Geoff Collins (Australian rules footballer) explained

Geoff Collins
Fullname:Geoffrey Anthony Collins
Birth Date:10 August 1926
Birth Place:Kew, Victoria
Height:178 cm
Weight:76 kg
Statsend:1954
Years1:1948–1952, 1954
Games Goals1:88 (5)
Careerhighlights:

1954

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.

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Geoff Collins – Player Bio. Australian Football. 20 November 2014.
  2. Main & Allen, (2002), p.x.