Leigh Matthews
Actor · b. 1952 · Frankston, Victoria, Australia
Leigh Matthews is a former Australian rules footballer and coach. He played for Hawthorn and coached Collingwood and the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League. Considered one of the most profound names in football history, he won 4 premierships as a player, 4 as a coach, and was elevated to 'Legend Status' in the Australian Football Hall of Fame.
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MovieDocumentaryCollingwood Football Club, the most famous sporting club in Australia. Despite being the major headliner through the Sixties, Seventies and Eighties, Collingwood had not tasted the ultimate success since 1958. The Road to Victory has been tough and laced with emotion and ridicule... for 32 years. In 1990 however, the hoodoo was finally broken. The Road to Victory follows the build up throughout the season, and the ultimate success and scenes of unbridled joy as the most loved and hated football club took the grand prize at last.
MovieDocumentaryIt had been 32 years of pain for Collingwood trying once again to overcome their Grand Final hoodoo and finally bury the Collywobbles tag. In their way though was the might of Essendon who's momentum had been stalled when the Magpies drew with the West Coast Eagles in the Qualifying Final. With larger than life characters in both sides, this was a game that became etched in football folklore. You will hear and see the most emotional, inspiring and tragic accounts of this memorable day direct from the inner sanctum.