Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley says a host of injured players are stepping up their training loads in a bid to be fit for the start of the season.

Jordan de Goey (knee), Jaidyn Stephenson (groin), Lynden Dunn (knee), Will Hoskin-Elliott (leg) and Daniel Wells (foot) will all use the next week to ramp up their preparations to prove their fitness ahead of the Magpies' Round 1 clash against Geelong on March 22.

“We’ll do a little bit of work on Friday and get back in for a review tomorrow, because we do want to take the lessons and the learnings out of our game,” Buckley told SEN’s Whateley.

“The players will go through a normal flush period for their physical recovery, and there’s some boys who will do more than others.

“Jordan de Goey, Jaidyn Stephenson ... Lynden Dunn’s got the all clear from the surgeons working back through full training in the next two to four weeks.

“Will Hoskin-Elliott is starting to step up, Daniel Wells is starting to step up.”

The Pies won both of their JLT Community Series matches against Fremantle and Carlton respectively before their season opener against the Cats at the MCG on March 22.

Listen to Nathan Buckley’s chat on SEN’s Whateley with Gerard Whateley in the player below