Terry Waters (14 December 1943 – 27 July 2020) was an

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

er who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Originally from Victorian Football Association (VFA) club Dandenong, Waters' transfer application to Collingwood was originally denied by Dandenong and he was required to go to the

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to have writs issued to allow him to make his VFL debut in

1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cov ...

. Waters was a versatile player who was originally used as a ruck/forward before moving into defence later in his career. He was known as a reliable mark of the ball in dry or wet conditions. He won the Copeland Trophy for being Collingwood's best and fairest player in

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, was their leading goalkicker in 1963 and

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and earned All Australian selection for his performance at the

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. Waters was appointed captain of Collingwood in

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. In

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, after suffering a series of injuries that caused him to miss seven games then he struggled with his form, he resigned the position midway through the season, reasoning that the responsibility associated with the captaincy had affected his form. Waters attended school at De La Salle College Malvern. Waters died in July 2020, aged 76.

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* * 1943 births 2020 deaths Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) Collingwood Football Club players Copeland Trophy winners Dandenong Football Club players All-Australians (1953–1988) {{AFL-bio-1940s-stub