Lindsay Collins

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Lindsay Collins
Lins Collins.jpg
Personal information
Born (1996-04-17) 17 April 1996 (age 28)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight106 kg (16 st 10 lb)
Playing information
Position Prop
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2017– Sydney Roosters 11370028
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2017 NSW Residents 10000
2020–24 Queensland 120000
2022–24 Australia 940016
Source: [1]
As of 27 September 2024
Relatives Lionel Williamson (grandfather)

Lindsay Collins (born 17 April 1996) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League (NRL) and Australia at international level.

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Collins debuted for Queensland in the 2020 State of Origin, playing all three games before winning the series. Finishing game three with the most metres by any player on the field with 148 to go with an offload and seven tackles without a miss.[ citation needed ]

Background

Collins was born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

He attended Padua College Kedron playing Rugby Union and played junior rugby league for the Brisbane Brothers, before being signed by the Brisbane Broncos. He has a younger brother and sister

Collins is the grandson of Australian international Lionel Williamson. [2]

Playing career

Early career

From 2014 to 2016, Collins played for the Brisbane Broncos' NYC team. [3] In July 2015, he played for the Queensland under-20s team against the New South Wales under-20s team. [4]

2017

In 2017, Collins joined the Sydney Roosters. [5] In round 12 of the 2017 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Roosters against the Canberra Raiders. [6] [7]

2018

Collins playing for the Wyong Roos in 2018 Lindsay Collins.jpg
Collins playing for the Wyong Roos in 2018

Collins made 8 appearances for Easts in 2018 including the week one finals victory over Cronulla and the preliminary final victory over Souths but was not included in the victorious grand final side which defeated Melbourne 21-6. [8] [9]

2019

Collins played 14 games for the Sydney Roosters in the 2019 NRL season. He played in the preliminary final victory over Melbourne but was not selected to play in the 2019 NRL Grand Final which the club won over Canberra. [10] [11]

2020

Collins played 19 games for the club in the 2020 NRL season. The club fell short of a third straight premiership losing to Canberra in the elimination final. [12]

Collins's form at the Sydney Roosters was rewarded with an Origin debut for Queensland, where Collins played all 3 games off the bench in a series where Queensland won 2-1.

2021

In round 8 of the 2021 NRL season, Collins was taken from the field in the Sydney Roosters 38-4 victory over Newcastle with a suspected ACL injury. [13]

2022

Collins made 16 appearances for the Sydney Roosters in the 2022 NRL season as the club finished sixth on the table. Collins did not play in the clubs elimination final loss to South Sydney. [14]

In October, he was named in the Australia squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup [15] and played three games during the tournament.

2023

On 22 May, Collins was selected by Queensland for all three games of the 2023 State of Origin series, winning man of the match for Queensland's series-deciding game 2 victory. [16]

Collins played 25 matches for the Sydney Roosters in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished 7th on the table and qualified for the finals. Collins played in both of the clubs finals games as they were eliminated in the second week against Melbourne. [17] Collins was named Sydney's player of the year on 20 September, winning the Jack Gibson medal. [18]

Collins was selected in the Australian side for the 2023 Pacific Championships, and scored his first career double in the Kangaroos' win over New Zealand on 28 October. [19]

2024

Collins was named in the front row for Queensland ahead of game one in the 2024 State of Origin series. [20] Collins played 23 games for the Sydney Roosters in the 2024 NRL season as they finished third and qualified for the finals. Collins played in the clubs preliminary final loss against Melbourne. [21]

Statistics

YearTeamGamesTriesPts
2017 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters 2
2018814
201914
20201914
2021614
202216
202325312
20242314
Totals113728

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  2. ↑ Chris Garry (21 June 2014). "Teen star rejects AFL, union for league". Fox Sports. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
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