Recruited from Healesville, Collis played less than 100 games of VFL football, but his place in history is assured as a winner of one of the game's highest honours – the Brownlow Medal.[1]
Collis won the medal in 1964 with 27 votes, although the Carlton Football Club had its worst finish in the VFL at the time, ending the season in 10th position.
Wearing number 17 for the Blues between 1961 and 1967 (playing 95 games and booting 40 goals), the red-haired Collis played primarily at centre half-back before injuries forced his retirement.
Collis credited his optician with the Brownlow win, as in 1963 he struggled to see the ball[1] and "All the other chaps would be coming down as I started to go up."[citation needed] This was rectified with contact lenses, resulting in a much improved 1964.[1] Collis became Carlton's second Medallist in four years, following John James who won in 1961.
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^ abcdHolmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2003). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (5th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Crown Content. p. 134. ISBN1-74095-032-1.
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gordon, collis, gordon, donald, collis, born, november, 1940, former, australian, rules, footballer, victorian, football, league, personal, informationfull, namegordon, donald, collisdate, birth, 1940, november, 1940, original, team, healesvilleheight187, weig. Gordon Donald Collis born 6 November 1940 is a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League 1 Gordon CollisPersonal informationFull nameGordon Donald CollisDate of birth 1940 11 06 6 November 1940 age 83 Original team s HealesvilleHeight187 cm 6 ft 2 in Weight83 kg 183 lb Position s Centre half backPlaying career1YearsClubGames Goals 1961 1967Carlton95 40 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1967 Career highlights1964 Brownlow MedalSources AFL Tables AustralianFootball comRecruited from Healesville Collis played less than 100 games of VFL football but his place in history is assured as a winner of one of the game s highest honours the Brownlow Medal 1 Collis won the medal in 1964 with 27 votes although the Carlton Football Club had its worst finish in the VFL at the time ending the season in 10th position Wearing number 17 for the Blues between 1961 and 1967 playing 95 games and booting 40 goals the red haired Collis played primarily at centre half back before injuries forced his retirement Collis credited his optician with the Brownlow win as in 1963 he struggled to see the ball 1 and All the other chaps would be coming down as I started to go up citation needed This was rectified with contact lenses resulting in a much improved 1964 1 Collis became Carlton s second Medallist in four years following John James who won in 1961 References edit a b c d Holmesby Russell Main Jim 2003 The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers every AFL VFL player since 1897 5th ed Melbourne Victoria Crown Content p 134 ISBN 1 74095 032 1 nbsp This Australian rules football biography of a person born in the 1940s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gordon Collis amp oldid 1153566411, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
