Former Adelaide coach and current Swans assistant Don Pyke is weighing up his candidacy for the vacant Collingwood senior coaching job.

As reported byย AFL.com,ย Pyke will discuss the potential move with his family before deciding on whether to look into returning to the senior coaching frame.

The 52-year-old left the Crows after four years at West Lakes, managing a Grand Final finish in 2017 and a win rate of 60.8% from 88 games between 2016-2019.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 30: Don Pyke, Senior Coach of the Crows addresses his players during the 2017 Toyota AFL Grand Final match between the Adelaide Crows and the Richmond Tigers at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on September 30, 2017 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Adam Trafford/AFL Media/Getty Images)

Pyke has been linked to the vacancy made by now-former Magpies coach Nathan Buckley, with a number of high-profile names also reportedly in contention for the position.

"It's something (Collingwood job) I'm thinking about at the moment, there's conversations I'm having with my wife and myself, to be honest. Is that the next step for me, is the timing right for me?," Pyke toldย AFL.com'sย Mitch Cleary.

"It'll be an alignment of all those things, and I'll reach a decision on what it is and whether I throw my hat in the ring, time will tell."

While the Collingwood sub-committee is yet to meet with any potential suitors, the race to land the job has been of great discussion.

Current interim coach Robert Harvey firms as a chance for the role, with the Saints great leading the Magpies to their first win since Buckley's departure on Sunday, in what was a stellar comeback to hand Richmond their fourth-straight defeat.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 10: Justin Longmuir and Robert Harvey the assistant coaches of the Magpies look on during the round 21 AFL match between the Melbourne Demons and the Collingwood Magpies at Melbourne Cricket Ground on August 10, 2019 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)

Former North Melbourne coach Brad Scott has also been linked to the role, along with fellow renowned names in Michael Voss, Ross Lyon and Mark Williams.

Football director Paul Licuria, chief executive Mark Anderson, director Peter Murphy, football boss Graham Wright and former player Luke Ball make up the Magpies' search committee.