Maurie Collins
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Maurie Collins
| Maurie Collins | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Maurice Collins | ||
| Date of birth | 21 July 1876 | ||
| Date of death | 1943 | ||
| Original team | Albert Park / Xavier College | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1897–1904 | Essendon | 97/98 (7)[1] | |
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1 Playing statistics to end of 1904 season .
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Maurie Collins (21 July 1876 – 1943) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Collins played his early football at both Albert Park and Xavier College. He was injured during the 1897 VFL finals series but according to some sources made one appearance. Collins, a defender, was a member of Essendon's 1901 premiership team, as a back pocket. A VFL representative, he was the vice captain of Essendon for his final season.
Notes
- ^ AFL Tables, the Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers and the official league website's database state that he played a semi final against Melbourne but Full Points Footy, the official statistical history of the AFL books and Essendon's club website say he did not
References
- Maurie Collins's statistics from AFL Tables
- Full Points Footy: Maurice Collins
- Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
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