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Key Facts

Full name
Colin Robert Wilson

Known as
Colin Wilson

Born
23 July 1933

Died
29 January 2018 (aged 84)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 20y 289d
Last game: 26y 37d

Height and weight
Height: 191 cm
Weight: 84 kg

Senior clubs
Melbourne

Jumper numbers
Melbourne: 33

Colin Wilson

Advanced stats
Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
MelbourneV/AFL1954-19596310.0278%6.50—1.000
Total1954-19596310.0278%6.50—1.000

Pre 1965 stats are for selected matches only

AFL: 6,444th player to appear, 3,718th most games played, 9,193rd most goals kickedMelbourne: 753rd player to appear, 272nd most games played, 924th most goals kicked

Melbourne recruited Colin Wilson from perennially powerful amateur club Ormond, and after taking a season or two to find his feet he developed into a handy player for the Demons. A solid, hard working defender who could also do a serviceable job on the ball, he played in the first ruck in Melbourne's 61-point Grand Final win over Essendon in 1957, and was in the back pocket a year later for the boilover loss to Collingwood. Between 1954 and 1959 Wilson played a total of 63 VFL games for Melbourne, kicking one goal.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Footy Publications

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.