Lindsay Collins (rugby league)

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

Lindsay Collins
Personal information
Born (1996-04-17) 17 April 1996
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight106 kg (16 st 10 lb)
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2017– Sydney Roosters 75 3 0 0 12
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2020–22 Queensland 6 0 0 0 0
2022 Australia 3 1 0 0 4
Source: [1]
As of 12 May 2023

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.

Background

Collins was born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

He played his junior rugby league for the Brisbane Brothers, before being signed by the Brisbane Broncos.

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

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.

References

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