Brown was part of Lions premiership teams from 2001-2003, with the latter two being against the Magpies at the home of football.
And with only percentage separating them in fourth and fifth spot in 2009, this weekend’s clash has huge ramifications for the rest of the season.
The Lions captain is coming off a season-best eight goal haul against North Melbourne and can’t wait to take that form into the clash with the Magpies.
"The MCG holds great memories for me," he said.
"It’s the Mecca, it’s the home of football, and I think all players relish the chance to play at the MCG, especially on a Saturday night and especially against a great club like Collingwood who’ve got a massive following.
"Obviously we don’t get to play in front of those crowds a hell of a lot. I just love going back to the home of footy and get the chance to play on the big stage and I know all our blokes are really looking forward to it."
The Lions have played at the ‘G just once in 2009, notching up a 26-point win over Richmond in round seven.
With an 11-6 record they are just one win away from what should guarantee them a top-eight spot.
It would be their first trip to September since losing the 2004 Grand Final against Port Adelaide.
"No problem with motivation this week," Brown said.
"It’s exciting times for the club. We’ve got to get that one win, then hopefully we can re-set our goals.
"Collingwood’s been in fantastic form, one of the form side’s of the comp over the last seven or eight rounds. Us and them are playing for fourth spot, so there’s another thing on the line then."
Brown’s form will be of concern to the Magpies, as he tuned up with 21 possessions, 12 marks and 8.1 against the Kangaroos.
While his forward line sidekick Daniel Bradshaw will again be racing the clock to recover from a hamstring injury to play the Magpies, Brown continued a recent hot streak.
He has 63 majors for the season, to lead the Coleman Medal race, and is coming off back-to-back best-on-ground performances against Fremantle and now North Melbourne.
Brown said the influence of Tim Notting, James Polkinghorne and Jared Brennan in the forward line had helped to give him space.
"We’ve just matured as a group, we’ve become more resilient as a group and haven’t dropped any games where we’ve been in a winning position," he said.
"How many times did we do that last year? Probably four or five games. The more you do that, you lose all momentum, but we’re quite resilient this year and never given up in any games where we were in winning positions.
"A few times we’ve been behind and got the wins and that probably shows the maturity of the group.’’
Brown said the Lions’ defensive unit and the injection of youth could take a deal of credit for the success to date.
"The defence has started to play a fair bit of football together. To be a good side I think you have to have a solid defence and that’s one of the first things you need to build and we’re getting that now," he said.
