Loading AI tools
Australian rules footballer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gary Colling (born 17 March 1950) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for St Kilda from 1968 until 1981 in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Gary Colling | |||
---|---|---|---|
Personal information | |||
Full name | Gary R. Colling | ||
Nickname(s) | Cat or Moggy | ||
Date of birth | 17 March 1950 | ||
Original team(s) | Frankston Bombers | ||
Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1968–1981 | St Kilda | 265 (49) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1981. | |||
Career highlights | |||
| |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Colling played 265 VFL games for the Saints after being recruited from Frankston. A defender, he was St Kilda captain in 1978.
After retiring from football Colling held a number of positions at St Kilda; he coached the reserves team and was also football manager. He is still an active member of the Saints' past players and officials group.[1]
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.