John Charles "Jack" Collins (5 January 1930 – 6 July 2008) was (for his day), a heavy and tall Australian rules footballer, who played for the Footscray Football Club (now known as the Western Bulldogs).His father, James Collins, who had been the captain-coach of the Yarraville Football Club from 1918 to 1919, played 30 senior games for the Essendon Football Club from 1919 to 1921.Collins was recruited to Footscray in 1950 from the Yarraville Football Club and, for the next two years, he won the club's best-and-fairest award (later designated the Charles Sutton Medal).In 1953, both Collins and Collingwood player Frank Tuck were reported following a fierce fight.
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| - John Charles "Jack" Collins (5 January 1930 – 6 July 2008) was (for his day), a heavy and tall Australian rules footballer, who played for the Footscray Football Club (now known as the Western Bulldogs).His father, James Collins, who had been the captain-coach of the Yarraville Football Club from 1918 to 1919, played 30 senior games for the Essendon Football Club from 1919 to 1921.Collins was recruited to Footscray in 1950 from the Yarraville Football Club and, for the next two years, he won the club's best-and-fairest award (later designated the Charles Sutton Medal).In 1953, both Collins and Collingwood player Frank Tuck were reported following a fierce fight.
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