For a bloke that relishes the state of his dental work, one thing you really don’t want to see is Lindsay Collins galloping towards you with his high knee lift and contorted face IN A MAROONS JERSEY.
His dental work are now featured on a Channel 9 advert where a local neighbourhood topiary features his gapped front teeth, with Cam Munster commenting, “Nice Choppers, Lindsay.”
Lindsay Collins, Padua College alumni, epitomises the Maroon jersey.
The ridiculous bunker decision in Origin 2 to not pay out the Captain’s Challenge on a loose carry by Collins when it was clearly a shoulder charge, as well as noggin on noggin with no arms wrapped, could have been vital.
At the time the Maroons were in the ascendency but soon after the bunker’s decision, Mark Nawaqanitawase went over to put the Blues back in with a shout.
The last laugh was with Collins, who barnstormed through from a beautiful Harry Grant break and well-timed pass, to dive over the white chalk for the Maroons try that put them well out of reach, and setup a thriller at Suncorp on July 8.
“The genes of a speed machine with the physique of a warrior and the bravery of a lion.”
Lindsay’s grandfather, Lionel Williamson, was known as the “Innisfail Flyer,” a speed machine on the wing representing the Innisfail club, 50 years before Billy Slater scorched the Innisfail touchlines.
For a massive unit, Lindsay can create some serious heat off the back fence.
Williamson went on to play first grade for the Newtown Jets in Sydney and represented Queensland and Australia, including scoring two tries in the 1968 World Cup final win over France.
Padua College in Kedron has developed several State of Origin players, including Paul Vautin, Dave Shillington, Dane Carlaw, David Stagg and Paul McCabe as well as other NRL players, including Rohan Ahern, David Bouveng, Shane Perry and Brad Watts.
Harris Andrews, co-captain at the Lions was also a Padua boy, as was Qld Red and Wallaby, Dominic Maguire.
A Broncos junior, Collins played for the under-20s before heading south to the Roosters, though an ACL injury in 2021 forced him to learn how to run again.
Who can forget him outjumping his Roosters teammate, James Tedesco to create a crucial Maroons try in Origin 2023?
Lindsay’s appearance at Suncorp on July 8 barring injury for Origin 3, the decider, is surely guaranteed — because when you x-ray his entire body, it is maroon.
Published 18-June-2026
