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Goldie Collins

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Template:Infobox AFL player 2 Goldsmith 'Goldie' Collins (born 16 September 1901, died May 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.

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[2]

References

  1. ^ Simon Smith, Maverick Litigants. A History of Vexatious Litigants in Australia 1930-2008, Maverick Publications, Elwood, Victoria, 2009, p.208
  2. ^ Munro, P. (2008) "Meet the Vexatious Litigants", The Age, 28 September 2008.

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