I took a Norwegian exchange student with me to see the first Anzac Day game between Collingwood and Essendon at the MCG in 1995. I could not have chosen a better game to advertise the skills and emotion of Australian Rules football to an unvitiated teenager, who went on to play the game at a […]
McGuire admitted that Buckley s departure was not unexpected , but paid tribute to the job he had done as Collingwood coach since taking over at the end of 2011. To be honest, I was very emotional, McGuire told Nine News Melbourne.
Two of the mainstays at Collingwood over the last 20 years have now left the club in the space of months (Getty) It is the end of an era for one of the greatest Collingwood people of all time. I remember years ago being told that Jock McHale thought Bob Rose was the greatest player he saw, and Bob Rose thought that Nathan Buckley was the greatest Collingwood player he saw.
The political turmoil around the Collingwood Football Club continues to build. Jeff Browne has declared his intention to become president. In response, the club issued a strong statement rebuking him – good on them for coming out hard. It’s the first bit of genuine character this administration has shown. Unfortunately, though, scattered throughout the statement […]