Che Cockatoo-Collins
Essendon and Port Adelaide
AFL career
160 games215 goals
- Debut
- R1 1994 v WCE26 Mar 1994
- Most recent
- PF 2003 v COL20 Sept 2003
Stats
2003 | PAD | 16 | 6.8 | 4.1 | 10.9 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 50 |
2002 | PAD | 23 | 7.7 | 4.0 | 11.7 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 51 |
2001 | PAD | 22 | 10.5 | 4.7 | 15.1 | 5.9 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 74 |
2000 | PAD | 2 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 9.5 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 51 |
1999 | PAD | 12 | 9.0 | 2.8 | 11.8 | 4.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 59 |
1998 | ESS | 14 | 7.6 | 3.1 | 10.7 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 47 |
1997 | ESS | 17 | 8.6 | 4.4 | 12.9 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 56 |
1996 | ESS | 24 | 7.3 | 5.3 | 12.5 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 55 |
1995 | ESS | 14 | 10.9 | 5.4 | 16.3 | 4.6 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 66 |
1994 | ESS | 16 | 12.1 | 4.0 | 16.1 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 70 |
COL | MCG | PF | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 49 |
ESS | AAMI | SF | 8 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 47 |
ADE | AAMI | R22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 36 |
RCH | TD | R21 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 32 |
MEL | AAMI | R20 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 38 |
CAR | AAMI | R19 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.2 | 55 |
HAW | MCG | R18 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 33 |
BRL | Gabba | R17 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 48 |
WCE | AAMI | R16 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 49 |
STK | YP | R12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 23 |
COL | AAMI | R10 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.0 | 65 |
ESS | TD | R9 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3.0 | 80 |
KAN | AAMI | R8 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.1 | 91 |
MEL | MCG | R7 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2.1 | 71 |
RCH | AAMI | R6 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 40 |
BRL | AAMI | R2 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 47 |
Bio
Born in Brisbane and raised in Cairns before his family relocated to South Australia, Che Cockatoo-Collins was a silky forward who cut his teeth with the Port Adelaide Magpies in the SANFL. Selected by Essendon in the 1992 National Draft, he notably deferred his AFL entry for a year to develop in South Australia, eventually arriving at Windy Hill in 1994. He made an immediate impression as a livewire attacker, stepping up in the absence of an injured Michael Long to earn a Rising Star nomination in his debut season. With his electric pace, evasive skills, and innate goal sense, he became a key weapon for the Bombers during the mid-1990s, playing with a distinctive flair that made him a crowd favourite.
Seeking a return to South Australia, Cockatoo-Collins was traded to Port Adelaide ahead of the 1999 season. His time at Alberton was a mix of brilliance and frustration; while injury ruined his 2000 campaign, he bounced back to produce a career-best season in 2001, booting 41 goals as the Power established themselves as a finals force. A dangerous medium-sized forward who could create opportunities from nothing, he struggled to maintain continuity in his final years and was delisted at the end of 2003. He retired having played 160 games, cementing a legacy as one of the most exciting Indigenous talents of his era and the eldest of the Cockatoo-Collins brothers to play at the elite level.
Profile
- Born
- 05 Mar 1975 (age 51y 230d)
- Birthplace
- Brisbane, QLD
- Height
- 181 cm
- Weight
- 85 kg
Teams
Family
Bio
1 revisionBorn in Brisbane and raised in Cairns before his family relocated to South Australia, Che Cockatoo-Collins was a silky forward who cut his teeth with the Port Adelaide Magpies in the SANFL. Selected by Essendon in the 1992 National Draft, he notably deferred his AFL entry for a year to develop in South Australia, eventually arriving at Windy Hill in 1994. He made an immediate impression as a livewire attacker, stepping up in the absence of an injured Michael Long to earn a Rising Star nomination in his debut season. With his electric pace, evasive skills, and innate goal sense, he became a key weapon for the Bombers during the mid-1990s, playing with a distinctive flair that made him a crowd favourite.
Seeking a return to South Australia, Cockatoo-Collins was traded to Port Adelaide ahead of the 1999 season. His time at Alberton was a mix of brilliance and frustration; while injury ruined his 2000 campaign, he bounced back to produce a career-best season in 2001, booting 41 goals as the Power established themselves as a finals force. A dangerous medium-sized forward who could create opportunities from nothing, he struggled to maintain continuity in his final years and was delisted at the end of 2003. He retired having played 160 games, cementing a legacy as one of the most exciting Indigenous talents of his era and the eldest of the Cockatoo-Collins brothers to play at the elite level.