Cyril Collard (20 September 1934 – 20 December 2011) played 13 games for Australian rules football club Hawthorn between 1957 and 1958, scoring 3 goals.[1] He was the first indigenous Australian to play for Hawthorn[2] being of the Noongar people of Western Australia.
| Cyril Collard | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 20 September 1934 | ||
| Date of death | 20 December 2011 (aged 77) | ||
| Original team(s) | Subiaco | ||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1957–1958 | Hawthorn | 13 (3) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1958. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Collard started his career at Subiaco Football Club achieving top three finishes in the best and fairest award during his two seasons at the club.[3] He moved to Melbourne in 1956 and after initially training with Collingwood he chose to play with Hawthorn.[4] Subiaco, however refused to clear him[5] and he sat out of football for the 1956 season until the National Football Council granted him a clearance for the 1957 season.[6][7]
After retiring from professional football Collard became a professional runner reaching the final of a Stawell Gift.[3]
Cyril served in the Metropolitan Fire Brigade between 7 February 1958 and 3 June 1988 reaching the rank of Senior Fire Fighter.
References edit
- ^ AFL Tables - All Time Records - Hawthorn
- ^ "Aboriginal Hawks"[permanent dead link], The Age, 8 May 2005
- ^ a b "Who am I?" Archived 22 August 2006 at the Wayback Machine Lion's Roar: Official Newsletter of the Subiaco Football Club, June 2006.
- ^ "Mystery of 3 'missing' players". The Argus. Melbourne. 1 March 1956. p. 20. Retrieved 17 January 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "A plea fails in the West, and HAWKS WON'T GET STAR FROM WA". The Argus. Melbourne. 21 June 1956. p. 19. Retrieved 17 January 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Round 16 Footy Flashbacks[permanent dead link]
- ^ "THREE GET "ALL CLEAR"". The Argus. Melbourne. 24 November 1956. p. 24. Retrieved 17 January 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
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