George Collard

George Sydney Collard[3] (29 February 1916 – 18 June 1983)[4] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton and South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[5]

George Collard
Collard in 1935
Personal information
Full name George Sydney Collard
Date of birth (1916-02-29)29 February 1916
Place of birth Bendigo, Victoria[1]
Date of death 18 June 1983(1983-06-18) (aged 67)[2]
Original team(s) Sandhurst
Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 84 kg (185 lb)
Position(s) Half-forward
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1935–1938 Carlton 16 (8)
1938–1942 South Melbourne 56 (49)
Total 72 (57)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1942.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Notes
  1. "World War Two Nominal Roll". Government of Australia. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  2. Victoria Australia Deaths, 1836–1985
  3. COLLARD GEORGE SYDNEY
  4. "George Collard - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  5. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 157. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
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