Colin Campbell
Essendon
AFL career
12 games4 goals
- Debut
- SR1 1897 v GEE21 Aug 1897
- Most recent
- R7 1899 v COL17 June 1899
Stats
1899 | ESS | 1 | 0.0 |
1898 | ESS | 9 | 0.3 |
1897 | ESS | 2 | 0.5 |
Bio
A gifted Tasmanian forward, Colin Campbell was a decorated star of the pre-VFL era whose league career was restricted by his demanding medical studies at the University of Melbourne. Recruited after impressing Essendon officials during a tour of the Apple Isle, he became a central figure in the club's VFA dynasty, playing in four consecutive premierships and serving as vice-captain before the breakaway competition formed. Uniquely, Campbell did not feature in the inaugural 1897 home-and-away season but was parachuted into the side for the finals round-robin, where he kicked a vital equaliser against Geelong to help secure the league's first-ever flag. A versatile athlete who also played first-class cricket, he lined up at centre half-forward in the 1898 Grand Final but eventually retired from top-level football to complete his medical training in Scotland.
Profile
- Full name
- Colin M. Campbell
- Born
- 13 Aug 1872
- Died
- 03 Apr 1907 (aged 34y 233d)
- Birthplace
- Cressy, TAS
- Deathplace
- Winlaton, United Kingdom
Teams
Bio
1 revisionA gifted Tasmanian forward, Colin Campbell was a decorated star of the pre-VFL era whose league career was restricted by his demanding medical studies at the University of Melbourne. Recruited after impressing Essendon officials during a tour of the Apple Isle, he became a central figure in the club's VFA dynasty, playing in four consecutive premierships and serving as vice-captain before the breakaway competition formed. Uniquely, Campbell did not feature in the inaugural 1897 home-and-away season but was parachuted into the side for the finals round-robin, where he kicked a vital equaliser against Geelong to help secure the league's first-ever flag. A versatile athlete who also played first-class cricket, he lined up at centre half-forward in the 1898 Grand Final but eventually retired from top-level football to complete his medical training in Scotland.