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{{short description|Australian rules footballer, born 1901}}
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{{Infobox AFL player 2 | name = Goldie Collins
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{{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
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| name = Goldie Collins
| image =
| image =
| fullname = Goldsmith Collins
| birth_date = 16 September 1901
| birth_date = 16 September 1901
| birth_place =
| birth_place = [[Malvern, Victoria]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|1982|4|27|1901|9|16|df=yes}}
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| death_place = [[Panton Hill, Victoria]]
| originalteam = Fitzroy Juniors
| originalteam = Fitzroy Juniors
| heightweight = 183 cm / 86 kg
| height = 183 cm
| death_date = May 1982
| weight = 86 kg
| position =
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| death_place = Panton Hill
| debutdate = 1922
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| debutteam = [[Fitzroy Football Club|Fitzroy]]
| debutopponent =
| debutstadium =
| playingteams = [[Fitzroy Football Club|Fitzroy]] (1922-28)
* 64 games, 9 goals
| statsend = 1928
| statsend = 1928
| years1 = 1922–1928
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| club1 = [[Fitzroy Football Club|Fitzroy]]
| games_goals1 = 64 (9)
| careerhighlights = *[[Australian Football League|VFL]] premiership: [[1922 VFL Grand Final|1922]]
*[[Mitchell Medal|Fitzroy Club Champion]]: 1923
}}
}}

'''Goldsmith 'Goldie' Collins''' (born 16 September 1901, died May 1982)<ref>Simon Smith, ''Maverick Litigants. A History of Vexatious Litigants in Australia 1930-2008'', Maverick Publications, Elwood, Victoria, 2009, p.208</ref> was an [[Australian rules football]]er who played with [[Fitzroy Football Club|Fitzroy]] in the [[Australian Football League|VFL]].
'''Goldsmith Collins''' (16 September 1901 – 27 April 1982)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://australianfootball.com/players/player/goldie%2Bcollins/3992 |title=Goldie Collins - Player Bio|publisher=Australian Football|access-date=10 December 2014}}</ref> was an [[Australian rules football]]er who played with [[Fitzroy Football Club|Fitzroy]] in the [[Australian Football League|VFL]].


He made his debut with Fitzroy in 1922 and the following season was the club's [[Fitzroy FC honour roll|best and fairest]]. His brothers, [[Harry Collins (footballer)|Harry]] and [[Norm Collins|Norm]] both played for Fitzroy.
He made his debut with Fitzroy in 1922 and the following season was the club's [[Fitzroy FC honour roll|best and fairest]]. His brothers, [[Harry Collins (footballer)|Harry]] and [[Norm Collins|Norm]] both played for Fitzroy.


==Clashes with the law==
Collins was a controversial character who was suspended for nearly two seasons for striking and was later declared a [[vexatious litigant]] and jailed for [[contempt of court]]<ref name=Munro>Munro, P. (2008) "Meet the Vexatious Litigants", ''The Age'', 28 September 2008.</ref>
===Vexatious litigant===
On 27 March 1953, on the basis of his having "instituted 40 litigations in the last five years", Collins was declared a [[vexatious litigant]].<ref>[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2878538 Vexatious Litigant, ''The Canberra Times'', (Saturday, 28 March 1953), p.4.]</ref><ref>[https://www.smh.com.au/national/meet-the-vexatious-litigants-20080927-4pdy.html Munro, P. (2008) "Meet the Vexatious Litigants", ''Sydney Morning Herald'', 28 September 2008.]</ref>

===Contempt of court===
Later that year, was jailed for four months, by the Supreme Court, for [[contempt of court]], when he assaulted a detective who was attempting "to take him into custody to serve a term of one month imposed for an earlier contempt in writing insulting letters to judges of the court".<ref>[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/206465550 Four Months for Contempt, ''The Age'', (Wednesday, 21 December 1953), p.3.]</ref>

===Violent behaviour===
In April 1954, already in Pentridge Gaol, serving the earlier sentence, and, once again, charged with contempt of court, he put on such an extraordinary display (shouting insults at the judge, etc.) that the judge collapsed. Once the judge had recovered enough to be removed from the court, the Chief Justice, [[Edmund Herring|Sir Edmund Herring]], was called to the court. Herring adjourned the hearing indefinitely and ordered that Collins be returned to Pentridge. Collins, then, "fought violently with two warders and a court policeman and was hand cuffed by Detective-Sergeant W. W. Mooney, who had joined in to help them".<ref>[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/205709528 Noisy Court Scene, ''The Age'', (Wednesday, 14 April 1954), p.4.]</ref><ref>[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/26603129 Accused called "rudest man": Judge collapses as ex-ruckman attacks Bench, ''The Argus'', (Wednesday, 14 April 1954), p.6]; [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/96271273 Judge Collapsed in Court under Deft's. Attack, ''The (Launceston) Examiner'', (Wednesday, 14 April 1954), p.19.]</ref>


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
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*{{AflRleague|ref=G/Goldie_Collins.html}}
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*Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.


==External links==
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{{1922 Fitzroy Maroons premiership players}}
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*{{AFL Tables | G/Goldie_Collins }}
* [http://www.boylesfootballphotos.net.au/Goldie+Collins ''Boyles Football Photos'': Goldie Collins.]
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* Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.

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{{1922 Fitzroy premiership players}}
{{Mitchell Medal}}
{{Mitchell Medal}}
{{1924 Victoria State Football Team}}


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[[Category:Australian sportspeople convicted of crimes]]
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Latest revision as of 08:52, 29 December 2024

Goldie Collins
Personal information
Full name Goldsmith Collins
Date of birth 16 September 1901
Place of birth Malvern, Victoria
Date of death 27 April 1982(1982-04-27) (aged 80)
Place of death Panton Hill, Victoria
Original team(s) Fitzroy Juniors
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 86 kg (190 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1922–1928 Fitzroy 64 (9)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1928.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Goldsmith Collins (16 September 1901 – 27 April 1982)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the VFL.

He made his debut with Fitzroy in 1922 and the following season was the club's best and fairest. His brothers, Harry and Norm both played for Fitzroy.

Clashes with the law

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Vexatious litigant

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On 27 March 1953, on the basis of his having "instituted 40 litigations in the last five years", Collins was declared a vexatious litigant.[2][3]

Contempt of court

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Later that year, was jailed for four months, by the Supreme Court, for contempt of court, when he assaulted a detective who was attempting "to take him into custody to serve a term of one month imposed for an earlier contempt in writing insulting letters to judges of the court".[4]

Violent behaviour

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In April 1954, already in Pentridge Gaol, serving the earlier sentence, and, once again, charged with contempt of court, he put on such an extraordinary display (shouting insults at the judge, etc.) that the judge collapsed. Once the judge had recovered enough to be removed from the court, the Chief Justice, Sir Edmund Herring, was called to the court. Herring adjourned the hearing indefinitely and ordered that Collins be returned to Pentridge. Collins, then, "fought violently with two warders and a court policeman and was hand cuffed by Detective-Sergeant W. W. Mooney, who had joined in to help them".[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "Goldie Collins - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
  2. ^ Vexatious Litigant, The Canberra Times, (Saturday, 28 March 1953), p.4.
  3. ^ Munro, P. (2008) "Meet the Vexatious Litigants", Sydney Morning Herald, 28 September 2008.
  4. ^ Four Months for Contempt, The Age, (Wednesday, 21 December 1953), p.3.
  5. ^ Noisy Court Scene, The Age, (Wednesday, 14 April 1954), p.4.
  6. ^ Accused called "rudest man": Judge collapses as ex-ruckman attacks Bench, The Argus, (Wednesday, 14 April 1954), p.6; Judge Collapsed in Court under Deft's. Attack, The (Launceston) Examiner, (Wednesday, 14 April 1954), p.19.
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