Andrew Collins

Who is Andrew Collins?

Andrew Collins is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the VFL/AFL. Collins was a rugged back pocket defender who's durability allowed him to play a club record 189 games in succession. He finished equal fifth in the 1990 Brownlow Medal, the same year he was awarded the Peter Crimmins Medal as the club's best and fairest player.

Collins last game was the "Merger game" between Hawthorn and Melbourne in 1996, Collins was reported and later suspended and his run of successive games came to an end.

When Collins retired from league football at the end of 1996, he was appointed for two years as coach of Sandringham in the VFA.

In 2004 and 2005 Collins coached the Box Hill Hawks in the Victorian Football League. Box Hill participated in the finals both years, finishing fourth in 2004 and eighth in 2005.

In 2006 Collins commenced coaching the Coburg Tigers in the VFL.

It was announced on 27 September 2007, that Collins had signed a three-year deal with West Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian National Football League, as their new senior coach.