Mike Joseph Collins
Melbourne
AFL career
4 games1 goals
- Debut
- R18 1961 v CAR26 Aug 1961
- Most recent
- R4 1962 v COL12 May 1962
Stats
Bio
Arriving at the Demons with significant bloodlines as the son of 1926 premiership player Jack and the younger brother of club captain Geoff, Mike Collins was a defender recruited from Heyfield in the Latrobe Valley. His brief VFL career was shaped by a sliding doors moment in mid-1961 when he survived a car accident that left teammate Len Mann with a broken arm; while Mann was ruled out for the season, Collins recovered to make his debut in Round 18. He held his spot for the Semi-Final against Hawthorn, where he provided a unique career highlight by kicking his only VFL goal with his first kick of the match before cramping late in the tight loss. After managing just two senior appearances the following year, he returned to country football and became a star in the LVFL, eventually winning a best and fairest with Yallourn.
Profile
- Born
- 25 Apr 1939 (age 87y 180d)
- Height
- 175 cm
- Weight
- 74 kg
Teams
Family
- Father:Jack Collins
- Brother:Geoff Collins
Bio
1 revisionArriving at the Demons with significant bloodlines as the son of 1926 premiership player Jack and the younger brother of club captain Geoff, Mike Collins was a defender recruited from Heyfield in the Latrobe Valley. His brief VFL career was shaped by a sliding doors moment in mid-1961 when he survived a car accident that left teammate Len Mann with a broken arm; while Mann was ruled out for the season, Collins recovered to make his debut in Round 18. He held his spot for the Semi-Final against Hawthorn, where he provided a unique career highlight by kicking his only VFL goal with his first kick of the match before cramping late in the tight loss. After managing just two senior appearances the following year, he returned to country football and became a star in the LVFL, eventually winning a best and fairest with Yallourn.