Wally Collins

Wally Collins was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. He played for Western Suburbs and Newtown in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition.

Wally Collins

Personal information
Full name	Walter Norman Collins
Born	10 August 1889 Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia
Died	10 September 1971(1971-09-10) (aged 82)
Playing information
Position	Wing
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1912–17 Newtown 69 26 2 0 82 1918–24 Western Suburbs 100 64 0 0 192 Total 169 90 2 0 274 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1914 Metropolis 1 2 0 0 6
Source: As of 4 July 2019

Playing career

Collins made his first grade debut for Newtown against North Sydney in Round 7 1912 at Erskineville Oval, Sydney scoring 2 tries in a 33–5 victory. Collins was part of the Newtown sides that finished runners up in the competition in 1913 and 1914 during the period where the first past the post rule applied.

In 1918, Collins joined Western Suburbs and finished as the club's top try scorer in both 1918 and 1919 with Wests finishing as runners up on both occasions as well. Towards the end of his career, Collins finished as top try scorer for Wests in 1923 and 1924. In Round 5 1924, Collins scored 4 tries against Glebe at Pratten Park. Collins final game before retirement was in Round 9 1924 against Eastern Suburbs where he scored a try in a 18–5 victory at Pratten Park.