By Josh Gabelich
Publication Date: 2026-05-15 02:00:00
The exhibition, titled “Flapper Said: Exploring the Future of Conversational AI,” features Collingwood hero Les Hughes. Image: J Forsyth
ARTIFICIAL intelligence is infiltrating the AFL in many ways and is being used in some form by every club, including Collingwood under the supervision of Craig McRae. Now a Magpies legend that starred over 100 years ago has been brought back to life.
Les “Flapper” Hughes was a Collingwood giant in the 1910s and 1920s and one of Melbourne’s first prominent publicans.
In the first exhibition of its kind in Australian sport, the Magpies Hall of Famer is the central figure in a multi-disciplinary exhibition entitled Flapper Said: Exploring the Future of Conversational AI at Deakin…