Collingwood Forever

The biggest home and away crowd in history

on June 27, 2021

Part of the record crowd in 1958, as captured on the front page of The Sun newspaper By Glenn McFarlane THE Sporting Globe newspaper issued…

Taylor's ton

on August 17, 2016

Thirty years on

"I'll spew up"

on August 10, 2016

A narrow win over the 'Scrays made famous by the post-match words uttered by the opposition coach.

A final quarter comeback

on August 3, 2016

A fond memory for those out at Waverley Park in 1987.

One night without stripes

on July 27, 2016

Of all the indignities arising out of 1982, one night out at VFL Park in a meaningless game against an unfamiliar rival and in an unrecognisable jumper summed up Collingwood's plight.

Dethroning the King

on July 20, 2016

The day Collingwood conquered one of the AFL's greats.

A kid to watch

on July 6, 2016

Our first look at Treloar

The Mark of the Year that wasn't

on June 8, 2016

When Chris Tarrant launched himself into a pack of players in front of him, which included teammate Mark Richardson, as well as Shane Woewodin and Paul Wheatley, he put a down payment on the Mark of the Year.

"This is the game right here"

on June 1, 2016

Alan Didak had never experienced a moment like it; even if the thought had crossed his mind since he was a kid.

Daicos versus Ablett

on May 18, 2016

This match wasn't simply Collingwood versus Geelong; for much of it, this was Daicos versus Ablett.

A night of hellos and goodbyes

on May 11, 2016

It was a match that seemingly had everything, including a victory crafted from adversity, owing to a quartet of injuries, one of which proved career-ending.

Tuddy's super seven

on April 6, 2016

It's one of the greatest individual finals performances in Collingwood's history, but for too long it has been overshadowed by what happened in a match a fortnight later.

Babes for the Woods

on March 23, 2016

How a group of new faces and the worst Round 1 loss in Collingwood’s history played a role in changing the course of the club’s future.

Collingwood tackles Fitzroy...in 1903...in Sydney

on August 4, 2014

The Magpies' relationship with Sydney, the city, dates back to long before South Melbourne packed up its players and headed to the Harbour City in 1982.

Sav sinks the Dockers

on August 4, 2014

In the fourth last match at the ground, 24-year-old Saverio Rocca turned in the most complete performance of his AFL career, bagging 11.1 from 16 kicks to help down Fremantle in Round 10, 1998.

The first in Adelaide

on August 4, 2014

More than 44,000 parochial fans crammed in to see the famous black and white take on the AFL's newest side for the first time on South Australian soil.

Daicos helps the Pies draw with Roos

on August 4, 2014

At the last moment, it diverted towards the nearest goalpost, and slammed into the woodwork.

Collingwood and South Melbourne take a trip

on August 4, 2014

In late July and early August 1935 Collingwood and South Melbourne went "on tour" together due to a break in the fixture to foster the game in foreign markets.

The day Diana died

on August 4, 2014

It was August 31, 1997 and what started out as a casual Sunday in which the Magpies were about to farewell a season that had been solid - but not good enough - ended up being a date no one would ever forget.

Peter Daicos' first match

on August 4, 2014

A 17-year-old student from the northern suburbs played his first match for Collingwood in 1979 and as far as debut games go, they don't come much more memorable or any more lop-sided.

Pre-game brawl in '94

on August 4, 2014

It's not every game that players are caught pushing and shoving even before the captains had tossed the coin to see which way the teams were kicking.

Magpies' year of redemption

on August 3, 2014

The greatest season-on-season turnaround in history.

The other Pies-Saints draw

on August 3, 2014

The other Collingwood-St Kilda draw is almost forgotten now.

Collingwood's greatest comeback

on August 3, 2014

The story behind the greatest comeback in Collingwood history

Mayhem at Victoria Park

on August 3, 2014

The Magpie Army took things too far when Collingwood lost to Sydney at Victoria Park in 1986.

Collingwood's perfect 10 against Sydney

on August 3, 2014

Collingwood knocked off Sydney across 10 success matches from 2006 to 2011.

A rare partnership

on August 3, 2014

Collingwood's win over Hawthorn in the 1978 second semi-final was a triumph - but it came at a cost.

Pies and Tigers create template for ANZAC Day football

on August 3, 2014

Tom Hafey, four-time Richmond premiership coach, had transferred to Collingwood during the off-season and had been charged with trying to get the Magpies off the bottom of the ladder for the first time in the club's history.

The day the Pies cut the Power

on August 3, 2014

Then Victorian premier Steve Bracks, a Geelong supporter, called on all Victorians to cheer for the black and white in late September 2003. Some did; others found that task too tough.

Celebrating the 80s

on August 3, 2014

Herald Sun journalist Glenn McFarlane recalls some of his favourite memories watching the Magpies in the 1980s.

Stoning the Crows

on August 3, 2014

The first time Collingwood met Adelaide was in round 15, 1991, at Victoria Park, and Adelaide was in its inaugural season, having won its first match in Melbourne only the previous week against Richmond.

Daicos' baker's dozen

on August 3, 2014

Arguably Peter Daicos' greatest game was when he kicked 13 goals against the Brisbane Bears on a dewy night on the Gold Coast in Round 20, 1981.

Collingwood's AAMI Stadium Record

on August 3, 2014

No other non-South Australian team has won as many matches at AAMI Stadium (nee Football Park) as the Magpies, who hold the ledger with 15 wins.

September success against the Blues

on August 3, 2014

It was 1984, and Australian football's two biggest rivals, Collingwood and Carlton, were squaring off in yet another finals match - this time a semi-final at the ground formerly known as VFL Park, Waverley.

Banks robbed of Mark of the Year

on August 1, 2014

Collingwood was playing Footscray at the Western Oval in a game that transformed from an ordinary mid-season home-and-away match into a dramatic conclusion few would forget.

Tranquilli's moment in the sun

on August 1, 2014

Andrew Tranquilli played the football match of his life to help steer Collingwood to a remarkable win over the eventual premiers West Coast.

An ANZAC Day thriller - against Carlton

on August 1, 2014

Collingwood has played on 11 other occasions on that date - one before it became a part of the Australian psyche and another 10 times after an act of parliament in 1960 permitted sporting events on ANZAC Day.

Tony Shaw brings up 300 matches

on August 1, 2014

Tony Shaw became the second Collingwood footballer to play 300 games, when he ran out onto the MCG against North Melbourne on May 20, 1994.

Collingwood and Geelong played out a rare draw in 1934

on August 1, 2014

Gordon Coventry became the first man to kick 1000 goals in VFL/AFL history in Collingwood's draw with Geelong.

Collingwood's first win against Sydney

on August 1, 2014

Collingwood’s first win against the Swans in Sydney was a memorable match played out in controversial circumstances.

Nathan Buckley's Collingwood debut

on August 1, 2014

On March 26, 1994 Buckley played his first match in Black and White after a much-publicised move to Collingwood following a brilliant debut season with the Brisbane Bears in 1993.