Attended by nearly 800 people, the event was a huge success and as always proved a great way to kick off the season.
BOB RUSH
- One of the most distinguished and famous administrators in the history of the game
- A career that spanned more than 50 years at Collingwood as a player, committeeman and administrator
- Played 146 games, gained selection for Victoria and was twice a Premiership player in 1902 and 1903.
- Club Treasurer for 42 years and with Jock McHale guided the growth of Collingwood into the powerhouse club of Australian sport
- At Collingwood we named a stand at Victoria Park after him
Recruited from: Christian Brothers
First Played: vs Geelong 1899
Last Played: vs South Melbourne 1908
Premiership Player Twice: 1902,1903
Games: 146
Goals: 1
Victoria: 1902,1903,1904, 1907
CFC Treasurer: 42 years 1908 - 50
Assistant Secretary: 1903-50
League Delegate: 1927-46
Patron: 1960 -75
ANFC President: 1935-46
Life Member
RON RICHARDS
- One of the truly great servants of the Collingwood Football Club being involved in 1300 Collingwood games over more than 40 years.
- Played 145 games and was a star of the 1953 Collingwood Premiership Team
- A distinguished coach of the Collingwood U19’s and Reserves teams for over 18 years
- Awarded the Jack Titus Award for Services to Football in 1990 by the AFL
- A proud member of the famous Pannam/Richards Family Dynasty at Collingwood
Recruited: Abbotsford
First Played: vs Nth Melbourne 1947
Last Played: vs Melbourne Second semi Final 1956
Games: 145 day
Goals: 111
Premiership Player: 1953
Best Player In Finals: 1951
2nd Best Player in Finals: 1953
Reserves Coach: 1972-1981
Coach U19’s: 1964 -71
Life Member
Committee: 1982
Guernsey Numbers: 21 (1947) 20 (1948-56)
RAY SHAW
- A great Collingwood Champion player and one of the most passionate Collingwood men ever to represent the club
- Captain of the Collingwood Football Club in 1979 and 1980
- Copeland Trophy Winner in 1978
- Best Collingwood Player in the Finals of 1974
- A member of one of the most famous family dynasties ever at Collingwood
Games: 146 day, 9 night, 3 interstate
Goals: 201
Captain: 1979, 80
Vice Captain: 1981
Copeland Trophy: 1978
Most Consistent: 1978
Magpie of the Year: 1978
Bets First Year Player: 1974
Best Player In Finals: 1974
Interstate representative: 1978, 79
Guernsey Number: 23
COLLINGWOOD TEAM OF 1958
- At the beginning of the 1958 VFL season Melbourne - led by Norm Smith and Ron Barrassi - were considered invincible. They had won the last three Premierships and were expected to equal the record of the Collingwood Machine Team before breaking it the next year.
- In 58 Collingwood were rebuilding and not considered a serious finals contender. Melbourne had won 9 of the last ten matches against Collingwood and had not lost a final to the Magpies in 30 years.
- The critics said no one could stop Melbourne - certainly not Collingwood.
- Coach Phonse Kyne and his young team however had other ideas.
- It is history now that the Collingwood team of 1958 would capture one of the most famous and exciting Premiership victories ever in the history of VFL/AFL football – the upset of the century.
- Described at the time by Syd Coventry, the Captain of the Machine Team and President in 1958, as “the greatest performance in the history of the Collingwood Football Club.”
Coach P. Kyne
B: Ron Reeves, Harry Sullivan, Ray Gabellich
HB: Kevin Rose, Mike Delanty, Peter Lucas,
C: Brian Gray, John Henderson, Ken Turner
HF: Brian Beers, Murray Weideman, Bill Serong
F: Mick Twomey, Ian Brewer, Ken Bennett
R: Graeme Fellows, Barry Harrison, Thorold Merrett
Res: Ken Smale, Bob Greve
Injured: Frank Tuck and Bill Twomey
