[1] The players are thought by some to be Lou Richards, Jack Regan and Phonse Kyne.

However, Brack's widow, Helen, was of the opinion that they are not recognisable individuals but "stereotyped characters".

[2] The painting has been described as "Brack's unique comment on canvas observing the deeper but universal emotions of Australian Rules Football the national game".

"[2] Seeking verities beyond the everyday suburban fringe, Brack wittily likens the three Collingwood football personalities in their black and white striped jumpers to three types of players as present in the ages of man.

The bulk of youth looks observantly to the older player, eye-lined with experience, while dogged determination is captured in the maturity of the manly profile.First exhibited in the Peter Bray Gallery in 1953, for more than 40 years the painting hung in the South Yarra home of Australian architect Robin Boyd.