Tim Collins (footballer)

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]

Tim Collins
Personal information
Full name Timothy James Collins
Date of birth (1889-12-24)24 December 1889
Place of birth Melbourne
Date of death 19 September 1971(1971-09-19) (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 the end of 1915.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Notes
  1. 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.
  2. Raggles (22 July 1915). "Football Notes". Punch. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  3. "Timothy James Collins – Discovering Anzacs". National Archives of Australia.


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