Tim Collins (footballer)
| Tim Collins | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Timothy James Collins | ||
| Date of birth | 24 December 1889 | ||
| Place of birth | Melbourne | ||
| Date of death | 19 September 1971 (aged 81) | ||
| Place of death | Camberwell, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Hawthorn (MJFA) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1914–15 | Melbourne | 20 (20) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1915 season. | |||
Timothy James Collins (24 December 1889 – 19 September 1971) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1] Hawthorn's captain in the MJFA before joining Melbourne, Collins never played again after seriously injuring his knee in the second quarter of the round 13, 1915 loss to Collingwood.[2] He subsequently enlisted to serve in World War I.[3]
Notes
- ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 169. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
- ↑ Raggles (22 July 1915). "Football Notes". Punch. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- ↑ "Timothy James Collins – Discovering Anzacs". National Archives of Australia.
External links
- Tim Collins's statistics from AFL Tables
- Tim Collins's profile from AustralianFootball.com
- Demonwiki profile
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