Goldsmith 'Goldie' Collins (born 16 September 1901, died May 1982) was an Australian rules football

Australian rules football

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

er who played with Fitzroy

Fitzroy Football Club

The Fitzroy Football Club, formerly nicknamed The Lions, is an Australian rules football club formed in 1883 to represent the inner Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy, Victoria and was a foundation member club of the Victorian Football League on its inception in 1897...

 in the VFL

Australian Football League

The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...

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He made his debut with Fitzroy in 1922 and the following season was the club's best and fairest

Fitzroy FC honour roll

This is a list of coaches and captains of the Fitzroy Football Club, along with best-and-fairest award winners and leading goalkickers, for every year of the club's participation in the Victorian Football Association and the Victorian/Australian Football League....

. His brothers, Harry

Harry Collins (footballer)

Harry Collins was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League.Collins was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for bravery, before being killed in action in World War I....

 and Norm

Norm Collins

Norm Collins was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy, Carlton and Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League ....

 both played for Fitzroy.

Collins was a controversial character who was suspended for nearly two seasons for striking and was later declared a vexatious litigant and jailed for contempt of court

Contempt of court

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