The oval was officially christened by a host of Collingwood names including Scott Pendlebury, Harry O'Brien, Peter McKenna, Craig Kelly and Eddie McGuire as well as State Government and Melbourne Olympic Park Trust dignitaries who joined several young Magpie fans to kick the first goal on the ground.
Collingwoodfc.com.au photographer Steve Hamilton captured the day on his camera, with the best photos displayed in the gallery below.
McGuire, Kelly, Pendlebury, McKenna and O'Brien join dignitaries from the State Government and Melbourne Olympic Park Trust to kick the first goal on the renovated Olympic Park.
Fans and players were in the presence of Collingwood royalty.
The Magpies run their first lap of the new Olympic Park oval.
Peter Yagmoor gets a word of encouragement from Col, one of the club's trainers.
Alan Didak uses Ben Hudson's shoulder for balance.
The players train in the shadows of AAMI Park.
Paul Seedsman leads the way through the warm up.
Brodie Grundy gets some run in his legs after being sidelined for weeks with a back injury.
Dayne Beams and Harry O'Brien bounce off each other.
Dale Thomas is fit and ready to play.
Darren Jolly walked laps after injuring his ribs against Carlton.
The players train next to the statue of John Landy and Ron Clarke, only metres from the Olympic Rings that adorn the Edwin Flack Footbridge.
Ben Sinclair, Adam Oxley and Kyle Martin get set to lay some tackles.
Travis Cloke gives Tyson Goldsack a reason to laugh, but Harry O'Brien is not impressed.
Eddie McGuire has a chat with some supporters on the boundary line.
