Colin Sylvia

Australian rules footballer

Colin Sylvia (8 November 1985 – 28 October 2018) was an Australian rules footballer. He played for the Melbourne Football Club and Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).[1] Sylvia was born in Mildura, Victoria.

Colin Sylvia
Personal information
Full name Colin Martin Sylvia
Date of birth (1985-11-08)8 November 1985
Place of birth Mildura, Victoria, Australia
Date of death 28 October 2018(2018-10-28) (aged 32)
Place of death Mildura, Victoria, Australia
Original team Bendigo Pioneers (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 3 (PP), 2003 National Draft
Melbourne
Position(s) Midfielder
Career highlights

Sylvia was killed in a car crash near Mildura on 28 October 2018 at the age of 32.[2][3]

References change

  1. (26 September 2009) "Demons re-sign Sylvia" Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Sunraysia Daily. Retrieved 14 August 2010
  2. Drill, Stephen; Fagan, Josh (29 October 2018). "Former AFL star Colin Sylvia killed in car accident in Mildura". Herald Sun. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  3. Whiting, Michael (29 October 2018). "Former Demon and Docker Colin Sylvia dies in car crash". AFL. Retrieved 29 October 2018.