Seven seasons for 38 senior games doesn’t sound like much of a return for a top level footballer.

Recruited via North Alphington, Parker was a half-back flanker in the 1953

Jack 'Bones' Hickey was a Collingwood hero before most Magpie fans even knew his name. It was

Over the years, Collingwood fans have been fortunate enough to be able to regularly thrill to the

When Collingwood took on Essendon at Victoria Park early in 1954, John Coleman – possibly the

Having a “good football brain” can be the difference between a player enjoying a long and

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

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

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

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

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

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