Lindsay Collins (rugby league)

Lindsay Collins (born 17 April 1996) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Sydney Roosters in the NRL.

Lindsay Collins
Personal information
Born (1996-04-17) 17 April 1996
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight106 kg (16 st 10 lb)
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2017– Sydney Roosters 43 2 0 0 8
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2020 Queensland 3 0 0 0 0
As of 19 November 2020
Source: [1]

Collins debuted for Queensland in the 2020 State of Origin, playing all three games before winning the series. Finishing game three with the most metres by any player on the field with 148 to go with an offload and seven tackles without a miss.

Background

Collins was born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

He played his junior rugby league for the Brisbane Brothers, before being signed by the Brisbane Broncos.

Collins is the grandson of Australian international Lionel Williamson.[2]

Playing career

Early career

From 2014 to 2016, Collins played for the Brisbane Broncos' NYC team.[3] In July 2015, he played for the Queensland under-20s team against the New South Wales under-20s team.[4]

2017

In 2017, Collins joined the Sydney Roosters.[5] In round 12 of the 2017 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Roosters against the Canberra Raiders.[6][7]

2018

Collins made 8 appearances for Easts in 2018 including the week one finals victory over Cronulla and the preliminary final victory over Souths but was not included in the victorious grand final side which defeated Melbourne 21-6.[8][9]

2019

Collins played 14 games for the Sydney Roosters in the 2019 NRL season. He played in the preliminary final victory over Melbourne but was not selected to play in the 2019 NRL Grand Final which they club won over Canberra.[10][11]

2020

Collins played 19 games for the club in the 2020 NRL season. The club fell short of a third straight premiership losing to Canberra in the elimination final.[12] Collins's form at the Roosters was rewarded with an Origin debut for Queensland, where Collins played all 3 games off the bench in a series where Queensland won 2-1.

References
  1. "Lindsay Collins - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  2. Chris Garry (21 June 2014). "Teen star rejects AFL, union for league". Fox Sports. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  3. "C". Nyc Database. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  4. "Queensland Under 20s squad". QRL.com.au. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  5. "Luke Keary happy to play halfback for Sydney Roosters with Mitchell Pearce in State of Origin". Dailytelegraph.com.au. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  6. "Updated team lists: Raiders v Roosters". NRL.com. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  7. NRL Digital Media. "NRL Late Mail | Round 12". Roosters. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  8. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-30/nrl-grand-final-sydney-roosters-beat-melbourne-storm/10323058
  9. http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/Custom/MTEtMTcxNy00LS0tLS0tMjM3MzItLS0tLS0tLS0tLS0t
  10. "NRL grand final player ratings: Roosters and Raiders hits and misses". SMH.
  11. "Sydney Roosters beat Canberra Raiders to win NRL Grand Final". BBC.
  12. "'More than a team': Ricky's resilient Raiders keep the dream alive". www.nrl.com.
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