Darcy Moore took a moment to reflect on emotional scenes as his father Peter presented him with the premiership cup on Saturday.
Moore led Collingwood to a dramatic four-point win over Brisbane in front of 100,024 fans at a sun-drenched MCG, ending the Pies’ 13-year wait for a flag.
Darcy, the son of Collingwood legend Peter, received the famous trophy from his father and the pair were embroiled in emotions, with Peter having lost four major finals during his playing career.
In beautiful scenes after the final siren, father and son embraced before Darcy lifted the cup for the Magpie Army.
Peter won two Brownlow medals but failed to win any of the grand finals he played in and has admitted he is still haunted by those losses.
Darcy Moore and his father Peter embraced in emotional scenes during the grand finale
Peter (left) failed to win any of his five grand finals as a player for Collingwood
Peter, who has not won a grand final at any level, even said he would happily trade his Brownlows for a premiership medal, while his son Darcy won team trophies for fun during his junior footy days.
There is a widespread story that Peter threw away his second medal after his fourth defeat in the grand final, but he insists this is a myth.
“Well, that’s a bit of folklore actually, I was just pretending… and it didn’t go over well with the crowd,” Peter said. ‘That was my fourth second medal, so I didn’t really need another medal. It was enough to come second.
‘Not my happiest moment, but I don’t regret it because I was determined to get some support for it (and win next year). I saw (former Collingwood coach) Mick Malthouse when we lost one of those flags against Brisbane (in 2002 and 2003). He went into the trash can in the players’ room as a demonstration to his players that they did not accept coming second.
“When I coached one (premiership) at Eltham after retirement it was the biggest thrill of my career, even at local level,” Peter said. “There will be a disappointed group of guys, a disappointed group of fans and unfortunately there can only be one winner.”