https://forever.collingwoodfc.com.au The complete history of Australia's greatest sporting club Tue, 30 Jan 2024 23:13:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.0.21 https://forever.collingwoodfc.com.au/floreat-pica/ Sat, 23 Aug 2014 11:01:20 +0000 http://forever.collingwoodfc.com.au/?p=9034 Bob Rush in 1910. Rush had been to an art gallery and had been struck by the word Floreat Etona, the motto of Eton College, in a painting he saw there. He had some trouble finding a Latin word for Magpie, but scholars assured him, pica, meaning ‘part-coloured’, would suffice. Rush’s inspired suggestion – ‘May the Magpie prosper’ – remains the club’s motto to this day. Reference The Official Collingwood Illustrated Encyclopedia by Michael Roberts and Glenn McFarlane]]>