbs/main/153947.jpg

Leo looks scared......:eek: & so he should be..... he has TYSON GOLDSACK on his tail....:D