Tyson Goldsack

Personal information
Birth	22 May 1987 (1987-05-22) (age 22), Victoria
Recruited from	Gippsland Power U/18
Height and weight	191 cm / 82 kg
Playing career¹
Debut	Round 8, 20 May 2007, Collingwood vs. Western Bulldogs, at MCG
Team(s)	Collingwood (2007-) 45 Games, 5 Goals
¹ Statistics to end of 2009 season
Career highlights
AFL Rising Star nomination 2007

Tyson Goldsack (born 22 May 1987) is a Collingwood footballer in the Australian Football League.

Goldsack is a versatile medium-sized footballer who has the ability to play in a number of positions, including midfield. Originally from Pakenham, Victoria, he played with Gippsland Power at TAC Cup level in 2005-06, in-between completing a pre-season with Hawthorn. He showed good speed at the Victorian State Screening Session with a 20m Sprint time of 3.00sec. A good second season in the TAC Cup as a mature aged player would see him become one of few 19-year-olds drafted at the 2006 AFL Draft, picked up in the fourth round with pick 63, by Collingwood.

In 2007, he played four games in the VFL as a defender, making an impression, being emergency for the round 7 clash against Carlton, before making a surprise AFL debut against the Western Bulldogs at Telstra Dome. He impressed to keep his spot, but made a name for himself in round 12 when he played an effective containing role on Michael O'Loughlin of Sydney, and then on Hawthorn spearhead Lance Franklin a week later. He would continue to play the role, missing one game through a rest,^{[citation needed]} for the rest of the season, including the final series. He once again nullified O'Loughlin in round 21, where he had 25 disposals and 8 marks, and earnt a AFL Rising Star nomination. He would concede 30 goals in 17 games played on direct opponents.

[edit] External links

• Tyson Goldsack profile on the Official AFL Website of the Collingwood Football Club http://www.collingwoodfc.com.au