Footballing debuts come in all shapes and sizes, from the triumphant to the disastrous. In Dan

By Michael Roberts: It takes an extraordinary amount of talent, resolve and mental strength for

Football was a tough caper in and around the years of the First World War. But Jim Jackson

Jack Shorten was a soldier long before he served with distinction in the First World War – and his

Small men don't come much smaller – or gamer – than 1917 Premiership captain Percy Wilson. The

Speed, skill, agility, versatility, cleverness and a great footy brain – Jim Sadler had it

Collingwood has known plenty of gentle giants over the journey – names such as Ray Gabelich, Bob

Mention the name Dick Lee to any football supporter and it immediately evokes images of freakish

In the early 1900s, Percy Gibb was hot property. He'd played in a VFA Premiership with Richmond in

Arguably the greatest figure in the club's history, Jock McHale played for 17 seasons, coached for

More than 1200 men have pulled on the Collingwood jumper since the club's first outing in 1892, and