Cyril Collard (footballer)
| Cyril Collard | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 20 September 1934 | ||
| Date of death | 20 December 2011 (aged 77) | ||
| Original team | Subiaco | ||
| Height/Weight | 173 cm / 73 kg | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1957-1958 | Hawthorn | 13 (3) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1958 season. | |||
Cyril Collard (20 September 1934 – 20 December 2011) played 13 games for Australian Rules Football club Hawthorn between 1957 and 1958, scoring 3 goals.[1] He was the first indigenous Australian to play for Hawthorn[2] being of the Noongar people of Western Australia.
Collard started his career at Subiaco Football Club achieving top three finishes in the best and fairest award during his two seasons at the club.[3] He moved to Melbourne in 1956 and after initially training with Collingwood he chose to play with Hawthorn.[4] Subiaco, however refused to clear him[5] and he sat out of football for the 1956 season until the National Football Council granted him a clearance for the 1957 season.[6][7]
After retiring from professional football Collard became a professional runner reaching the final of a Stawell Gift.[3]
Cyril served in the Metropolitan Fire Brigade between 7 February 1958 and 3 June 1988 reaching the rank of Senior Fire Fighter.
References
- ↑ AFL Tables - All Time Records - Hawthorn
- ↑ "Aboriginal Hawks", The Age, 8 May 2005
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Who am I?" Lion's Roar: Official Newsletter of the Subiaco Football Club, June 2006.
- ↑ "Mystery of 3 'missing' players.". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956) (Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia). 1 March 1956. p. 20. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
- ↑ "A plea fails in the West, and HAWKS WON'T GET STAR FROM WA.". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956) (Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia). 21 June 1956. p. 19. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
- ↑ Round 16 Footy Flashbacks
- ↑ "THREE GET "ALL CLEAR".". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1956) (Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia). 24 November 1956. p. 24. Retrieved 17 January 2012.