Kingy

Bobby Hill's going to play VFL for Collingwood today.

Speaking of the pies at the KGM center, return to the club, return from personal leave, building up fitness is a big step for him.

So do we manage minutes just down the road here against Essendon, but a big step forward.

Max King's also making his long way to return by the VFL on Sunday.

This is at Moorabbin against Gold Coast reserves.

It was a real temptation to bring him straight back into the AFL setup, but,

Two weeks full training.

In the end, they really wanted to carefully manage these minutes.

I thought they could do that better at VFL level.

That's what I thought.

They're telling me at VFL level they could do it better.

There was serious thought given to doing it.

Hasn't played since halfway through 2024, and we say that, but yet across 2023 and 2024, he only played half a season in both of those years as well.

So multiple knee surgeries and complications, a shoulder reco, countless soft tissue setbacks, and on and on it goes.

So he's out there this weekend, which will be awesome to see.

One game, do you think, and then in?

Oh, surely, yeah.

One and in?

Yep.

And emotional scenes up on the Gold Coast.