Charles Utting was an Australian rules football

Australian rules football

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

er who debuted for Collingwood

Collingwood Football Club

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 at the age of 20 in 1943. His career goal total was 17 from 125 games over 8 seasons. He was vice-captain and won the Copeland Trophy

Copeland Trophy

The E.W. Copeland Trophy is an Australian rules football award given by the Collingwood Football Club to the player adjudged Best and Fairest for Collingwood during the year....

in 1950, his final season as he retired at only 27 years of age because of his invovlement in his family's business.

Utting went on to coach the Collingwood Seconds from 1951-53, was a member of the committee from 1968-75, and was a Collingwood life member.