Full name Tyson Goldsack Name Tyson Goldsack Nominations AFL Rising Star Position(s) Utility Original team TAC Cup | Height/Weight 193cm / 92kg Career start 2007 Place of birth Victoria Height 1.93 m | |
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Date of birth (1987-05-22) 22 May 1987 (age 28) Draft #63, 2006 National Draft, Collingwood Role Australian rules football player Profiles | ||
Tyson goldsack tackle on nat fyfe round 1 2014
Tyson Goldsack (born 22 May 1987) is a professional Australian rules football player currently playing with the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League.
Contents
- Tyson goldsack tackle on nat fyfe round 1 2014
- Tyson goldsack cleans up matthew stokes 1st preliminary final 2010
- Early life
- AFL career
- Statistics
- References
Tyson goldsack cleans up matthew stokes 1st preliminary final 2010
Early life
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, selected by Collingwood in the fourth round of the draft with pick 63.
AFL career
In 2007, he played four games with the reserves side in the Victorian Football League 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, 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 earned an AFL Rising Star nomination.
Goldsack was recalled for the 2010 Grand Final replay, replacing Leon Davis. Goldsack kicked the first goal of the game. His mother was one of many people to have successfully bet on him kicking the first goal, despite the high odds. Artist Jamie Cooper featured the bet in the celebratory painting of the Collingwood team, with Goldsack holding a betting slip with the words "Mrs" and "80-1" written on it.
Goldsack struggled for opportunities in the 2016 season, playing only 4 games while battling indifferent form and injuries.
Goldsack revived his career at Collingwood in the 2017 season, playing 20 games and reestablishing himself as one of the club's most important, and courageous players. He played 20 games for the season, and signed a one-year contract extension for the 2018 season, though he entered the season as a free agent.