Mid-season, Collins suffered minor injuries when a car in which he was a passenger crashed in Bentleigh.[3] His teammate Len Mann broke his arm and was out for the rest of the year.[3]
Collins didn't make his league debut until Melbourne's round 18 win over Carlton.[4] He kept his spot in the team for the semi-final against Hawthorn, which Melbourne lost by seven points.[4] After cramping badly, Collins had to come off in the third quarter.[5] He missed out on selection for the preliminary final.[6] The following year he made only two more senior appearances, in rounds three and four.[4]
mike, collins, australian, footballer, born, 1939, michael, collins, born, april, 1939, former, australian, rules, footballer, played, with, melbourne, victorian, football, league, mike, collinspersonal, informationfull, namemichael, collinsdate, birth, 1939, . Michael Collins born 25 April 1939 is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League VFL Mike CollinsPersonal informationFull nameMichael CollinsDate of birth 1939 04 25 25 April 1939 age 84 Original team s HeyfieldHeight175 cm 5 ft 9 in Weight74 kg 163 lb Playing career1YearsClubGames Goals 1961 1962Melbourne4 1 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1962 Sources AFL Tables AustralianFootball comCollins is the son of 1926 Melbourne premiership player Jack Collins and the younger brother of former Melbourne captain Geoff Collins 1 Career editA defender Collins joined Melbourne in 1961 from Heyfield in the Latrobe Valley Football League LVFL 2 Mid season Collins suffered minor injuries when a car in which he was a passenger crashed in Bentleigh 3 His teammate Len Mann broke his arm and was out for the rest of the year 3 Collins didn t make his league debut until Melbourne s round 18 win over Carlton 4 He kept his spot in the team for the semi final against Hawthorn which Melbourne lost by seven points 4 After cramping badly Collins had to come off in the third quarter 5 He missed out on selection for the preliminary final 6 The following year he made only two more senior appearances in rounds three and four 4 He won the LVFL s best and fairest award in 1964 while playing for Yallourn 7 8 References edit Holmesby Russell Main Jim 2007 The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers BAS Publishing ISBN 9781920910785 The Age Demons Get Permits For Three Top Recruits 12 April 1961 p 22 a b The Age Demon Ruckman May Miss Rest of Year 5 July 1961 p 20 a b c Mike Collins AFL Tables The Age Knee Injury 11 September 1961 p 10 The Age Melbourne Makes Four Changes 15 September 1961 p 1 Mike Collins 1961 1962 Demon Wiki GL Medallists Fox Sports Pulse Links editMike Collins s playing statistics at AFL Tables Mike Collins profile at Demonwiki Mike Collins photo at Virtual Yallourn Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mike Collins Australian footballer born 1939 amp oldid 1164029016, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
