| Ian Collins | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Ian Collins | ||
| Born | (1942-10-24)24 October 1942 (age 83) | ||
| Original team | Sale | ||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) (during AFL Career) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1961–1971 | Carlton | 161 (49) | |
| 1972-1973 | Port Melbourne Football Club | 20 (17) | |
| Total | 181 (66) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1971. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
1968 Carlton premiership player | |||
| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com | |||
Ian "Collo" CollinsAM (born 24 October 1942) is a high profile businessman and formerAustralian rules footballer.
Collins played for theCarlton Football Club in theVictorian Football League between 1961 and 1971 for a total of 161 games and kicked 49 goals.[1] He was part of the1968 premiership side. but he missed the entire 1970 premiership winning season due to anachilles injury.[2] He returned in 1971. Collins played as a toughback-pocket player in theback line and was recruited fromSale.[3]
Collins had a coaching stint as captain and senior coach ofPort Melbourne Football Club in theVFA from 1972 until the end of the 1973 season.[2] where one of his players was his former senior coach at CarltonRon Barassi, then Collins hung up his boots for good as senior coach of Port Melbourne to prepare for bigger things and to move on with other endeavours.[4]
Collins became theCarlton Football Club's chief executive officer (CEO) from 1981 until 1993,[5][6] during his tenure as CEO of Carlton, Collins oversaw Carlton's three premiership victories in1981,1982 and1987.[6][7]
In 1993, Collins became theAustralian Football League's Director of Football Operations, a position he held until 1999.[6][8]
In 1999, Collins became the CEO ofDocklands Stadium, a position he held until 2 October 2012.[8][9]
Collins became the President of the Carlton Football Club, followingJohn Elliott's departure on 13 November 2002.[10][11][12][13] Collins in his tenure as President of Carlton, oversaw himself to work hard with theboard of the club to limit the damage to Carlton's profile, prestige and financial position during a rough time for the club, due to the effects and penalties ofthe club's salary cap breaches and the poor on-field results for the club that followed on.[14] Collins thereby served an unstable tenure as President of the club, because Carlton still struggled to maintain off-field stability with the club still remaining in seven million dollar club debt.[15] On 13 April 2006, Collins announced he would step down as president of the Carlton Football Club due to ill health and by the pressures of juggling two demanding jobs between his time as Carlton Football Club President and his time as CEO of Docklands Stadium.[16][14][17] He was replaced byGraham Smorgon.