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Dick Collinson

Richard John Collinson was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

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Dick Collinson
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Full name Richard John Collinson
Born (1923-05-28)28 May 1923
Ballarat, Victoria
Died 22 September 2013(2013-09-22) (aged 90)
Original team West Footscray
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1947 Footscray 2 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1947.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Richard John Collinson (28 May 1923 – 22 September 2013) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).1

Collinson served in the Australian Army during World War II prior to playing with Footscray.2

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Notes

  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 169. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. "World War II Roll: Richard John Collinson". Department of Veterans Affairs.
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