BIO

Andy Collins joined Port Adelaide as the club’s Director of Coaching ahead of the 2026 season.

Collins boasts an impressive playing, coaching and administrative resume, arriving at Alberton following four seasons as Head of Development at Hawthorn. 

The role sees Collins lead coach development and learning, ensuring coaches are aligned in their approach, while also supporting player education. 

Collins coached both Williamstown and Sandringham to VFL premierships, and spent six years in charge of SANFL team West Adelaide, where he guided the side to a grand final in 2012. 

As a player, he was a triple-premiership defender in the late 1980s and early 1990s at Hawthorn, recording 212 AFL games before his retirement at the conclusion of the 1996 season. 

Coaching career
2026 – current Port Adelaide Director of Coaching
2022 – 2025 Hawthorn Head of Development
2021 Box Hill senior assistant coach
2014 – 2020 Williamstown (VFL) senior coach
2008 – 2013 West Adelaide (SANFL) senior coach
2006-2007 Richmond development coach/Coburg (VFL) senior coach
2004 – 2005 Hawthorn assistant coach
2000 – 2003 St Kilda assistant coach
1997 – 1998 Sandringham (VFL) senior coach

Achievements
VFL premiership coach 1997 (Sandringham), 2015 (Williamstown)

Playing career
Clubs: Hawthorn (1987-1996) 212 games, 37 goals
Debut: Round 4 1987 vs Footscray
Brownlow votes: 33

Achievements
V/AFL premiership player (1988, 1989, 1991)
VFL Team of the Year (1990)
Peter Crimmins Memorial Trophy (1990)
Hawthorn Hall of Fame inductee (2022)