It comes from Collingwood , a suburb of Melbourne in Victoria . Formed in 1892 , the club traditionally represented the inner-Melbourne suburb of Collingwood ; however it has now moved its training and administration base to Gosch 's Paddock and the Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre , at Olympic Park in Melbourne . In 2000 , Collingwood moved its home games from its traditional suburban home ground , Victoria Park , to the much larger Melbourne Cricket Ground .