After having a seven year alignment with them, do you have a soft spot for them? Or do you have a dislike for them now that they are not linked to Collingwood?
Back in they day, they took players away from the 'Pies, Ron Todd in particuler.
We played against them when both clubs were in the VFA, but after Collingwood joined the VFL that was it until 2000, when Collingwood's VFL team played against them before the alignment started in 2001.
During the seven years between 2001 and 2007, there were some memorable moments including;
*The 2003 VFL Grand Final victory. (A team with a young D Swan and N Maxwell).
*Nathan Buckley's return to football after terible hamstring problems. This was in 2007 againt Port.
*Making a Preliminary final in 2007, the last game of the alignment.
*Making a Preliminary final in 2006.
*Making an Elimination final in 2002.
*Seeing so many club greats play there; Licca, Presti & Bux to name a few.
*Winning the reserves flag in 2005 and 2002. (No Pies, but future AFL players playing). And making the '04 reserves grand final.
*And looking at the 2010 Premiership team, 16 of them had played at some stage for Williamstown.
After the alingnment, we have played them 7 times for 6 losses and 1 win. That one win, however, was in a semi final in 2009.
Who's the best player that ever played for Williamstown? Nathan Buckley.
