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Most Determined

Like many club awards, this one appeared out of nowhere in 1964 when it was given to Kevin Rose (he

Tony Shaw accepts the Most Courageous award from board member Wayne Richardson in 1994.
Most Courageous Player

This award was first presented as a one-off in 1978, to acknowledge Ronnie Wearmouth’s gutsy

Heath Shaw with Gavin Brown at the 2006 Copeland Trophy night.
Leading Desire Indicators

In 1990, coach Leigh Matthews initiated the 'Wrecker Award' at Collingwood for the player who was

Ryan Cook accepts the VFL best and fairest award from Max Richardson.
Reserves Best and Fairest

(J. J. Eastman Trophy 1941–1970; E.A. Eastman Trophy 1971–83; Joseph Wren Memorial

Gavin Brown, Denise Millane (Darren's mum) and Jarrad Molloy in 2001.
Best Clubman

The history of this award is a little confusing, but we'll do our best to explain. The Best Clubman

Chris Tarrant accepts the Gordon Coventry Award from Peter McKenna during the 2001 Copeland Trophy night.
Leading Goalkicker

Collingwood has been associated with great goalkickers from its very first years.

Bob Rose playing card.
Best Player in Finals

This trophy was awarded irregularly until the 1960s. It was named after Brian Evans from

Bob Rose (middle) celebrates a win with Ian Graham (left) and David Norman (right).
The coaches: Bob Rose

Coach: 1964-71, 1985-86 (part)Games coached: 193Bob Rose was a great player, arguably the greatest

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Life Members

The Collingwood Football Club first awarded Honorary Life Membership in 1901. The award was

Phonse Kyne embraces Lou Richards after Collingwood secures the 1953 Flag.
The coaches: Phonse Kyne

Coach: 1950-63 Games coached: 252 To say that Phonse Kyne had big shoes to fill when he took over

Brad Dick speaks at the 2008 Copeland Trophy night at Crown Palladium after receiving the Phonse Kyne Award.
Services to the Club

The Phonse Kyne Award is named in the honour of the two-time premiership player and premiership

Mal Michael accepts the Harry Collier Trophy from Barry Price in 1997.
Harry Collier Trophy

The Best First Year Player trophy was awarded only sporadically prior to 1960. When it first