Adam Oxley Biography

Collingwood delist Jarryd Blair, Adam Oxley, Josh Smith and Sam McLarty.

"Each of these players has been important to our success this year in different ways, on and off the field," Collingwood list manager Ned Guy said.

"It's never easy to say goodbye and we’re going to miss having these boys at the club."

Collingwood delist Adam Oxley, but have committed to re-drafting him as a rookie in the coming draft.

Oxley, 24, has played 31 games since he was drafted as a rookie in 2012, but was cut down by hip and groin problems in 2017.

Adam Oxley signs a new two-year deal with Collingwood that will keep him at the club until the end of 2018.

Deployed as a loose man in defence for the majority of the contest against the Demons, Oxley gathers a team-high 30 disposals and 14 marks in a best-afield performance for Collingwood.

The 22-year-old also had a round-high eight intercept marks in the Magpies' 25-point win.

Oxley credits former Magpie skipper Nick Maxwell for his development as a defender at the club.

"I did a lot of work with Nick Maxwell the first two years I was here and he was telling me how important it was to take those marks in front of the opposition team's forwards," Oxley said.

"I pride myself on my aerial power and I've been working on it a fair bit at training jumping into the bag and coming off my man."

Adam Oxley will be sidelined for up to six weeks after being injured in the club's intra-club practice match.

Scans showed Oxley suffered a badly sprained right ankle, allaying initial fears the 21-year-old had fractured his foot in the incident.

"Really, it's a good result," Collingwood director of football Rodney Eade said.

"If Adam gets his rehab right after a very good pre-season there is no doubt he will be back playing before round one."

Adam Oxley makes his AFL debut for Collingwood at the MCG with 6 disposals (3 kicks and 3 handballs), a mark and a tackle in an 83-point win over Melbourne.

Adam Oxley will make his debut for the Magpies in the Queen's Birthday clash against Melbourne after Jamie Elliot pulls out with hamstring tightness.

"He's come (on) in leaps and bounds in the last 18 months," Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley said.

"He's still a light-framed player; he's got to put a bit of size on ... he's a little bit undersized for (a key position) at the moment, but eventually he could become that.

"He's probably a Nick Maxwell-type that can win the ball in the air, really good defensive intensity and attributes. Very good kick, runs the lines very well."