Former Collingwood captain Terry Waters dies after cancer battle

Collingwood has lost one of its greats, a former captain — who played in three losing grand finals between 1964 and 1970, including the famous one-point defeat in 1966 — losing his fight with cancer.

Collingwood is mourning the loss of Hall of Fame former captain Terry Waters.

Collingwood is mourning the loss of its former captain and club Hall of Fame member Terry Waters, who has passed away after a battle with cancer, aged 76.

The Magpies will wear black armbands against Fremantle on Sunday in honour of Waters, who played 163 games from 1963-1972.

He was one of the club’s most consistent performers across 10 seasons, achieving so much in his time at Victoria Park, including a brief stint as skipper, a best-and-fairest season in 1966, a club leading goalkicker twice and All-Australian selection in 1969.

Cruelly, the one thing he missed out on was a premiership medal, with his three losing Grand Finals (1964, 1966 and 1970) coming by a collective 15 points.

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Collingwood is mourning the loss of Hall of Fame former captain Terry Waters.

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Recruited from Dandenong as a forward, Waters spent the early part of his time at the club in attack before becoming a versatile ruck-rover as well as an intercepting defender.

Waters took over as Magpies’ captain of the club in 1970 after Des Tuddenham lost the job when he went on “strike” for three weeks during the pre-season.

The Magpies made it through to the Grand Final that season, but after leading by 44 points at half time, were overrun in the second half by Ron Barassi’s Carlton. They lost by 10 points.

Waters was inducted into the Collingwood Hall of Fame in 2010. He is survived by his wife Jane, son Tom and daughter Charlotte.