I was unfortunate not to get a 2023 Grand Final ticket but it didn't matter as I was able to experience the game at the Magpie headquarters... once the final siren went everyone was in elation. I looked in front of me and saw a young man to be in his early twenties wiping his face full of tears and smiling at the same time, as we all were... thank you for my great experience that I will NEVER forget. GO PIES!

During my time in the Navy I served in Vietnam on two occasions and I keenly kept an eye on things back home. Navy life had me move all around Australia, it was in 1979/1980 that I was stationed in a very remote part of North Western Australia and I was coaching a local team in town. We were about to play in the Grand Final and unbeknownst to me the supporters had contacted Collingwood and explained I was Collingwood supporter and would Tom Hafey have any tips for me as coach. To my surprise I received a telegram from Tom wishing me all the best. We won the Grand Final it was amazing as team had never won before. I still have the Telegram today. I now have a 5yr old grandson who is Collingwood mad and is in his first year of Auskick here in Perth. In my eyes he is a champion as he tells everyone Collingwood is the best forget the rest.

When my 11 year old daughter gets dressed in her black and white for each game we go to!