Richard John Collinson (28 May 1923 – 22 September 2013) was an
Australian rules football
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an Australian rules football playing field, oval field, often a modified ...
er who played with
Footscray in the
Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football competition in Australia operated by the Australian Football League (AFL) as a second-tier, regional, semi-professional competition. It includes teams from clubs based in east ...
(VFL).
Collinson served in the Australian Army during World War II prior to playing with Footscray.
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1923 births
2013 deaths
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
Western Bulldogs players
West Footscray Football Club players
20th-century Australian sportsmen