Hope Collins
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| Hope Collins | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Hope Henry Collins | ||
| Date of birth | 20 August 1904 | ||
| Place of birth | Carisbrook, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 1 April 1980 (aged 75) | ||
| Place of death | Ballarat, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Nathalia (GVFA) | ||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1930 | Richmond | 1 (1) | |
| 1931–32 | Camberwell (VFA) | 34 (28) | |
| 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1930. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Hope Henry Collins (20 August 1904 – 1 April 1980) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
His sole VFL match was in Round 1, 1930. He was injured during the third quarter, and substituted off for Ralph Empey at three quarter time, in what was the first 19th man substitution in VFL history following the introduction of the rule that year.[2]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 167. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ Old Boy (5 May 1930). "The nineteenth man". The Argus. Melbourne, VIC. p. 15.
External links[edit]
- Hope Collins at AustralianFootball.com
- Hope Collins's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Hope Collins's playing statistics from The VFA Project
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