Wayward De Goey awaits Pies’ punishment

Collingwood’s Jordan De Goey will front coach Nathan Buckley and the AFL club’s leadership group on Monday after he was caught drink driving over the weekend.

De Goey informed the club that he returned a blood alcohol reading of 0.095 per cent after a random breath test in Port Melbourne on Saturday night.

As a P-plate driver, De Goey isn’t allowed to have any alcohol in his system if he gets behind the wheel.

The Pies were put through their paces in a searching training session on Monday morning, but De Goey did not take part.

President Eddie McGuire addressed the issue on Melbourne radio on Monday morning.

“That’s unacceptable behaviour from anybody,” he said on Triple M.

“But you’ve got to be careful with these things not to overreact (and) at the same time get the right result for society, for our club, for everybody associated and for Jordan.”

The 21-year-old’s licence was immediately suspended and he was disqualified from driving for six months.

The incident comes a year after he was suspended for three games for lying to the club when he claimed a broken hand suffered in a bar fight in St Kilda was incurred while playing with his dog.

De Goey missed the first three matches of the season while he recovered from the injury and then served his club-imposed suspension.

The Pies laboured to a 2-4 start in his absence and their season never fully recovered, Nathan Buckley’s side finishing 13th with a 9-12-1 record.

His latest indiscretion comes just weeks after veteran teammate Tyson Goldsack publicly took him to task over his fitness levels.

“He’s definitely not as fit as he could be, but he is learning himself how fit he can be,” Goldsack said.

“In another four or five weeks, he’ll be ready to go.”

De Goey’s 2017 season was cut short after round 21 when he underwent hip flexor surgery.

He suffered a setback in December when the injury flared after a knock at training.

The No.5 pick at the 2014 draft has played 50 games in three seasons with the club.

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