Australian Football

Recruited by Collingwood from Northcote in 1904, Robert Nash went on to give the Magpies excellent service in 88 games over the next six seasons, a period which, unfortunately for Nash, coincided precisely with a gap between premierships for the Woods. He was a powerful player with a tremendous leap who marked and kicked exceptionally well. In 1908 he both skippered the Magpies and played for the VFL in the inaugural interstate carnival in Melbourne.

After leaving Collingwood, Nash spent the 1910 and 1911 seasons as captain-coach of Footscray in the VFA, but premiership honours continued to elude him. In 1912 he continued with the Tricolours as a player only, before retiring. Ironically, the following year saw Footscray break through for a premiership.

Nash collapased and died at the M.C.G in 1958 whilst watching Collingwood play Melbourne in front of a record home and away crowd of 99,256.

Author - John Devaney with additional material from Adam Cardosi