David Cockatoo-Collins (born 1 April 1978) is a former

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er who played with

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in the

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(AFL). An

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, he is a younger brother of Che Cockatoo-Collins and twin brother of Don Cockatoo-Collins, both from

Cairns, Queensland Cairns (; ) is a city in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia, on the tropical north east coast of Far North Queensland. In the , Cairns had a population of 153,181 people. The city was founded in 1876 and named after Sir William Welling ...

. He made two appearances for Melbourne, over three seasons.AFL Tables: Don Cockatoo-Collins
/ref> The twins made their league debuts together, in the opening round of the

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, against

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at the

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.AFL Tables: David Cockatoo-Collins
/ref> His only other appearance came the following year, in round 17, against Collingwood. He played as a small forward.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cockatoo-Collins, David 1978 births Australian rules footballers from South Australia Melbourne Football Club players Port Adelaide Football Club (SANFL) players Port Adelaide Football Club players (all competitions) Indigenous Australian players of Australian rules football Australian twins Living people Australian rules footballers from Cairns