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Colin Vance
Personal information
Full name Colin Vance
Date of birth (1929-10-10) 10 October 1929 (age 94)
Original team(s) Albert Park Surfers
Height 191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 78 kg (172 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1955 South Melbourne 3 (5)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1955.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Colin Vance (born 10 October 1929) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

A full forward, Vance surprised onlookers in his debut in Round 1, 1955 when he attempted his first set shot with a place kick, which had long disappeared from the game; the kick was well wide of the goals.[2] He occasionally used place kicks throughout his junior and senior career. He played only three senior games for South Melbourne, and later played for Sandringham in the Victorian Football Association.

Notes

  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 906. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ^ "Snapshots from League Grounds". The Argus. Melbourne. 18 April 1955. p. 4.