Donald Cockatoo-Collins (born 1 April 1978) is a former

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

er who played with

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in the

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(AFL). Cockatoo-Collins, an

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, is a younger brother of

Che Cockatoo-Collins Che Cockatoo-Collins (born 5 March 1975) is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League (AFL). Cockatoo-Collins was born in Brisbane, Queensland, before moving to Cairns, Queensland, where he began playin ...

and twin brother of David Cockatoo-Collins both from

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. He made nine appearances for Melbourne, over three seasons.AFL Tables: Don Cockatoo-Collins
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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cockatoo-Collins, Don 1978 births Australian rules footballers from South Australia Melbourne Football Club players Port Adelaide Football Club (SANFL) players Port Adelaide Football Club players (all competitions) Indigenous Australian players of Australian rules football Australian twins Living people Australian rules football players from Cairns