"Good Old Collingwood" is the official anthem of the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League. The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies after the black and white striped guernseys worn by the players, is an Australian rules football club, playing in the elite Australian Football League. ... This is a page about the national league in Australian Rules Football. ...
It is sung to the tune of "Goodbye, Dolly Gray". Goodbye, Dolly Gray is a Boer War anthem. ...
Lyrics
Good old Collingwood forever, They know how to play the game. Side by side they stick together, To uphold The Magpies name. See the barrackers a shouting, As all barrackers should, Oh, the premiership's a cakewalk For the good old Collingwood.
Meaning
Stick together refers to the Australian tradition of mateship. Barracker refers to the Australian slang word colloquial to Australian rules football (To barrack is to support a team). The reference to [[cakewalk]] means that Collingwood supporters feel that winning the premiership is an easy task for the club. To meet Wikipedias quality standards and make it easier to understand, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Australian English is the form of the English language used in Australia. ... Australian Rules and Aussie Rules redirect here. ... The AFL Grand Final is the annual Australian Rules Football match held to determine the Australian Football League premiers for that year. ...