My brother Chris and I have been proud Collingwood members for over 25 years and after all those seasons, this is still the greatest home and away game we've ever experienced together. Watching another incredible comeback, then seeing Jamie Elliott kick the match winner to beat Carlton by just one point was unforgettable. To secure a top four finish while knocking our biggest rivals out of finals made it even sweeter. The atmosphere at the MCG was unlike anything I've ever experienced. Complete strangers were hugging, screaming and celebrating together. Sharing that moment with my brother, after more than two decades of following the Pies side by side, is a memory we'll never forget. It perfectly sums up what being part of the Magpie Army is all about.

It was 1999 and I'd just undergone my first knee reconstruction thanks to a netball injury. I was 16 years old from a small country town in North Eastern Victoria and my family and I (all die hard Collingwood supporters) had travelled down to tour Victoria Park. We were lead to the gym where we found then current player Lee Walker doing rehab for one of his many knee injuries. He took time out of his program to talk me through and show me different exercises to aid in my recovery. He spent a good half an hour chatting to me and my family. It meant so much to me and we all still talk about what a lovely bloke he was. At 43 years old now I have many a Magpie memory, the highs and the lows, being witness to grand final wins and losses, the last game at Victoria Park, chasing my idol Nathan Buckley around during footy clinics, my mum driving us three hours on a Thursday afternoon to be part of the meat pie and signing nights at Vic Park, and to now watching Darcy Moore, Fly and the boys engage so enthusiastically and positively with my kids at training (both mad Magpies now too). Forever proud to be part of the Magpie family.

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!