Your greatest ever Collingwood player...and why?

joffa_the_man_in_gold · Joined: 13 Dec 2002 Location: melb

Its a tricky one and although i think it's unfair to single out one player amongst all the greats that have graced victoria park it's always intersting to see other peoples opinions.

Every time i sit back and ponder and think about so many greats i always come up with bobby rose have a look at this for a record

First played round 17 1946 against footscray
Last played Grand final against melb in 1955
Total games 152 plus 15 of those interstaters
Total goals 211, 14 in interstate games
Club honours...

Copeland trophy 1949,51,52,53.
Leading goal kicker in 1953 with 54 goals
Jubilee trophy 1951
Runners up reserves best and fairest 1946
Coach 1964 to 1971
1985-86
Vice president 1963-71
Life member
Runner up brownlow medal 1953
All australian 1953
Victorian coach 1967.

I reagrd bob rose as the perfect candidate for our greatest ever collingwood player and person, to me bob rose represents everything collingwood and i love the guy and why the football gods didnt ever give bob a premiership as coach will stuff me forever.
One of the most saddest sights recorded in TV history would be seeing bob rose consoleing the magpie players out on the ground after the 1970 grand final loss

It is my opinion he is our greatest as a person and collingwood player.

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100,000 GOLD WIGS and a million shining eyes
This our country's one true game
And the footy ground's on fire
And collingwood's sons and daughter's, under wide Australian skies
Win or lose we're back again to claim the winner's prize.....

Go Pies you bloody beauties !! 'Caaarm Ornnn' kill the Bloody Bastards.

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PJB · Joined: 05 Jan 2003 Location: Geelong,Vic,Australia

I always loved watching Peter Daicos. Kicking goals from any angle,kicking those beautiful long torps. I always remember the noise the crowd used to make anytime he went anywhere near the ball,especially in front of the members & sherrin stand at vic park ! You always knew something special was going to happen..

We are one,we are Collingwood ...

Donny · Posted: Wed Jan 08, 2003 8:04 pm

Yeah, those two are hard to top but for sheer exquisite skills and bullet-like delivery to his forwards, I go for the '58 and '59 Copeland winner, Thorald Merrett.

As a leader, Murray Weideman. Won the Copeland in '57,'60 and '61. I met him in '63 when he came to visit me in the Austin Hospital.

Donny.

GO THE MIGHTY WOODSMEN !! ALL THE WAY IN 2003 AND BEYOND !!!!

Murray · Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2003 6:40 am

I have a several.
Des Tuddenham - As tough as nails, and was very skillful. Could win a game off his own boot.
Bucks - The best modern day footballer I have ever seen, he will never ever give up.
John Greening - silky skills, opponents just coudn't get any where near him.
Phil Carmen (early years) - He took my breath away,up until that time I had never seen anything like him.
Pants - The raging bull, played hard and lived hard.

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Greg J · Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2003 6:50 am

Peter Daicos. He was in a class of his own. Amazing control of the football. For a similar reason, I always rated Mickey McGaune highly. I was disappointed when both of them left Collingwood.

Before Daic's, Peter McKenna and Len Thompson. My football memory only starts in the mid 70's, so I apoligise to the followers of players before that time.

Joffa, left out what maybe turn out to be Bobby Rose's greatest contribution to Collingwood. As President, he resisted the offers to relocate to Docklands, and instead, his board, negotiated a deal with the MCG that gives Collingwood a place in the next grand stand to be redeveloped (out of the Ponsford and Olympic).

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May the Magpies Prosper!
Greg J

joffa_the_man_in_gold · Joined: 13 Dec 2002 Location: melb

Hey greg are you getting bob confused with kevin

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100,000 GOLD WIGS and a million shining eyes
This our country's one true game
And the footy ground's on fire
And collingwood's sons and daughter's, under wide Australian skies
Win or lose we're back again to claim the winner's prize.....

Go Pies you bloody beauties !! 'Caaarm Ornnn' kill the Bloody Bastards.

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email..joffa@magpies.net

Ed from WA · Joined: 08 Aug 2002 Location: northam WA

I will get in before MG.
John Greening was the man when i was a teenager that really inspired me.
22.etched in memory banks for all time.
Bob Rose was a champion player but he spoiled it for me when he coached,lost a few unlosable flags.
Ian Graham was my first hero.No 7 full forward.
others that i recall with regard
daicos,brown,tuddy,thommo,both richardson brothers,banksy,shawy,mark williams,billy picken,mick mcguane,bucks,in fact i love every bloke that pulls on the magpie jumper in combat.

The Zapper · Joined: 10 Oct 2001 Location: Melbourne

What a question....you feel guilty leaving people out but I guess if I had to narrow it out down to 3.....no 5.....I'd go

Peter McKenna
Billy Picken
Darren Millane
Daics
Bucks....

but then I have to leave out Greening Barham Brownie and a whole heap of others.....

Can I have a top 20????

And a reason for Mckenna? Very easy...my first hero the one who made me want every day to be a Saturday....and those drop punts!

Northern Pie · We are watching! Joined: 27 May 2001 Location: Queensland

Well I would have to say Denis Banks....I worshipped him as a child, I wore his number on my back through my whole footy career as a junior and ""THAT PUNCH"" on that bluebagger was just legendary....oh and do you remember the interview he gave after the Grand Final Win....lol what a legend....I am yet to meet him, but sheez if anyone out there knows him, tell him this is one Queenslander that thinks he was a deadset champion!!! I want to interview him for our website, so seriously if anyopne knows him..pleeeeeasssseee give him our email addy.....

Cheers

"NEVER LEAVE, NEVER GIVE UP ON THEM AND ALWAYS BE THERE AT THE END TO CLAP THEM OFF THE GROUND. WE ARE COLLINGWOOD SUPPORTERS SON, EVEN IF THEY BEAT US, WE ARE STILL BETTER THAN THEM!"(quote from my mum when I was 8 years old)

joffa_the_man_in_gold · Joined: 13 Dec 2002 Location: melb

THE ZAPPER

Peter Mckenna was a beauty i remember as a kid at the yarra falls end i loved the guy ( in a blokey way ) when i first met him as a young kid i could hardly speak it was just fantastic..geez we've had some rippers havn't we.

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100,000 GOLD WIGS and a million shining eyes
This our country's one true game
And the footy ground's on fire
And collingwood's sons and daughter's, under wide Australian skies
Win or lose we're back again to claim the winner's prize.....

Go Pies you bloody beauties !! 'Caaarm Ornnn' kill the Bloody Bastards.

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email..joffa@magpies.net

couragous cloke · Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2003 11:16 am

bux, and future champ is didak!!!!!

duggy barwick!! gotta love him

footy ROX!

THE D.O.C. · Joined: 11 Jul 2002 Location: melbourne

hey everyone this is chris my fav player is athos hyrousalakis beacuse of his name

carlabuckley_05 · Joined: 07 Jul 2002 Location: melbourne

my favourite player of all time is nathan buckley, he's a legend

carla

collingwood a la premiers 2003

GO RUPERT 10 · Joined: 27 Apr 2001 Location: THOMASTOWN,VIC,AUSTRALIA

JASON WILD AND NICK HIDER

Tio_Ray · Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2003 11:48 pm

THE ZAPPER
joffa_the_man_in_gold

I had Peter Mckenna as a teacher in year 8. He would always get a laugth from us by telling us a story that would often start like this, "I remember the day I kicked 20 goals from 100 metres out against the wind..."