Scott Pendlebury has been revealed as the key driver in the decision to have every Collingwood player wear gold numbers on their black-and-white jumpers in his AFL record-breaking appearance.
The Magpies had drawn criticism in the build-up to the clash with West Coast when it was initially reported they planned to have only the milestone man wearing the special design.
But the entire playing group ran out in a matching colour scheme at the MCG on Saturday, to the delight of most in the massive crowd of 90,028 fans.
"There was a bit of a collective but Pendles drove it. He's a team man and he drove it hard," Pies coach Craig McRae said.
"I came in late in the process and he said, 'What if we all wear it?' I said, 'That would be amazing'.
