Brayden Maynard, a defender for Collingwood Premiership, was involved in a traffic accident Thursday morning in a Melbourne suburb by the bay, his second in less than a year.
In Brighton, 28-year-old Maynard collided with a ute but was unharmed.
Collingwood verified that Maynard was certain to play in Saturday night’s match against Port Adelaide and that neither the All-Australian backman nor the passengers in the ute were hurt.
“Thankfully, Brayden and the other car’s occupants were unharmed in the collision,”
Collingwood football manager Charlie Gardiner stated.
“Speaking with Brayden this morning, this was an unfortunate accident, but thankfully he and the other driver and passenger were OK.”
On Friday, Maynard was supposed to work out with his teammates before facing Port at the MCG.
Maynard was also involved in a morning traffic accident in January last year when his vehicle collided with another car on the Mornington Peninsula Freeway.
Both drivers also walked away unharmed form that incident that the club called “very minor”, although Maynard did miss a pre-season training session as a result.
Maynard played in the Magpies’ season-opening loss to GWS last Sunday having overcome an injury niggle.
Collingwood will be chasing their first win of the season when they lock horns with the Power at the MCG on Saturday night.
