AS a VFL footballer, Ray Byrne was a reliable defender, possessing a blue-collar work ethic, a good

DEREK Shaw was one of five Shaws to represent Collingwood at senior level through the late 1970s

The Collingwood team of 1977 played thrilling football, was packed with stars and went within

Collingwood fans have always loved their hard-as-nails defenders. And in Stan Magro they had one of

First impressions can be deceptive. Take Ian McOrist. He burst on to the football scene in round

Kevin Worthington was precisely what Collingwood needed after a disastrous 1976 season – a tough

Many top-line defenders have started out as wannabe forwards. It's a footy maxim almost as old as

If Len Thompson redefined the role of ruckman in the mid-to-late 1960s – and he did – then Peter

The true measure of a footballer's worth has always come during the heat of the finals. Some

He was built so strongly that he was nicknamed "the Incredible Hulk", but was quick enough to burst

Most footballers have to go through serious levels of pain and discomfort if they're to carve out a