Maurie Collins
| Maurie Collins | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Collins in 1901 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Maurice Ignatius Collins | ||
| Date of birth | 21 July 1876 | ||
| Place of birth | Clifton Hill, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 8 November 1943 (aged 67) | ||
| Place of death | Kew, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Albert Park | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1897–1904 | Essendon | 97/98 (7)[1] | |
| 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1904. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Maurice Ignatius Collins (21 July 1876 – 8 November 1943)[2] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Family[edit]
The son of Timothy Collins (1843-1899),[3] and Catherine Collins (1846-1928), née Nunan,[4] Maurice Ignatius Collins was born at Clifton Hill, Victoria on 21 July 1876.[5]
He married Eileen Mary Marsh (1886-1968) in 1906.[6] They had four children; one of whom, Alan Collins (1914-1914) died in his infancy. In 1927, another of their three sons, Maurice Xavier Collins (1907-1955), was captain of the Old Xaverians Football Club in the Metropolitan Amateur Football Association (MAFA).[7]
Football[edit]
Essendon (VFL)[edit]
Collins played his early football with the Albert Park Football Club. He was injured during the 1897 VFL finals series but according to some sources made one appearance. Collins, a defender, was a member of Essendon's 1901 premiership team, as a back pocket. A VFL representative, he was the vice captain of Essendon for his final season.
1899 team of "champions"[edit]
At the end of the 1899 season, in the process of naming his own "champion player", the football correspondent for The Argus, Reginald Wilmot ("Old Boy"), selected a team of the best players of the 1899 VFL competition:
- Backs: Maurie Collins (Essendon), Bill Proudfoot (Collingwood), Peter Burns (Geelong).
- Halfbacks: Pat Hickey (Fitzroy), George Davidson (South Melbourne), Alf Wood (Melbourne).
- Centres: Fred Leach (Collingwood), Firth McCallum (Geelong), Harry Wright (Essendon).
- Wings: Charlie Pannam (Collingwood), Eddie Drohan (Fitzroy), Herb Howson (South Melbourne).
- Forwards: Bill Jackson (Essendon), Eddy James (Geelong), Charlie Colgan (South Melbourne).
- Ruck: Mick Pleass (South Melbourne), Frank Hailwood (Collingwood), Joe McShane (Geelong).
- Rovers: Dick Condon (Collingwood), Bill McSpeerin (Fitzroy), Teddy Rankin (Geelong).
From those he considered to be the three best players — that is, Condon, Hickey, and Pleass — Wilmot selected Pat Hickey as his "champion player" of the season.[8]
Death[edit]
He died at Kew, Victoria on 8 November 1943.[9]
Notes[edit]
- ^ AFL Tables, the Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers and the official league website's database state that he played a semi final against Melbourne; However, Full Points Footy, the official statistical history of the AFL books, Maplestone (1996, p. 445), and Essendon's club website say he did not
- ^ "Maurie Collins – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ^ Deaths: Collins, The Argus, (Saturday, 24 June 1899), p. 5.
- ^ Deaths: Collins, The Argus, (Saturday, 18 August 1928), p. 13.
- ^ Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Births Registration no.22987/1876.
- ^ Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Marriages Registration no.7838/1906.
- ^ Football: Old Xaverians' Football Club; Bright Prospects, The Advocate, (Thursday, 14 April 1927), p. 23.
- ^ 'Old Boy', "Football: A Review of the Season", (Monday, 18 September 1899), p. 6.
- ^ Deaths: Collins, The Argus, (Tuesday, 9 November 1943), p. 2.
References[edit]
- Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
- Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-9591740-2-8
- Football Premiers for 1897—Essendon Football Team and Office-Bearers (photograph), The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 25 September 1897), p. 12.
External links[edit]
- Maurie Collins's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Maurie Collins at AustralianFootball.com
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