The great Terry Waters from Collingwood died at the age of 76 after a cancer battle.
The club’s former captain, best and fairest winner and Hall of Fame member was a mainstay of the Magpies in the 1960s and 1970s and made his debut in 1963.
Collingwood confirmed the death of Waters on Tuesday evening.
“The Collingwood Football Club expresses its deepest sympathy to the Terry Waters family,” said a statement.
“Waters is survived by his wife Jane, son Tom and daughter Charlotte. He was 76 years old.
“Waters’ decorated career began in 1963 when he scored 50 goals in a debut season in which he won Collingwood’s best first-year player award and immediately received a high esteem that would be justified over the next eight seasons with a 1966 Copeland Trophy -Australian selection in 1969 and captain of the club in 1970 and 1971.
“In total, Waters would play 163 games and, after a rapid start as a key striker, would develop into an outstanding marker. In his first 53 games, he scored 117 goals, but gave the goal to Peter McKenna in 1965.” Waters then won his Copeland and regular state selections for Victoria as a ruck-rover and outstanding intercept defender.
“As a sign of respect, Collingwood players will wear black armbands against Fremantle in Perth on Sunday.”
Waters was cruelly denied a Premier League and lost three major finals by a total of 15 points.
He was the captain of Collingwood in the historic 1970 Grand Final, in which the pies had a 44-point lead at half-time – only that Ron Barassis Carlton overtook them in the second half for a 10-point victory.
