Tom Nelson
Collingwood
AFL career
3 games0 goals
- Debut
- R14 1906 v MEL18 Aug 1906
- Most recent
- SR3 1906 v MEL8 Sept 1906
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Bio
Recruited from Yarraville in Melbourne's west, Tom Nelson remains a significant figure in Collingwood history despite a VFL career that spanned just three senior matches. A high-flying key defender known for taking spectacular marks, Nelson was lured to Victoria Park midway through the 1906 season, largely enticed by the promise of an upcoming team voyage to Tasmania. It was during this interstate trip that he made his most enduring contribution to the club, penning the lyrics to "Good Old Collingwood Forever" to the tune of "Goodbye, Dolly Gray," creating what is now the oldest team song still in use in the league. He returned to Yarraville the following year where he eventually became a premiership captain, leaving behind a musical legacy that far outshone his brief stint in the black and white.
Profile
- Born
- 03 Feb 1883
- Died
- 03 July 1957 (aged 74y 150d)
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Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Yarraville in Melbourne's west, Tom Nelson remains a significant figure in Collingwood history despite a VFL career that spanned just three senior matches. A high-flying key defender known for taking spectacular marks, Nelson was lured to Victoria Park midway through the 1906 season, largely enticed by the promise of an upcoming team voyage to Tasmania. It was during this interstate trip that he made his most enduring contribution to the club, penning the lyrics to "Good Old Collingwood Forever" to the tune of "Goodbye, Dolly Gray," creating what is now the oldest team song still in use in the league. He returned to Yarraville the following year where he eventually became a premiership captain, leaving behind a musical legacy that far outshone his brief stint in the black and white.