Tim Collins (footballer)
| Tim Collins | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Timothy James Collins | ||
| Date of birth | 24 December 1889 | ||
| Place of birth | Melbourne | ||
| Date of death | 19 September 1971 (aged 81) | ||
| Place of death | Camberwell, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Hawthorn (MJFA) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1914–15 | Melbourne | 20 (20) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1915. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
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]
Football
[edit]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]
In May 1919, an unidentified former Melbourne footballer, wrote to the football correspondent of The Argus as follows:
- "In 1914 the Melbourne football team, after its junction with the University, was a fine team, and succeeded in reaching the semi-finals.
Out of this combination the following players enlisted and served at the front:—
C. Lilley (seriously wounded), J. Hassett, H. Tomkins (severely wounded), J. Evans (seriously wounded), W. Hendrie, R. L. Park, J. Doubleday (died), A. Best, C. Burge (killed), C. (viz., A.) Williamson (killed), J. Brake, R. Lowell, E. Parsons (seriously wounded), A. M. Pearce (killed), F. Lugton (killed), A. George, C. Armstrong, P. Rodriguez (killed), J. Cannole (viz., Connole), A. Fraser (seriously wounded), T. Collins.
These are all players of note, and in themselves would have formed a very fine side, but there is only one of them playing at the present time, viz., C. Lilley, who, as a matter of fact, takes the field under some disability owing to severe wounds which he received on service." — The Argus, 16 May 1919.[3]
- "In 1914 the Melbourne football team, after its junction with the University, was a fine team, and succeeded in reaching the semi-finals.
Military service
[edit]He subsequently enlisted to serve in World War I.[4]
Death
[edit]He died at Camberwell, Victoria on 19 September 1971.[5]
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Raggles (22 July 1915). "Football Notes". Punch. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- ^ 'Old Boy', "Football: Notes and Comments", The Argus, (Friday, 16 May 1919), p.8.
- ^ "Timothy James Collins – Discovering Anzacs". National Archives of Australia.
- ^ Deaths: Collins, The Age, (Monday, 20 September 1971), p.19.
References
[edit]- First World War Embarkation Roll: Company Quartermaster Sergeant Timothy James Collins (74), in the collection of the Australian War Memorial.
- First World War Nominal Roll: Lieutenant Timothy James Collins, in the collection of the Australian War Memorial.
- First World War Service Record: Lieutenant Timothy James Collins, National Archives of Australia.
- Studio Portrait, December 1917 (P10795.001), collection of the Australian War Memorial.
- Group Portrait, 17 March 1917 (P10795.003), collection of the Australian War Memorial.
- Studio Portrait, December 1917 (P10795.005), collection of the Australian War Memorial.
- Informal portrait, 1918 (P10795.004), collection of the Australian War Memorial.
External links
[edit]- Tim Collins's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Tim Collins at AustralianFootball.com
- Demonwiki profile
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