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Collingwood ... asking questions about Travis Cloke's free kick count. Source: Julian Smith / AAP
The first look at Collingwood's new attack had coach Nathan Buckley asking questions about Travis Cloke's free-kick count.
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The Magpies opened the AFL's pre-season cup with wins over the Western Bulldogs and Essendon on Friday night at Etihad Stadium.
Cloke received a free kick and goalled late in the Essendon game to put the Magpies in front, but overall Buckley clearly thought the left-footer had a raw deal.
Friday night was the first time Cloke had combined with fellow key forward Quinten Lynch, who was recruited from West Coast.
Lynch has taken the place of Chris Dawes, now at Melbourne.
"It can be better, still," Buckley said of the Cloke-Lynch combo.
"They're two big units - Clokey has a knack of giving free kicks away but not getting any.
"So early in the year, I have to work that one out.
"Lynchy is thereabouts and he's going to give him a really good foil."
Lynch, Clinton Young (Hawthorn) and Jordan Russell (Carlton) all made encouraging starts for Collingwood.
"I don't think we could have asked for more from our mature recruits," Buckley said.
"Jordan Russell excelled in both games, we'd only planned to play Clinton in one of the games and he played in the second."
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Brent Macaffer, who missed last season with a knee reconstruction, has also impressed Buckley.
The forward returned on Friday night for his first senior appearance since 2011.
"If Beamesy (Dayne Beams) has accolades for being able to turn himself around in the last 12 months, I think what 'Caf' has been able to do without playing a senior game of footy is nearly equivalent,'' Buckley said.
"But ... the fans haven't witnessed it.
"Day in and day out, his application to his footy is chalk and cheese to what it was 18 months ago.
"If he continues to do that, he's going to give himself the best chance."
Buckley said Alex Fasolo, Alan Toovey and Nathan Brown were chances to come into the team for their next NAB Cup game on March 3 against West Coast.
Brown was supposed to play on Friday night, but was a late withdrawal with back tightness.
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