Jock McHale. Bob Rose. Nathan Buckley. They form three of the pillars on which Collingwood’s legend has been built.

It’s normally left up to the experts to choose which of these sorts of players go into the club’s Hall of Fame, but if you are one of our Facebook fans, you can choose which of these Collingwood legends will be the next to enter our timeline.

The debuts of McHale, Rose and Buckley mark the beginning of their involvement with the most famous sporting club in the country, so choose wisely as to which one you believe should be first to enter.

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Make sure you like Collingwood on Facebook to have your say and choose the moment you think should be included next in Collingwood’s official Facebook timeline.??

The moments included in our timeline so far include Collingwood’s 2010 premiership, memorable wins over the Brisbane Lions and Geelong, Mick Malthouse’s first win as coach and the famous ANZAC Day draw.

Last week, the club’s first premiership in 1902 was voted into our Facebook timeline.

Jock McHale
The godfather of all senior coaches from the Sunshine Coast to St Albans. James ‘Jock’ McHale played 261 games for Collingwood between 1903 and 1920, but it is his achievements as coach of the club between 1912 and 1949 that have made him a legend in the Australian Football Hall of Fame and a true giant of the game.

McHale was born in New South Wales but became a Melbournian at the age of five and set foot in the door at Victoria Park for the first time as a 22-year-old in 1903. He went on to play 191 consecutive games and was a member of the 1910 and 1917 premiership sides as a player. As coach, he led Collingwood to eight premierships, starting in 1917 as playing coach and ending the run in 1936.

After retiring as coach at the end of the 1949 season, he remained involved at the club and was thrilled with the drought breaking 1953 premiership. Sadly, McHale died after suffering a heart attack 24 hours after the win. His legacy lives on at Collingwood, with a large portrait still hanging in the club’s headquarters at the Westpac Centre. He is still the benchmark for all AFL coaches, having coached a total of 713 matches for a winning percentage of 66.01.

Debut: Round One 1903 v Carlton at Princes Park.

Bob Rose
Forever a revered figure at the Collingwood Football Club, Bob Rose set the standard for excellence and dedication during 10 years as a player and 10 as senior coach, as well as countless others as a club administrator. Rose joined Collingwood from Nyah West and made his debut in 1946. Within two years, he had established himself as one of the best players in the VFL as he claimed his first of four Copeland Trophies in 1949.

Rose was a member of the 1953 premiership team, a year in which he won the Copeland Trophy, led the club’s goal kicking and finished runner up in the Brownlow Medal.  Injuries forced his retirement at the end of 1955, meaning he returned to the country where he was captain-coach of the Wangaratta Rovers whom he led to two premierships.

Returning to Collingwood as senior coach in 1964, Rose took Collingwood to three Grand Finals. All were lost by a combined total of 15 points and each in heartbreaking circumstances. After a brief coaching stint at Footscray, Rose returned to Collingwood in 1985 to coach until the early rounds of 1986 when he handed the reigns to Leigh Matthews, who then led the club to its next premiership in 1990.

Debut: Round 17 1946 v Footscray at Victoria Park

Nathan Buckley
The most recognisable figure at Collingwood since the mid 1990s, Buckley has achieved nearly everything since his first game for the club against Fitzroy back in 1994. Captain between 1999 and 2007, Buckley tied for the Copeland Trophy with Gavin Brown in his first season and went on to collect six for his career.

Buckley was named in the All-Australian team on eight occasions and was recognised for his feats when he won the 2003 Brownlow Medal in an extraordinary three-way tie with Adelaide’s Mark Ricciuto and Sydney’s Adam Goodes. Most importantly, Buckley led the Magpies to the 2002 and 2003 Grand Finals during the club’s renascence under Mick Malthouse. He was the worthy winner of the 2002 Norm Smith Medal as best afield but it was not enough to stop the Pies from going down to the Brisbane Lions on both occasions.

Now 10 games into his coaching career, Buckley served as an assistant coach at Collingwood in 2010 and 2011 and began in the senior coaching role at the end of last season.

Debut: Round 1 1994 v Fitzroy at Victoria Park