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/magpies-come-to-blows-over-first-captain/ Fri, 14 Apr 2017 02:11:15 +0000 https://cfc-forever-staging.collingwoodfc.com.au/?p=12154 Sporting Standard noted that the men who turned out for Collingwood for the first time were “big and muscular”, and included only four ex-Britannia players. Even more presciently, they noted the enormous public interest in the new club. “There was unusual interest manifested as to the representation of the Collingwood, and long before the team made their appearance a large crowd of supporters were anxiously waiting,” the paper said. In a neat twist, the first goal that day was kicked by former Preston defender Alf Toll. It was also Toll who, just three weeks later, kicked Collingwood’s first goal in its first official VFA game against Carlton. Collingwood drew its second practice match, against 23 of the Rainbow team, and in its final hit-out against Collingwood Imperials the Imps gave up and went home after the Magpies kicked their first goal! If only our early experiences in the VFA had been so easy.]]>