▁on ▁Gr ound ▁in ▁the ▁S AN FL ▁Grand ▁Final , ▁was ▁a ▁zone ▁rec ruit ▁signed ▁to ▁the ▁club ▁on ▁a ▁one - year ▁contract ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁which ▁st ip ulated ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁be ▁released ▁to ▁the ▁club ▁of ▁his ▁choice ▁if ▁he ▁so ▁desired ▁at ▁the ▁completion ▁of ▁the ▁contract ; ▁he ▁was ▁cleared ▁to ▁Col ling wood ▁as ▁he ▁had ▁requested , ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁premi ership ▁centre - half ▁forward ▁Craig ▁Star ce v ich , ▁goals ne ak ▁T roy ▁Le h mann ▁and ▁an ▁early ▁draft ▁pick ▁which ▁the ▁B ears ▁used ▁to ▁rec ruit ▁future ▁star ▁Chris ▁Scott . ▁ ▁Later ▁years ▁Off - field , ▁Pel erman ▁was ▁losing ▁millions ▁of ▁dollars ▁ann ually ▁on ▁the ▁club , ▁and ▁he ▁agreed ▁to ▁release ▁the ▁B ears ▁from ▁private ▁ownership ▁and ▁revert ▁to ▁a ▁traditional ▁club ▁structure ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁club ' s ▁members ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁elect ▁the ▁board . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁the ▁club ▁changed ▁its ▁gu ern sey ▁to ▁a ▁pre domin antly ▁mar oon ▁strip ▁with ▁a ▁gold ▁V ▁and ▁white ▁trim . ▁More ▁significantly , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁the ▁club ▁moved ▁perman ently ▁to ▁the ▁Gab ba ; ▁with ▁the ▁club ▁now ▁playing ▁in ▁its ▁home ▁city , ▁membership ▁and ▁attend ances ▁instantly ▁triple d . ▁The ▁dog ▁racing ▁track ▁around ▁the ▁ground ▁was ▁removed , ▁the ▁surface ▁was ▁upgrad ed ▁and ▁the ▁stands ▁gradually ▁replaced ▁over ▁the