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When Hayward demands an extra AU$10,000 to join the club, Parker puts up the money himself. Although his knowledge of the game's intricacies is limited, he has watched virtually every game played by the club since he was a small boy.

Parker is just a fan with a lot of money that the club want a share of. Ted Parker ( Graham Kennedy) - club president and owner of a pie factory named "Parker's Pies". Holden is generally regarded as the second best coach in the league behind Hawthorn's "Rostoff", who was also the coach the club's board wish to replace him with.

Holden's credo is honesty and discipline, but the team has struggled to find success under his coaching and he knows that he is under pressure to avoid the sack. Laurie Holden ( Jack Thompson) - the respected and earnest coach of the club whose champion playing career was ended by injury just short of the record number of games played for the club. Hayward resents that the club sees him as a commodity to be bought and sold. Geoff Hayward ( John Howard) - a new recruit with a huge reputation lured to the club with big money in an attempt to haul the team up the ladder. The plot revolves around six central characters: The play does not show the club winning the premiership, instead ending after Laurie vows to make the finals and screw the club's board.In the film, the incident with the stripper is shown, whereas in the play, she is an unseen character.Although only commentators refer to Collingwood by name, everyone else in the movie refers to it as 'the club'. In the film, Collingwood's guernsey is used, the entire film was shot on location at Collingwood's then home ground of Victoria Park, the Collingwood theme song is used as a motif, and Collingwood players such as Peter Daicos and Rene Kink, as well as coach Tom Hafey, are featured in speaking and non-speaking roles. In the play, The Club is never named to be one specific club.In the play, all of the scenes are inside The Club and are acted out in real time, whereas the film takes place over a season.

In the film, there are some scenes that take place outside The Club's hallowed halls.

The major differences between the play and the film versions include: The film ends with Gerry saying, 'Laurie's a great coach', then looking at Jock, 'God knows why some members of the board wanted to get rid of him'. The team start winning and eventually make the grand final, beating Fitzroy. After being dismissed as coach, he was replaced by Laurie and tried to sabotage the club his best to get back at him. Laurie then told the members that Jock was drunk. He also lost a Grand Final by making poor decisions under the influence of alcohol. Jock was jealous because Laurie nearly surpassed his club record of 282 games. It is later revealed that Jock used to be Laurie's coach when Laurie played for the club. Laurie discovers that the board wants to sack him (arising from a long grudge held against Laurie by Jock), so Laurie inspires Geoff to start playing well. The incident could have been kept quiet but for backstabbing from various board members, especially Jock ( Frank Wilson) and Gerry ( Alan Cassell). With the club playing so badly, Laurie's coaching days may be over soon.Ĭlub president Ted Parker (Kennedy) is forced to resign following an assault on a stripper. Geoff does not play well initially, infuriating the dedicated coach, Laurie Holden (Thompson). The club pays a high price for Tasmanian recruit, Geoff Hayward (Howard).