Eddie McGuire’s allegiance was Collingwood from the get go.
But – as he told Mark Howard on The Howie Games – there was a sliding doors moment as a teenager that led him to bleed black and white.
Literally a sliding doors moment, involving a Blues fan straight after the 1978 semi final where the Pies knocked them off by 15 points.
“I go to Richmond station, I’m standing there,” he began.
“I’ve got my (Collingwood) beanie, my mum’s knitted me that Collingwood scarf…”
EDDIE’S CARLTON/COLLINGWOOD STORY:
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