Adam Treloar reveals Collingwood players have banned the booze during finals

COLLINGWOOD star Adam Treloar has revealed the Magpie players undertook a players’ inspired booze ban throughout the finals series as the club chases its first flag in eight years.

Adam Treloar celebrates last week’s win over GWS with teammates Taylor Adams, Jack Crisp and Jaidyn Stephenson. Picture: Getty Images

ADAM Treloar has revealed Collingwood players have instigated a finals booze ban in a bid to win the club’s first flag in eight years.

The star midfielder said preparation was paramount for the players this week as they faced a six-day turnaround between last Saturday’s semi-final win over GWS and Friday night’s sell-out preliminary final clash with Richmond.

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Alcohol abstinence was aimed at giving the players every advantage and Treloar said last weekend’s “celebration drinks” were confined to water and Gatorade.

“We are all going to be not drinking alcohol ’til after the season finishes, it just makes sense for us,” Treloar said.

“It’s imperative that no alcohol is consumed as it affects your body’s ability to recover.”

“All the boys have been taught that alcohol affects your ability to recover, disturbs your sleep and causes inflammation in the body, so it makes sense for us not to drink.

“All things you don’t want on a short turnaround.”

Last week marked Collingwood’s first finals win since 2012, and Treloar is convinced the quick turnaround before Friday night’s game won’t hinder their chances against the Tigers, given the meticulous planning that has gone into this week.

Adam Treloar says celebration drinks last weekend were restricted to water and Gatorade. Picture: AAP

“We just have to recover well during the week and do all the little things right, then we just need to play our style of game on Friday night,” Treloar said.

Treloar said the players were using different methods to keep themselves fresh for footy’s penultimate weekend, including float tanks, compression boots and cryotherapy chambers, as well as an emphasis on sleep, rest and diet patterns.

“I’m coming off my hammy surgery so I do a lot of injury prevention exercises to stay healthy,” he said.

“I’m fantatical about looking after my body so I do a bit every day.”

He emphasised that weights used on the lower body had been a good way of maintaining leg strength between games “to make sure players will be performing at their best on Friday night and also decreasing their risk of soft tissue injuries”.

“In May, when Darcy Moore and Jamie Elliott both suffered hamstring injuries, Walshy (Collingwood general manager of football Geoff Walsh) said the club would be reviewing its recent issues with soft tissue injuries, and we did.”

One of three Magpie ambassadors for the free new Fit For Footy app — along with Taylor Adams and Will Hoskin-Elliott — Treloar stressed the club has a strong record this year after six-day breaks.

He has used some of his lessons learnt throughout the Fit For Footy App — created by former Giants head physiotherapist Leroy Lobo and co-founded by Geelong’s Patrick Dangerfield and available on iTunes — in his preparation this week.

* Fit For Footy is a new free app that provides footy skills, fitness programs, diet and recovery programs from the AFL and AFLW level personalised to your age, gender, level of footy and level of fitness.