Jack Collins (footballer, born 1925)

Jack Collins
Personal information
Full name	Jack Cecil Collins
Date of birth	9 May 1925
Date of death	4 January 1998 (aged 72)
Original team(s)	Fitzroy Sub-District
Debut	Round 4, 1945, Fitzroy vs. Carlton, at Princes Park
Height / weight	178 cm / 82 kg
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1945–1949 1950 Total	Fitzroy Essendon	31 (36) 13 0(1) 44 (37)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1950.

Jack Cecil Collins (9 May 1925 – 4 January 1998)^[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club and Essendon Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[2]

Collins, who was recruited locally to Fitzroy, kicked seven goals in a game against St Kilda at Brunswick Street in his debut season.

He finished his career with a premiership at Essendon in 1950, where he played on the wing in the Grand Final win.

His sons Daryl and Denis both played in the VFL during the 1970s.

References

1. "Jack Collins - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
2. "Past Player Profiles - C (Collins, Jack C)". essendonfc.com.au. Retrieved 3 September 2014.

• Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.

External links

• Jack Collins's statistics from AFL Tables