Magpie coach Nathan Buckley said after Sunday night's win against North Melbourne that he would let the dust settle before determining who is available for the massive round two clash against Carlton.
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He said the club would not make wholesale changes in one week.
Both Dayne Beams (quad) and Heath Shaw (illness) were late withdrawals from the round one team and joined Dale Thomas, Andrew Krakouer, Alan Didak, Clinton Young, Alex Fasolo, Luke Ball and Lachie Keefe on the sidelines.
He said the club would not make wholesale changes in one week.
Both Dayne Beams (quad) and Heath Shaw (illness) were late withdrawals from the round one team and joined Dale Thomas, Andrew Krakouer, Alan Didak, Clinton Young, Alex Fasolo, Luke Ball and Lachie Keefe on the sidelines.
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Ben Reid (concussion) and Ben Johnson (corkie) finished the game on the bench.
Buckley said Collingwood would only play players who had the necessary preparation for senior football.
"You can't bring seven or eight blokes back into a side fresh," Buckley said. "The intensity and demands of this part of the season dictate that you need to have that game exposure [and] that game intensity so we'll need to smooth our players back in."
Ben Reid (concussion) and Ben Johnson (corkie) finished the game on the bench.
Buckley said Collingwood would only play players who had the necessary preparation for senior football.
"You can't bring seven or eight blokes back into a side fresh," Buckley said. "The intensity and demands of this part of the season dictate that you need to have that game exposure [and] that game intensity so we'll need to smooth our players back in."
Collingwood called up stoppage specialist Josh Thomas on Saturday to replace Beams and make his debut while Jack Frost found out just half-an-hour before the game he was required to replace Shaw.
Buckley wondered aloud whether he had walked under a ladder or had a black cat stroll in front of him such were the hiccups the side encountered in the lead-up. He said they were still hopeful they could cover the losses.
"Coming in to [the game] we had concerns about personnel and wondering whether we had lost too much quality to play the way that we did tonight," Buckley said.
Buckley wondered aloud whether he had walked under a ladder or had a black cat stroll in front of him such were the hiccups the side encountered in the lead-up. He said they were still hopeful they could cover the losses.
"Coming in to [the game] we had concerns about personnel and wondering whether we had lost too much quality to play the way that we did tonight," Buckley said.
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[But] it's not just the talent level of the team that gets you wins. It's the efforts and the perseverance [and] the application to their roles and that is exactly what we saw."
Thomas and Krakouer played in a practice match against the AIS-AFL academy on Thursday while Young was said to be seven to 10 days away in the middle of last week.
The extent of Beams' injury is unclear while Shaw should recover for next week's game. Reid is expected to be OK while Johnson will be monitored.
"We'll let the dust settle from this and see how we go," Buckley said.
[But] it's not just the talent level of the team that gets you wins. It's the efforts and the perseverance [and] the application to their roles and that is exactly what we saw."
Thomas and Krakouer played in a practice match against the AIS-AFL academy on Thursday while Young was said to be seven to 10 days away in the middle of last week.
The extent of Beams' injury is unclear while Shaw should recover for next week's game. Reid is expected to be OK while Johnson will be monitored.
"We'll let the dust settle from this and see how we go," Buckley said.
