Bert Colechin

Bert Colechin
Colechin in 1919
Personal information
Full name Albert Burton Colechin
Born 19 June 1887
Collingwood, Victoria
Died 25 August 1947(1947-08-25) (aged 60)
Tremont, Victoria
Original team Prahran
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1916–1921 Collingwood 57 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1921.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Albert Burton Colechin (19 June 1887 – 25 August 1947) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Colechin was just a week shy of his 29th birthday when he made his Collingwood debut in the 1916 VFL season. He had previously played with the Fitzroy Juniors and Prahran.

He was a half back flank in Collingwood's 1919 premiership team. He also appeared in their 1918 and 1920 grand final losses, as a half back flanker and back pocket respectively.

In 1921 he represented the VFL in an interstate fixture against South Australia.

References

  1. ↑ "Bert Colechin". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  2. 1 2 AFL Tables: Bert Colechin
  3. ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.