The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed the Magpies or colloquially the Pies, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria, that was formed in 1892 in the suburb of Collingwood. The club played in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) before joining seven other teams in 1896 to found the breakaway Victorian Football League, today known as the Australian Football League (AFL). Originally based at Victoria Park, Collingwood now plays its home games at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and has its training and administrative headquarters at Olympic Park Oval and the Holden Centre.
Keith Southby GreigMBE is a former Australian rules footballer who represented North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Red-haired and pale-skinned, Greig was renowned for his poise and ball handling skills. He could also take spectacular high marks. Greig played for much of his career on the wing, but in later years often played at half back.
Gary Pert is a former Australian rules footballer who represented Fitzroy and Collingwood in the Australian Football League (AFL). Tall, well-built and strong in the air, Pert played over 200 league games, despite suffering two serious knee injuries in the prime years of his career. Early in one season, Pert suffered a bizarre injury when he went to his girlfriend's house for dinner and got a biscuit stuck in his oesophagus. The blockage remained overnight and so the following day he underwent an oesophagoscopy under general anaesthetic. He recovered in time for the Round 5 game against Richmond. He returned in 1989, winning Fitzroy's best and fairest.
The Australian Football League (AFL) is the pre-eminent and only fully professional men's competition of Australian rules football. Through the AFL Commission, the AFL also serves as the sport's governing body and is responsible for controlling the laws of the game. Originally known as the Victorian Football League (VFL), it was founded in 1896 as a breakaway competition from the Victorian Football Association (VFA), with its inaugural season commencing the following year. The VFL, aiming to become a national competition, began expanding beyond Victoria to other Australian states in the 1980s, and changed its name to the AFL in 1990.
The 1918 Victorian Football League season was the 22nd season of the elite Australian rules football competition.
The 1975 Victorian Football League season was the 79th season of the elite Australian rules football competition.
Esmond James Lane was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the VFL during the 1950s.
Brenton Phillips is a former Australian rules footballer who played mainly for the Brisbane Bears in the VFL/AFL and North Adelaide in the SANFL.
Greg Phillips is a former Australian rules football player who played for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) and Collingwood Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He also played 20 interstate matches for South Australia.
Edward Patrick Drohan was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club and Collingwood Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) before becoming an umpire and a coach.
Andrew Phillips is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Edward "Eddie" Sholl, also known as Ted Sholl, was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Garry Phillips is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong in the Australian Football League (AFL) in 1990. He was recruited from the Old Haileyburians Football Club in the (Victorian Amateur Football Association with the 48th selection in the 1989 VFL Pre-season Draft. He was delisted and redrafted again by Geelong with the 26th selection in the 1992 AFL Pre-season Draft. He is the son of Ken Phillips who played for South Melbourne in the 1960s.
Eddie Hanley was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Eddie Regan was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Eddie Shea was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Eddie Rosenbrock was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Eddie Brown was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Tom Phillips is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Tyson Stengle is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club and the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Stengle played junior representative football with Woodville-West Torrens in the SANFL and represented South Australia at national championships at under 18 level. He was drafted by Richmond in the 2017 rookie draft, made his AFL debut in round 15, 2017 and was traded to Adelaide in the 2018 trade period.