One Hit Wonders: Mark Orval on August 23, 2017 By Glenn McFarlane, of the Herald Sun Collingwood endured a difficult 1987 season, but the exciting core of young players coach Leigh Matthews had placed…
One Hit Wonders: Tom Baxter & Charlie Tyson on August 23, 2017 The main focus of our One Hit Wonder series has been on those players whose star shone brightly but briefly – and for whom one…
One Hit Wonders: Jim McAllester on August 10, 2017 By Glenn McFarlane, of the Herald Sun Jim McAllester was considered a football journeyman when he had his “moment in the sun” for Collingwood midway…
One Hit Wonders: Brad Dick on August 10, 2017 By Glenn McFarlane, of the Herald Sun If it hadn’t been for two knee reconstructions and two shoulder surgeries, Brad Dick’s time at Collingwood might…
One Hit Wonders: Jim Bradford on August 10, 2017 By Glenn McFarlane, of the Herald Sun Jim Bradford cut an interesting figure as he ran out for his first game for Collingwood in the…
One Hit Wonders: Phil Manassa on July 20, 2017 It’s a bit rough on a player who played more than 100 games for the club that he is best remembered not even for a…
One Hit Wonders: Jaxson Barham on July 20, 2017 By Glenn McFarlane, of the Herald Sun AS far as league debuts go, it’s difficult to think of a better father-son first-up double-act than that…
One Hit Wonders: David Twomey on July 20, 2017 by Glenn McFarlane, of the Herald Sun David Twomey carried one of the most famous surnames in the history of the Collingwood Football Club through…
One Hit Wonders: David King on June 30, 2017 By Glenn McFarlane, of the Herald Sun Collingwood’s David King had a much shorter league career than his North Melbourne namesake, yet his brief strut…
One Hit Wonders: Andrew Tranquilli on June 21, 2017 By Glenn McFarlane, of the Herald Sun Andrew Tranquilli was sent to where all out-of-form forwards go – the back line – just a few…
One Hit Wonders: Ian McOrist on June 21, 2017 The Collingwood Football Club was still a pretty conservative place in 1972. So it was quite a shock to the system when Ian McOrist turned…
One Hit Wonders: Jack Anthony on June 6, 2017 By Glenn McFarlane, of the Herald Sun IT might seem a little unusual to list as a one-hit wonder a player who kicked 80 goals…
One Hit Wonders: Charlie Ahern on May 23, 2017 If you’re going to make a huge impact in your third – and last – game of VFL football, then you might as well make…
One Hit Wonders: Ian McMullin on May 18, 2017 By Glenn McFarlane, of the Herald Sun Ian McMullin has been such a mainstay of the Collingwood board for almost 20 years that it is…
One Hit Wonders: Alan Ryan on May 17, 2017 By Glenn McFarlane, of the Herald Sun IN Collingwood’s long and celebrated history, there have only been two documented cases of Magpie players kicking goals…
One Hit Wonders: Mark McGough on May 17, 2017 By Glenn McFarlane, of the Herald Sun FEW Collingwood players have been so intrinsically linked to one individual game as Mark McGough will forever be…
One Hit Wonders: Damian Houlihan on April 17, 2017 by Glenn McFarlane Three goals from his first three kicks. Three Brownlow Medal votes in his fifth game. Suspended for three weeks following his sixth game.…
One Hit Wonders: Heath Shephard on April 7, 2017 A sensational debut gave unfulfilled promise of what was to come
One Hit Wonders: Percy Rowe on April 7, 2017 A Magpie strongman finds the perfect way to end a career
One Hit Wonders: Dale Woodhall on March 29, 2017 This Queensland goalkicker initially looked the goods.
