| Geoff Collins | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Geoffrey Anthony Collins | ||
| Date of birth | 10 August 1926 | ||
| Place of birth | Kew, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 14 August 2005 (aged 79) | ||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1948–1952, 1954 | Melbourne | 88 (5) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1954. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Geoffrey Anthony Collins (10 August 1926 – 14 August 2005)[1] was an Australian rules football player in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Geoff Collins played in the Melbourne premiership team of 1948, and again in the losing 1954 Grand Final side.
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War service
Collins served in the Korean War as a fighter pilot,[2] flying Gloster Meteor jets with 77 Squadron RAAF between 1 January and 14 August 1953.
Notes
- ^ "Geoff Collins – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ Main & Allen, (2002), p.x.
References
- Main, J. & Allen, D., Fallen — The Ultimate Heroes: Footballers Who Never Returned From War, Crown Content, (Melbourne), 2002. ISBN 1-74095-010-0
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Geoff Collins.
- Geoff Collins's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Geoff Collins at AustralianFootball.com
- Korean War Nominal Roll Service Record
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