Tags: Australian Rules Football Player.
Col Thornton (born 8 May 1927) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).Thornton was a follower recruited to North Melbourne from Kensington and Coburg Amateurs. He had his first full season in 1950 and finished the year with an appearance in the 1950 VFL Grand Final the first in the club’s history.