Reg Gibb

Recruited from Hawthorn in the VFA, Reg Gibb was the third of the Gibb brothers to represent Collingwood, narrowly missing the chance to play alongside his brother Len by a single season. A solid contributor who featured in a semi-final during his debut 1913 campaign, Gibb's trajectory at Victoria Park was abruptly altered the following year when he received a massive 15-match suspension for striking Essendon defender Roy Laing. That tribunal verdict effectively closed the book on his Magpie days, and by the time he had served his penance midway through 1915, he had switched allegiance to Melbourne. His tenure with his new club was defined by interruption; after a short run of games, he was forced into a three-year hiatus when Melbourne went into recess during the First World War. Gibb returned for three final VFL appearances in 1919 before obtaining a clearance back to his original club Hawthorn, eventually passing the baton to his son, Ray, who later played senior football for the Hawks.