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The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed the Magpies or colloquially the Pies, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's elite competition. Founded in 1892 in the Melbourne suburb of Collingwood, the club played in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) before joining seven other teams in 1896 to form the breakaway Victorian Football League (VFL), known today as the Australian Football League (AFL). Originally based at Victoria Park, Collingwood now plays home games at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and has its headquarters and training facilities at Olympic Park Oval and the AIA Centre.
The Club is a satirical film based on the play of the same name by the Australian playwright and dramatist David Williamson. It follows the fortunes of an Australian rules football club over the course of a season, and explores the clashes of individuals from within the club. It was inspired by the backroom dealings and antics of the Victorian Football League's Collingwood Football Club.
Nathan Charles Buckley is a former professional Australian rules football coach, player and commentator.
Robert Arthur Rose was an Australian rules footballer and coach in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players ever to play for Collingwood.
Lewis Thomas Charles "Lou" Richards was an Australian rules footballer who played 250 games for the Collingwood Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) between 1941 and 1955. He captained the team from 1952 to 1955, including a premiership win in 1953. He later became a hotel manager and a highly prominent sports journalist in print, radio and television for more than 50 years, and he was known for his wit and vivacity.
Edward Michael Rowell was a professional athlete and Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Scott Pendlebury is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He served as Collingwood captain from 2014 to 2022. Pendlebury is a dual premiership player, also winning the Norm Smith Medal as best on ground in the 2010 grand final replay, and was the AFLCA champion player of the year in 2013. He is a six-time All-Australian and five-time Copeland Trophy winner, and is the Collingwood games record holder with 403 games. Pendlebury is the league record holder for disposals, handballs and tackles, and also has the most Brownlow Medal votes of any player who has not won the award.
Richard Patrick Condon was an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood and Richmond in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) and the Victorian Football League (VFL) across two decades in the 1890s and 1900s.
The 1970 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Carlton Football Club and Collingwood Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on 26 September 1970. It was the 73rd annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine the premiers for the 1970 VFL season. The match was won by Carlton who came back from a 44 point deficit at halftime to win by a margin of 10 points, marking that club's 10th premiership victory.
Terry Waters was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
William Edward Libbis was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
John Frederick Leach was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
John Robert Beveridge was an Australian rules footballer who represented Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and West Perth in the Western Australian National Football League (WANFL).
The 1966 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Collingwood Football Club and St Kilda Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 24 September 1966. It was the 69th annual grand final of the Victorian Football League (VFL), staged to determine the premiers for the 1966 VFL season. The match, attended by 101,655 spectators, was won by St Kilda by a margin of one point, marking that club's first and only premiership victory to date.
Edward Absolom was an Australian rules footballer, Soldier and Farmer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and served in the 2nd Boer War.
Arthur Thomas Leach was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon and Collingwood during the early years of the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Jordan Roughead is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club and the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL). Roughead is the 2024 backline coach of the Collingwood Football Club. He is the cousin of former Hawthorn player Jarryd Roughead.
Edward Henry Ryan was an Australian rules footballer who played with the Williamstown Football Club in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) and the Collingwood Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Edward Hale Leach was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Desmond James Negri was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
References
- ↑ "Ted Potter". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ↑ "AFL Tables - Miscellaneous Goalkicking Records". afltables.com. Retrieved 8 December 2022.