Collingwood cherish their bloodlines, and they were evident on the weekend as the Magpies won and celebrated their 16th premiership.
Collingwood chief executive Craig Kelly was with football manager Graham Wright in the middle of the MCG, along with footy father of the year Peter Daicos, soaking up the Magpies’ premiership late on Saturday afternoon, when it suddenly occurred to Kelly that they were standing on the same spot that they had together in 1990 as premiership players themselves.
Daicos senior’s priceless footy IP was a readymade source for his sons on Saturday. “I lean on Dad a lot, and that was one thing, the experience of playing in grand finals,” said the precocious Nick. “He just said to me that once the game starts, you know what to do and the team knows what to do, and it’s just another game.”
So what did past player-superstar-father Peter say to son and captain Darcy as they hugged minutes before the first bounce? “He just said, go get ’em,” Moore said. “I just said, I love you.” It’s worked if not beyond their wildest dreams, then sooner than anyone thought they could be realised. Wright thought Collingwood was in for a painstaking rebuild. “‘Fly’ came in and his whole mantra is about winning and acting like winners in everything we do,” Wright said. “He’s been enormous for setting the standards. Everyone has bought in. We always talk about having deep wins and shallow losses. This’ll be a deep win.
“That’s what footy clubs are about,” said Kelly. “Generations and relationships and bringing it all together to play their roles. It’s important. Sometimes you bring too many people back and it’s too much and not good, but Jeff’s done a good job of it.”
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