In 2006 and 2007 he coached VFL club Coburg, taking the team to a losing Grand Final in 2007.
He led the club to the 2012 SANFL Grand Final where they were defeated by Norwood, and he coached the Bloods to win the 2013 Foxtel Cup over Western Australian Football League (WAFL) side East Fremantle.
Collins would lead the club to another Grand Final in 2019 where Williamston would lose by 3 points.
The following year, Collins would depart the club to join Box Hill as an assistant coach.
Following the 2021 season, Collins would be appointed as the head of development with Hawthorn under new coach Sam Mitchell who he had worked with at Box Hill.