Thomas "Tom" Wallis was an Australian rules football

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er who played with Collingwood

Collingwood Football Club

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 in the Victorian Football League

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 (VFL).

Wallis played with Collingwood during World War I

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, then went back to his original club Northcote

Northcote Football Club

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 as captain-coach in 1945. He opted to return to Collingwod in May, in time to play in round eight. At the end of the year he played in two finals and appeared in another three in 1946, but never made it to a grand final.

He was a wingman and half back flanker.

Wallis later coached the Collingwood Under-19s side.

His son, Gary Wallis

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, played for Collingwood and St Kilda.