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on the groundSunday 22 March 2026Collingwood

Everyone on one pitch

Richmond, Collingwood and Fitzroy teams, one afternoon, and a lot of noise.

A large group of young players sitting together on the pitch between games

Yellow for Richmond, white for the Collingwood All Stars, red for Fitzroy — all of them on the same pitch with the tower standing over it.

Teams sat in clumps on the turf between games, coaches crouched down doing the team talk, and the queue for the trophies got longer all afternoon.

The photos say it better than we can. Have a look.

  • A big group of kids in Home Ground Hub jerseys pulling faces for the camera
    The whole crew
  • Three girls in Home Ground Hub jerseys posing together
    Ready
  • Players in yellow Richmond jerseys running with the ball
    Richmond
  • Two young coaches on the pitch
    Young leaders running it
  • Trophies lined up beside a young player
    Silverware
  • A young player in a Fitzroy jersey
    Fitzroy

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