Che Cockatoo-Collins
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| Birth | March 5, 1975 , Brisbane, Queensland |
| Recruited from | Cairns Cobras (AFL Cairns) |
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| Debut | Round 11, March 26, 1994, Essendon vs. West Coast, at MCG |
| Team(s) | Essendon (1994–1998)
85 games, 109 goals Port Adelaide (1999–2003) 75 games, 106 goals |
| ¹ Statistics to end of End of 2003 season | |
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Che Cockatoo-Collins (born March 5, 1975) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.
Che was born in Brisbane Queensland where he spent his childhood before moving to Cairns, Queensland where he began playing junior football with the Cairns City Cobras Australian Football Club. He moved to Adelaide with his family whilst still at school and signed up with the Port Adelaide Magpies in the SANFL where he became noticed for his skills and pace.
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[edit] Essendon career
Debuting with Essendon in 1994 as a 17-year-old, Cockatoo-Collins slowly started to improve his game. He played 16 games in the 1994 season, averaging 16 disposals per game and kicking 24 goals. He did well in the next season, but the 1996 season was to be his break-through year. He played all 24 games that his club played apart from one, kicking 37 goals and picking up 15 disposals a game. His form then dropped off in the next two seasons, eventually being traded to Port Adelaide at the end of the 1998 season.
[edit] Port Adelaide Career
Cockatoo-Collins proved in his first season at the club (1999) that he was a handy pickup. He played 12 games, kicking 23 goals. But the next season was to be a sad one for him, only playing 2 games due to persistent injury troubles. In 2001, he played 22 out of 24 games, kicking 41 goals and averaging 15 disposals in his best season yet. In the next two seasons, he was to kick 40 goals in total, but only being able to play 16 games in what was to be his last season. At the end of the 2003 season, he was delisted by Port.
[edit] Retirement
Cockatoo-Collins kept on playing for the Port Adelaide Magpies, becoming a handy player in their team. He announced his retirement from the SANFL though in February 2006.
[edit] Career AFL Stats
Games - 160
Disposals - 2092
Av Disp per game - 13
Goals - 215
Behinds - 114
Accuracy - 53%
