Magpie Jordan De Goey reveals his fearless pursuits away from football

Collingwood high-flyer Jordan De Goey was driving past an airport on the surf coast when he saw some skydivers landing — so what did he do next?

Jordan De Goey is fearless on the field — and off it. Picture: Michael Klein

Collingwood high-flyer Jordan De Goey was cruising past an airport on the surf coast with a mate when he saw some skydivers coming into land.

So he just had to try it himself — Then and there.

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Jordan De Goey is fearless on the field — and off it. Picture: Michael Klein

It’s the way the reformed Magpies star likes to roll when he’s away from football — living in the moment.

“I like to keep it interesting and always doing spontaneous things,’’ De Goey said.

“I went skydiving the other week. It was awesome. I was actually just driving past the airport and saw them coming in for landing.

“I just told my mate to pull in and I was like ‘When is your next one?’ and she was like ‘15 minutes’ and I was like ‘Yep, get us on it’.

“That was it. It’s one of those things that you say you are going to do and it kind of keeps going on and on until you’re old and you haven’t done it. So I just do it in the moment and then worry about it later.

“It was good, it was really fun. It’s actually not as scary as bungy jumping. Bungy jumping was a lot worse in New Zealand.”

Skydiving, bungy jumping ... De Goey’s captain Scott Pendlebury has his teammate pinned as a “daredevil” who “has no fear”.

While De Goey is not averse to fearless pursuits away from football, he has learned the hard way about the pitfalls of “stuffing up” off the track.

De Goey has developed into one of the Pies’ best players. Picture: AAP

The 23-year-old worked hard on and off the field last year to rebuild his reputation after he was caught drink driving last pre-season. It came after he had lied to the club in 2017 about breaking his hand in a pub altercation.

In response, he stopped drinking alcohol and volunteered with the Salvation Army during his club-imposed suspension, which he continued throughout the year.

On-field, he put it behind him to go on and top the team’s goalkicking with 48 goals last year.

De Goey reflected on last year’s headlines as a “light bulb” moment and said he was now a better person for it.

“It hits home, when they (club leaders) are all in a room, they’ve all been called in on Sunday because I have stuffed up again,” De Goey said on the Jock and Journo podcast.

“It’s those moments when you think ‘Oh s**t, was that really worth it?’. But they supported me through it, and I always say I’m better for it.

“I am still a youngster at heart, I think it takes time (to mature). I never wanted to hurt anybody, I didn’t do anything to hurt people around me.

“But as you get older, you realise how much it effects the people you work with. I think that was the hardest part once I started getting older and once the leaders had to pull me in and have meeting with all the people you have always looked up to, who have given you the opportunity to be there.

“I think that was the realisation to me that I’m actually not just affecting myself, I’m affecting everyone around me.

“It’s tough, especially seeing people upset, especially my family, so that is definitely a hard aspect. For me is was one of the light bulb moments.”

Originally published as Magpie Jordan De Goey reveals his fearless pursuits away from football