- Neil Mann (Australian rules footballer)
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This article is about the Australian rules footballer. For other uses, see Neil Mann.
Neil Mann Personal information Birth 26 August 1924 , Victoria, Australia Recruited from St Kilda Thirds Height and weight 188 cm, 83 kg Playing career¹ Debut 1945, Collingwood v.
North Melbourne, at Victoria Park, MelbourneTeam(s) Collingwood (1945-1956)
179 games, 155 goals
Coaching career¹ Team(s) Collingwood 1972-74 (Seniors) 1957-1971 (Reserves)
¹ Statistics to end of 1971 season Career highlights Neil Mann (born 26 August 1924) is a former Australian rules footballer, who played for Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was a premiership player with them in 1953.
Mann was a key position player and won Collingwood's best and fairest in 1954. He also finished second in 1948 and again in 1953. Mann also polled well in the Brownlow Medal, finishing runner-up in 1954 after being third the previous season. He was Collingwood vice captain from 1950 to 1955 and was captain in 1956. He represented Victoria at interstate football from 1954 until 1956. In 1972, after 14 years as coach of the Collingwood reserves, he stepped up to coach the league side, spending three years as the senior coach.
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Preceded by
Bob RoseCopeland Trophy winner
1954Succeeded by
Des HealeyCollingwood Football Club 1953 VFL Premiers Collingwood 11.11 (77) defeated Geelong 8.17 (65), at the Melbourne Cricket GroundCoach: KyneCaptains of the Collingwood Football Club 1897: Strickland • 1898: Proudfoot • 1899: Proudfoot/Condon • 1900: Condon • 1901: Proudfoot • 1902–1904: Tulloch • 1905: Pannam • 1906: Dummett/Leach • 1907: Leach • 1908: Leach/Drohan/Nash • 1909: Nash • 1910–1911: Angus • 1912–1913: McHale • 1914–1916: Minogue • 1917–1918: Wilson • 1919: McCarthy • 1920–1921: Lee • 1922: Drummond • 1923: Curtis • 1924–1926: Tyson • 1927–1934: Coventry • 1935–1939: Collier • 1940–1941: Regan • 1942: Kyne • 1943: Regan • 1944: Fricker • 1945: Pannam • 1946–1949: Kyne • 1950–1951: Hocking • 1952–1955: Richards • 1955–1966: Mann • 1957: Twomey • 1958–1959: Tuck • 1960–1963: Weideman • 1964: Gabelich • 1965: Gabelich/Henderson • 1966–1969: Tuddenham • 1970: Water • 1971: Waters/W. Richardson • 1972–1975: W. Richardson • 1976: Tuddenham • 1977: M. Richardson • 1978: Thompson • 1979–1980: R. Shaw • 1981–1982: Moore • 1983–1986: Williams • 1987–1993: T. Shaw • 1994–1998: Brown • 1999–2007: Buckley • 2008: Burns • 2009–: MaxwellCoaches of the Collingwood Football Club 1904: Strickland • 1905–1906: Condon • 1907–1908: Rowell • 1908: Strickland • 1909–1911: Angus • 1912–1949: McHale • 1930: Rush • 1950–1963: Kyne • 1960: Mann • 1964–1971: Rose • 1967; 1972–1974: Mann • 1974: Richards • 1975–1976: Weideman • 1977–1982: Hafey • 1982: Erwin • 1983–1984: Cahill • 1985–1986: Rose • 1986–1995: Matthews • 1996–1999: Shaw • 2000–2011: Malthouse • 2012–: BuckleyItalics denote caretaker coachCopeland Trophy • Collingwood Football Club Best and Fairest Winners 1927: S. Coventry • 1928: H. Collier • 1929: A. Collier • 1930: H. Collier • 1931: Rumney • 1932: S. Coventry • 1933: G. Coventry • 1934: A. Collier • 1935: A. Collier • 1936: Regan • 1937: Fothergill • 1938: Fothergill • 1939: Whelan • 1940: Fothergill • 1941: Murphy • 1942: Panam • 1946: Kyne • 1947: Kyne • 1948: Kyne • 1949: Rose • 1950: Utting • 1951: Rose • 1952: Rose • 1953: Rose • 1954: Mann • 1955: Healey • 1956: Twomey • 1957: Weideman • 1958: Merrett • 1959: Merrett • 1960: Gabelich • 1961: Weideman • 1962: Weideman • 1963: Tuddenham • 1964: Graham • 1965: Steer • 1966: Waters • 1967: Thompson • 1968: Thompson • 1969: Price • 1970: McKenna • 1971: Richardson • 1972: Thompson • 1973: Thompson • 1974: Richardson • 1975: Carman • 1976: Hyde • 1977: Thompson • 1978: R. Shaw/Picken • 1979: Moore • 1980: Moore • 1981: Williams • 1982: Daicos • 1983: Picken • 1984: T. Shaw • 1985: Williams • 1986: Fellowes • 1987: Millane • 1988: Daicos • 1989: Brown • 1990: T. Shaw • 1991: Francis • 1992: McGuane • 1993: McGuane • 1994: Buckley/Brown • 1995: Rocca • 1996: Buckley • 1997: Brown • 1998: Buckley • 1999: Buckley • 2000: Buckley • 2001: Licuria • 2002: Licuria • 2003: Buckley • 2004: Clement • 2005: Clement • 2006: Didak • 2007: Cloke • 2008: Swan • 2009: Swan • 2010: Swan • 2011: PendleburyCollingwood Football Club • Leading Goalkickers 1897: Smith • 1898: Smith • 1899: Smith • 1900: Smith • 1901: Rowell • 1902: Rowell • 1903: Lockwood • 1904: C. Pannam • 1905: C. Pannam • 1906: Lee • 1907: Lee • 1908: Lee • 1909: Lee • 1910: Lee • 1911: Baxter • 1912: Hughes • 1913: Hughes • 1914: Lee • 1915: Lee • 1916: Lee • 1917: Lee • 1918: Wraith • 1919: Lee • 1920: Utting • 1921: Lee • 1922: Coventry • 1923: Coventry • 1924: Coventry • 1925: Coventry • 1926: Coventry • 1927: Coventry • 1928: Coventry • 1929: Coventry • 1930: Coventry • 1931: Coventry • 1932: Coventry • 1933: Coventry • 1934: Coventry • 1935: Coventry • 1936: Coventry • 1937: Coventry • 1938: Todd • 1939: Todd • 1940: Fothergill • 1941: A. Pannam • 1942: A. Pannam • 1943: A. Pannam • 1944: Richards • 1945: Fothergill • 1946: Fothergill • 1947: Mann • 1948: Richards • 1949: Pimm • 1950: Richards • 1951: Dunstan • 1952: Dunstan • 1953: Rose • 1954: Bromage • 1955: Smale • 1956: Smale • 1957: Brewer • 1958: Brewer • 1959: Weideman • 1960: Weideman • 1961: Pay • 1962: Weideman • 1963: Waters • 1964: Waters • 1965: Norman • 1966: Graham • 1967: McKenna • 1968: McKenna • 1969: McKenna • 1970: McKenna • 1971: McKenna • 1972: McKenna • 1973: McKenna • 1974: McKenna • 1975: Carman • 1976: Carman • 1977: Moore • 1978: Moore • 1979: Davis • 1980: Davis • 1981: Daicos • 1982: Daicos • 1983: Richardson • 1984: Williams • 1985: Taylor • 1986: Taylor • 1987: Taylor • 1988: Taylor • 1989: Taylor • 1990: Daicos • 1991: Daicos • 1992: Daicos • 1993: S. Rocca • 1994: S. Rocca • 1995: S. Rocca • 1996: S. Rocca • 1997: S. Rocca • 1998: S. Rocca • 1999: S. Rocca • 2000: A. Rocca • 2001: Tarrant • 2002: Tarrant/A. Rocca • 2003: Tarrant • 2004: Tarrant • 2005: Tarrant • 2006: A. Rocca • 2007: A. Rocca • 2008: Medhurst • 2009: Anthony • 2010: Didak • 2011: ClokeCategories:- Australian rules footballers from Victoria
- Collingwood Football Club players
- Collingwood Football Club coaches
- Copeland Trophy winners
- 1924 births
- Living people
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