In researching the life of Karl Schneider, MIchael Lefebvre has found a document which is in itself interesting and helpful, but also offers insight on another topic. The letterhead on the Collingwood FC correspondence says something about the sensibility of the time and the place of pre-VFL premierships in the history of the game in 1928. [Great find – Ed]
Almanac Footy History: Black and white evidence for footy’s forgotten years
April 16, 2025 by 4 Comments
Almanac Footy: The Federation Cup: Collingwood v Carlton.
March 19, 2024 by 1 Comment
Callum Quirk recalls the time in 2001 when he was a poster boy for a TAC campaign, their sponsorship of the Collingwood FC, and tossing the coin before the bounce of the ball at the Federation Cup game between Collingwood and Carlton.
Almanac Footy: No need for umpire reform, Eddie
April 22, 2022 by 2 Comments
Yes, footy umpires need more respect but that doesn’t mean the whole system should be dismantled, writes RON REED.
Almanac Footy: #CollingwoodFC Life
March 19, 2021 by 2 Comments
It has been quite an off-season for Collingwood. Nicole Kelly charts the ups and downs, social media-style.
The Pig-Headed President
February 14, 2021 by 4 Comments
Hubris reflects downfall in Damian Balassone’s topical poem, ‘The Pig-Headed President’.
Doing better without Mr McGuire
February 9, 2021 by 9 Comments
After the leak of Collingwood’s independent report on the culture of the club last week, Anne Cahill Lambert has some thoughts on the man at the centre of the controversy and the top of the black and white tree.
Almanac Footy Comment: An Open Letter to the Collingwood Football Club
November 20, 2020 by 12 Comments
Frank Taylor loves the Collingwood Football Club. But, at 66 years old, he will not renew his Collingwood membership until the club answers some of his questions. And he reckons plenty of The Faithful, many of whom are disillusioned with what has happened, are in the same boat.
Preliminary Final – Collingwood v GWS: Reasons to believe
September 23, 2019 by 1 Comment
Ian Latham reviews Collingwood’s loss against the Giants in their preliminary final acknowledging that GWS now have a real team.
Me and Mr Jones
March 26, 2019 by 12 Comments
Lazydave shares his joy and delight in meeting 91 year old Ray Jones, a past Collingwood and South Fremante player and successful architect, on a recent visit to Perth.
A walk through History on the Collingwood Footy Tour
October 22, 2018 by 19 Comments
The fates finally coalesced for Luke Reynolds as he and his family spent an engrossing couple of hours walking the Collingwood Footy Tour, seven months after a gifted opportunity and 176 years in the making.
Finals Week 2 – Sal’s Preview: Stop Making Cents
September 14, 2018 by 3 Comments
Sal considers the form footywise, and horsewise for the coming weekend.
Respect for women – the conversation we shouldn’t be having
June 19, 2018 by 43 Comments
Violence against women needs urgent addressing. We are sadly reminded of its daily prevalence following the tragic murder of Eurydice Dixon last week. Here is reposted from 2016 – a series of web excerpts and videos around “respect” from Eddie McGuire, James Brayshaw, Danny Frawley, Wayne Carey, the Commonwealth of Australia’s “Respect” program, the Royal Commission into Family Violence, Erin Riley, Alan Jones and Clementine Ford.
Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life: True Believers, it’s “Good day to be a Pie”.
April 27, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Cam reports on all things Collingwood after their inspirational Anzac Day win. It was one for the true believers!
Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life: Panic? Not yet.
April 5, 2018 by 3 Comments
Another Collingwood loss sends them into Round 3 against the also win-less Blues, but Cam Hooke’s not panicking about the Pies’ season… yet.
Round 7 (2017) – Collingwood v Carlton: Calling time on the Toorak Boys’ Club
March 26, 2018 by 37 Comments
Phil Dimitriadis wrote this after Round 7 last year. Timely to dig out out:
It’s been long enough, Collingwood. Phil Dimitriadis has seen enough. And he is wise enough to look to those who use the metric of playing winning football to measure footy success.
Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life: 2018 ‘The Year of the Pie’
March 21, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Will 2018 be one for the True Believers asks Cam Hooke.
Cam Hooke’s Collingwood Life: A better few days than last week
March 16, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Cam Hooke’s latest Collingwood musings as the AFLW side goes into the final round of their season. The AFL and VFL men are preparing for theirs to get underway after some recent positive signs but alas one big injury in Tyson Goldsack.
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