Showing: 1953

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Arthur Gooch

From Preston Boys Club, Gooch was a ruckman/defender who played in the back pocket of the 1953 flag

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Thorold Merrett

Heading into the 1960 season, Thorold Merrett – the fleet-footed wingman once dubbed a

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Frank Tuck

Suspensions or injuries to key players on the eve of the finals have provided football with some of

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Bill Tebble

A Preston Boys' Club product, Tebble was a defender who played in the back pocket or at centre half

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Fred West

Ex-Parkside Amateurs

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Bill Rose

Another of the Rose family to play senior football with the Magpies, he was a follower in the 1953

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Peter Lucas

Given that he spent more than 30 years in a variety of roles at Victoria Park, it's almost

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Maurie Dunstan

A forward recruited from Preston, Dunstan was an unreliable shot for goal. He later coached at

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Jack Hamilton

It isn't often that a footballer is likened to a 'fire-breathing dragon'. But that's the tag

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George Hams

The role of ‘specialist back pocket player’ is something that has gone the way of high-cut boots

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Des Healey

Des Healey’s last two grand finals with Collingwood could not have been more different. In the

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Ron Richards

It can’t have been easy trying to make it in League football as Lou Richards’ younger