Marc Collins on why he coaches the Stawell Warriors juniors | Q and A

I played with the Warriors all my life. I played in the under-17s and the reserves and now I am coaching the under-14s.

What do you love most about the Warriors?

It's a great club and a good family club.

As I said, I have been here for all my life and so it is a great family club and social club to be a part of.

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Why do you choose to volunteer and support the Warriors?

The club was looking to find a coach and my son has just started playing, and so I thought it would be a good chance to come along and coach the players.

The bunch of kids I have at the moment are great to work with. All our players are great kids and having them turn up every Tuesday and Thursday to train is great.

What is your number one highlight in your time with the Warriors?

We won the under-17 grand final back in 1995 and I was playing in it.

We won everything that year. We scored the premierships in the under-17s, the reserves and the seniors, so that would be my greatest memory playing here.

Who is the player from your club you've most enjoyed watching?

Casper Cosson was probably the best player I have seen play.

He was tough, hard and was a great kick. He was definitely my favourite to see play.

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