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Arthur Collinson

Playing Career

All information provided below is based only on data available in the RLP database and should be used as a guide only.

Vital Statistics

Full Name
Arthur Leonard Collinson
Born
Wednesday, 11th September, 1929
Died
Monday, 5th January, 1987 (Aged 57 years and 116 days)
Place Of Birth
Werris Creek, New South Wales, Australia

Competitions Won

Interstate Series
1953
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL)
1952

Biography

Newcastle lock represented Country whilst playing for Norths Newcastle in 1950 before coming to Wests. Collinson was selected on the 1952-53 Kangaroo Tour despite having not yet represented NSW – his good form as the club charged into the semi-final earned his selection (ironically Collinson missed Wests’ grand final win over Souths that year because the squad had already set sail for England.) The tall back-rower appeared in three Tests against Great Britain and France on the tour as well as 17 other matches. Collinson took on the captain-coach role at Thirroul in the Wollongong competition in 1954 and later moved to Kempsey.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International Comp WinsStartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Tests (Senior International Matches) -3-3----------21-66.67%List
The Ashes -2-2----------11-50.00%List
Tour MatchesAustraliaAUS-20-209-9---27---173-85.00%List
Tour MatchesSydney FirstsSDF-1-1----------1--100.00%List
Tour MatchesNorthern DivisionNDV-1-11-1---3----1-0.00%List
Tour MatchesNSW North CoastNSW-1-1-----------1-0.00%List
Test Series -3-3----------21-66.67%List
Representative Career - Australia Comp WinsStartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Interstate Series 13-32-2---6---21-66.67%List
NSW City vs Country Firsts -4-42-2---6----4-0.00%List
NSW City vs Country -5-52-2---6---14-20.00%List
Club Career - Australia Comp WinsStartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Country Carnival -3146-6---18---22-50.00%List
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) 140-4020-20---60--22317-57.50%List
Overall StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
First Class 71-7134-34---102--24427-61.97%List

Test Matches - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Australia1952 3-3----------21-66.67%List

Australia - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
NSW Country Firsts1950, 1954, 1956 3-31-1---3----3-0.00%List
Probables (AU)1952 1-11-1---3----1-0.00%List
NSW City Seconds1952 1-1----------1--100.00%List
Sydney Firsts1953 1-1----------1--100.00%List
Kangaroos1953 1-1----------1--100.00%List
NSW Firsts1953 3-32-2---6---21-66.67%List
NSW City Firsts1953 1-11-1---3----1-0.00%List
Southern Division1954 -111-1---3----1-0.00%List
North Coast1956 1-11-1---3----1-0.00%List
Northern Division1956 1-11-1---3----1-0.00%List
NSW North Coast1956 1-1-----------1-0.00%List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

TeamSeason StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs19511951 NSWRFL 18-189-9---27---108-55.56%List
Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs19521952 NSWRFL 11-118-8---24--192-81.82%List
Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs19531953 NSWRFL 11-113-3---9--147-36.36%List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Western Suburbs1951-53 40-4020-20---60--22317-57.50%List

Your Say

  • Steve
    4 Aug 2011 5:21pm

    Is Arthur still alive and, if so, does he reside in the Hunter region?

  • Patrick Martin
    28 May 2012 9:23pm

    Arthur played for North Newcastle a club that turned out forwards assembly line production wise e.g. Charlie Gill Jack Hutchinson & himself,& I was a South Newcastle suportere!
    All the above played for Australia.

  • Deencitytiger
    18 Dec 2014 8:43pm

    Arthur coached Murrurundi in group 21 - 1967 I think, he was awesome against the local blokes. Had thighs and calves like ironbarks.

  • Doug Nye
    6 Aug 2016 6:15pm

    Arthur coached the Newcastle team to a win over the Great Britain team in 1962.This G.B. side included such players as David Bolton Alex Murphy Eric Ashton Dick Huddart and other test match players.To quote Colin Hutton their manager,'the finest G.B.R.L touring side 'Arthur mentored and coached his players to a brilliant win.This was Les Johns step onto the big stage.Les had some doubts about his tackling but Arthur reassured him after some physical tackling drills. Who could forget this.

  • Taralga Tigers
    1 Jul 2018 7:46pm

    Arthur Collinson also Captain/Coached the Taralga Tigers to a Premiership in 1965.

  • William kelly
    4 Jan 2019 6:35pm

    Arthur Collinson coached kurri kurri in early sixtys

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Sources:Fev Archive