Career
He was the first indigenous Australian to play for Hawthorn being of the Noongar people of Western Australia. He moved to Melbourne in 1956 and after initially training with Collingwood he chose to play with Hawthorn. Subiaco, however refused to clear him and he sat out of football for the 1956 season until the National Football Council granted him a clearance for the 1957 season.
After retiring from professional football Collard became a professional runner reaching the final of a Stawell Gift.
Cyril served in the Metropolitan Fire Brigade between 7 February 1958 and 3 June 1988 reaching the rank of Senior Fire Fighter.
