Collingwood Forever

A '20s cult figure

on August 17, 2016

Tough caper, tougher men

Collingwood Cult Figures: Bob Heard

on August 3, 2016

Big Bob, or 'Stretch' or 'Lurch' as he was known, was the second tallest footballer in VFL history when he made his Magpie debut.

Collingwood Cult Figures: Phil Manassa

on July 20, 2016

A man who took thirteen and a half seconds to become a Collingwood cult figure.

Collingwood Cult Figures: Athas Hrysoulakis

on July 13, 2016

Lou Richards loved him; Jack Dyer wasn't as enamoured for pronunciation reasons, but there was no doubting Athas Hrysoulakis' popularity with Collingwood fans.

Collingwood Cult Figures: Alan Didak

on June 22, 2016

Footballers who own the clutch moments - those who almost crave it - are so often the ones that resonate the most with the fans. Alan Didak was a perfect case in point.

Collingwood Cult Figures: Ray Gabelich

on June 15, 2016

Collingwood has known no bigger – in all senses of the word – or more loved character than the man known as 'the Bear', Ray Gabelich.

Collingwood Cult Figures: Mick Gayfer

on June 8, 2016

No one is safer than Micky Gayfer.

Collingwood Cult Figures: Stan Magro

on June 1, 2016

Collingwood fans have always loved their hard-as-nails defenders. And in Stan Magro they had one of the best to take to their hearts.

Collingwood Cult Figure: James Manson

on May 25, 2016

Sometimes the thing that makes a footballer vulnerable becomes the very trait that endears him to the fans.

Collingwood Cult Figures: Ron Wearmouth

on May 11, 2016

Think Ron Wearmouth, and the Collingwood rover's trademark features immediately spring to mind for those Magpie fans who remember him fondly.

Collingwood Cult Figures: Dannie Seow

on April 27, 2016

When Leigh Matthews took over as Collingwood coach, of the players he had in mind for a promotion was a teenager from Montmorency. The youngster had originally been recruited to the club as a 14-year-old, and had not only undoubted talent, but also an interesting back story.

Collingwood Cult Figures: Rene Kink

on March 23, 2016

He was built so strongly that he was nicknamed "the Incredible Hulk", but was quick enough to burst through traffic and away from flailing opponents. No wonder so many Collingwood fans loved Rene Kink.