Wally Collins

Wally Collins was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. He played for Western Suburbs and Newtown in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition.

Wally Collins
Personal information
Full nameWally Collins
Playing information
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1912–17 Newtown 69 26 2 0 82
1918–24 Western Suburbs 100 64 0 0 192
Total 169 90 2 0 274
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1914 Metropolis 1 2 0 0 6
As of 4 July 2019
Source: [1]

Playing career

Collins made his first grade debut for Newtown against North Sydney in Round 7 1912 at Erskineville Oval, Sydney scoring 2 tries in a 33-5 victory. Collins was part of the Newtown sides that finished runners up in the competition in 1913 and 1914 during the period where the first past the post rule applied.

In 1918, Collins joined Western Suburbs and finished as the club's top try scorer in both 1918 and 1919 with Wests finishing as runners up on both occasions as well. Towards the end of his career, Collins finished as top try scorer for Wests in 1923 and 1924. In Round 5 1924, Collins scored 4 tries against Glebe at Pratten Park. Collins final game before retirement was in Round 9 1924 against Eastern Suburbs where he scored a try in a 18-5 victory at Pratten Park.[2][3]

References
  1. "Wally Collins - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  2. Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. (1995 edition) ISBN 1875169571
  3. "Western Suburbs Magpies First Grade Players". Wests Magpies.
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