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Ted Collis
Ted Collis
Personal information
Full name	Edward Alfred Collis
Date of birth	12 June 1921
Place of birth	Hobart, Tasmania
Date of death	3 March 1971 (aged 49)
Place of death	Hawthorn, Victoria
Original team(s)	North Hobart
Height	184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	89 kg (196 lb)
Position(s)	Full Forward
Playing career1
Years	Club
1946	Hawthorn
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1946.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Edward Alfred Collis (12 June 1921 – 3 March 1971) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Family

The son of Thomas William Collis (1896–1955), and Auriel Annie Collis (1892–1973), Edward Alfred Collis was born at Hobart, Tasmania on 12 June 1921.

Football

"Ted Collis, the Tasmanian at Hawthorn, is unorthodox in his kicking methods. Shooting for goal at an angle last night, he kicked eight through from 10 shots. He held the ball side on, and it went through like a boomerang." — The Argus, 3 May 1946.^[2]

North Hobart

With the TANFL competition resuming in 1945, Collis played for a season under ex-Geelong captain-coach, Jack Metherell, at the North Hobart Football Club and was the TANFL's leading goalkicker.^[3]

Hawthorn (VFL)

At the end of 1945 Collis moved to Melbourne and played the 1946 year with Hawthorn. He played 9 games and kicked 12 goals.

Death

He died at Hawthorn, Victoria on 3 March 1971.^[4]

Notes

^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.169.
^ Gossip from the Grounds, The Argus, (Friday, 3 May 1946), p.16.
^ E. Collis Heads TFL Goalkickers, The Mercury, (Saturday, 8 September 1945), p.27.
^ Deaths: Collis, The Age, (Friday, 5 March 1971), p.20.

References

Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.