Born into Collingwood at born after my father Alan, he took me to my first game when I was 4. I'm now 36 years old and a 30 year member. The bond we share supporting Collingwood is unbreakable even now when I've moved interstate. The memory that always sits with me is attending the 2023 Grand Final together. Our first premiership together in the flesh. He suffered a heart attack in September 2010 and couldn't attend the 2010 Grand Final with me. 2018 was our first Grand Final we attended together and we thought that would finally be our moment together but sadly we were left waiting. Dad had been to so many of our losing Grand Finals growing up and spent the 1990 Premiership at home with me as a one year old. As he was starting to reach his 70s I thought a premiership together might evade us but fortunately 2023 was our moment and it is something we'll both never forget. The embrace and tears on the final siren, a culmination of years of magic moments together, finally reaching the pinnacle together.

My first memories were of being smuggled into the members stand at Victoria Park by my grandmother under her shoe length coat between her and Ruth her girlfriend and then sitting squashed between both in the stand. They had reserved seats and I think knew the gate keeper. Watched many a game in that manner.

The first time I went to Collingwood training at Victoria Park was when I was in high school. We were in the finals and it was absolutely packed thousands of people there... I got lots of autographs and got to meet me dream player, Chris Tarrant! Omg!! You could not wipe the smile from my face. As far as I was concerned at the time that was the most amazing day of my life!