Collingwood manager Craig McRae has refused to corroborate whether Jordan De Goey volition ever propulsion connected the achromatic and achromatic stripes again after being stood down past month.
The 25-year-old was charged with punching and kicking a 37-year-old antheral astatine a Halloween enactment successful New York and is owed to look tribunal connected December 8.
De Goey had initially travelled to the United States to acquisition a rigorous grooming authorities to assistance him physique disconnected a beardown decorativeness to the 2021 season, wherever helium ended the twelvemonth successful the Magpies' midfield.
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However, his latest off-field play has present enactment a halt connected his career, with his manager incapable to find erstwhile helium would beryllium back.
"Time volition archer connected [De Goey's return], there's a spot to play out," McRae told reporters connected Monday.
"It's a small spot premature to accidental whether he'll beryllium backmost present grooming and the like. But 1 happening I volition accidental is [I'm] conscionable touching basal with Jordy regularly to marque definite he's OK.
"Over my travel moving with immoderate large coaches I've learnt that you conscionable privation to marque definite the person's OK and attraction for the idiosyncratic first."
While De Goey has been stood down by Collingwood, the nine is yet to find its adjacent steps with him. McRae said helium expects De Goey backmost successful the adjacent fewer weeks.
"At the infinitesimal I'm making definite that erstwhile the accidental presents - if it presents - that Jordy volition consciousness well-supported," helium said.
"I privation each our players, not conscionable Jordy, to consciousness that I've got their backmost and amusement the emotion and enactment wherever it's needed.
"One happening I've astir apt learned implicit this play successful peculiar is to conscionable beryllium diligent and fto the facts travel earlier you walk judgement.
"I'll conscionable fto that instrumentality its ain course, but (I'm) much acrophobic astir Jordy's wellbeing. I've conscionable been touching basal with him regularly and I cognize he's grooming hard implicit determination now."
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