Collingwood Football Club
The Collingwood Football Club is an Australian football -Mannschaft from Collingwood , Victoria , in the Australian Football League plays (AFL). The club is known by its nickname "The Magpies" ( dt. The Magpies), based on the black and white striped jerseys. Collingwood is one of the most successful and popular teams in Australian football. The Magpies play their home games at the Melbourne Cricket Ground .
history
The club was founded in 1892 and joined the Victorian Football League (VFL) in 1897 . The Magpies had their most successful era in the 1920s and 1930s when they participated in 13 of 20 Grand Finals and won six of them. In the 1950s, Collingwood was long in the shadow of the dominant Melbourne Demons , but was able to bring in two more championship titles in 1953 and 1958. This was followed by a 32-year dry spell, during which the Magpies went as losers in eight Grand Finals. It was not until 1990 that Collingwood was able to secure the championship again through a dominant final success against the Essendon Bombers . After mostly weak performances during the 1990s, the Magpies managed to make it back to the Grand Final in 2002 and 2003, where they were again defeated. In 2010, the replay against the St Kilda Saints achieved a clear 108: 52 success and thus the fifteenth championship title in the AFL / VFL. Only the Carlton Blues and the Essendon Bombers can boast one more title each. Collingwood's 26 vice championships are unmatched.
Fans
Collingwood has more than 80,000 members and the highest average attendance in the AFL. The fans are considered passionate and loyal, but are often described by their opponents as poorly educated members of the lower class, so-called "Bogans". There are various rivalries with other AFL teams from the Melbourne region, of which the Carlton Blues particularly stands out.
successes
- Championships (15): 1902, 1903, 1910, 1917, 1919, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1935, 1936, 1953, 1958, 1990, 2010
- McClelland Trophy (8): 1959, 1960, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1970, 2010, 2011