Jack Trengove

This article is about the Melbourne footballer. For the Port Adelaide footballer, see Jackson Trengove.
Jack Trengove
Personal information
Full name Jack Trengove
Date of birth (1991-09-02) 2 September 1991
Place of birth Naracoorte, South Australia
Original team(s) Sturt
Draft No. 2, 2009 national draft
Debut Round 1, 2010, Melbourne
v. Hawthorn, at MCG
Height/Weight 185 cm / 86 kg
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current club Melbourne
Number 9
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2010– Melbourne 81 (38)
International team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
2011 Australia 2 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2015 season.
2 State and international statistics correct as of 2011.
Career highlights

Jack Trengove (born 2 September 1991) is an Australian rules footballer and former co-captain of the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Trengove was selected by Melbourne with the second pick in the 2009 national draft. In March 2010, he was presented with the number 9 guernsey by former Melbourne captain and games record holder, David Neitz. He made his AFL debut in round 1, 2010, alongside 2009 draft number 1 pick Tom Scully.[1]

Early life

Prince Alfred College and Sturt Football Club

Trengrove was born and grew up in Naracoorte in South Australia near the Victorian border in the south-east of South Australia.

He worked his way quickly through the junior ranks with Kybybolite and then moved to Adelaide to attend school at Prince Alfred College. While completing high school Trengove played in the SANFL, with the Sturt Football Club. He played the last half of the season with the senior Sturt side while juggling college football with Prince Alfred College. Trengove also captained the South Australian state team, in the 2009 AFL National Under 18 Championships in which he starred earning a spot in the All Australian Team. Trengove had a best-on-ground performance in the preliminary final against Glenelg, including a match-saving mark in defence.[2]

Potential number one pick

At the start of the 2009 season, the Number 1 pick for the upcoming 2009 AFL Draft was widely considered to be potentially either of Victorians Tom Scully and John Butcher. However due to Trengove's consistent performances for Sturt, his potential to be a high pick in the draft grew as the year went on. Ultimately with the Melbourne Football Club having the first two overall selections of the 2009 Draft, it was accepted that the Demons would select Scully and Trengove, yet the order in which the club would take the two juniors was of some speculation. It was reported that Melbourne would select Trengove with the first overall selection, but Melbourne in the end decided to select Tom Scully at number one and took Trengove with the second overall selection.[3]

AFL career

2010–2011: Early career

Trengove made his senior debut for Melbourne on 27 March 2010 against the Hawthorn Football Club, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. His debut came alongside fellow Melbourne 2009 draft selection, Tom Scully. Trengove was nominated for the AFL Rising Star Award in Round 5 of the season after 24 disposals, six marks, four tackles and two goals in the club's win against the Brisbane Lions.[4] In his second season, he finished fifth in Melbourne's best and fairest award.

In Round 7, 2011, Trengove was suspended for three weeks for a dangerous tackle against then-Adelaide forward Patrick Dangerfield, in a case which sparked significant debate. He tackled Dangerfield around the waist, pinned one of Dangerfield's arms and slung him to the ground, causing Dangerfield's head to hit the ground and leaving him concussed;[5] in its appeal, which was dismissed, the club argued that an attempt to kick the ball by Dangerfield had caused both players to fall awkwardly, rather than the collision with the ground being caused by a slinging action.[6] Many players, commentators and coaches spoke out against the suspension, including several Melbourne team-mates who were later punished for voicing their disapproval via Twitter.[7]

2012–2013: Captaincy

Trengove was announced as co-captain of the Demons alongside Jack Grimes on 3 February 2012. Playing in Round 1 in 2012 he became, at 20 years and 181 days old, the youngest club captain in VFL/AFL history.[8] With a decline in Melbourne's fortunes came a stall in his form, averaging less disposals per game than in either of his first two seasons, despite playing all 22 games for the first time in his career. He finished eighth in their best and fairest. His pre-season was hampered by a stress fracture in his foot.[9] It hampered his fitness levels leading into the 2013 season and his form suffered further as a result, and talks of relieving him of the captaincy began.[10] In October, Trengove confirmed that he was stepping down as captain so he could focus on his playing form.[11]

2014–present: Ongoing injury

After playing the first two rounds of the 2014 season, Trengove missed the remainder of the season due to problems and break of his navicular bone.[12] On October 9, 2014, during the trade period, the Herald Sun reported that he was linked to Richmond in exchange for pick 12 in the 2014 National Draft.[13] He was reluctant to the trade and expressed his desire to stay at Melbourne, but stated that he would not block the move if it was fulfilled.[14] The trade was set to be finalised, but a medical report was requested by Richmond, where it was discovered that he had reinjured his navicular bone on October 14,[15] and the trade was ruled out.[16] There was uncertainty surrounding his 2015 season and whether he could make a return,[17] before he confirmed to Melbourne radio station, Triple M, in April 2015 that he was not going to play at all in 2015, and would instead focus on 2016.[18]

Personal life

Trengove's older sister, Jessica Trengove, is a runner who represented Australia in the marathon at the 2012 London Olympics.[19] He has another sister, Abbie, who represented their state in rowing.[20][21]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2015 season[22]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Season Team # Games G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
Totals Averages (per game)
2010 Melbourne 9 18 8 11 156 187 343 63 75 0.4 0.6 8.8 10.4 19.1 3.5 4.2
2011 Melbourne 9 19 13 11 204 183 387 92 100 0.7 0.6 10.7 9.6 20.4 4.8 5.3
2012 Melbourne 9 22 8 8 199 190 389 88 99 0.4 0.4 9.1 8.6 17.7 4.0 4.5
2013 Melbourne 9 20 9 5 190 167 357 86 94 0.5 0.3 9.5 8.4 17.9 4.3 4.7
2014 Melbourne 9 2 0 1 23 21 44 10 4 0.0 0.5 11.5 10.5 22.0 5.0 2.0
2015 Melbourne 9 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 81 38 36 772 748 1520 339 372 0.5 0.4 9.5 9.2 18.8 4.2 4.6

References

  1. ↑ Burgan, Matt (25 March 2010). "Scully, Trengove to debut against Hawks". AFL.com.au (Bigpond). Retrieved 8 April 2010.
  2. ↑ McFarlane, Glenn (22 November 2009). "All eyes on Jack Trengove". Sunday Mail (News Corp Australia). Retrieved 19 June 2010.
  3. ↑ Warner, Michael (26 November 2009). "Born to be footy stars". Herald Sun (News Corp Australia). Retrieved 19 June 2010.
  4. ↑ "NAB AFL Rising Star round five: Jack Trengove". AFL.com.au (Bigpond). 27 April 2010. Retrieved 19 June 2010.
  5. ↑ Hogan, Jesse (11 May 2011). "Trengove out for three over tackle". The Age (Fairfax Media). Retrieved 9 March 2012.
  6. ↑ Lienert, Sam (13 May 2011). "Melbourne midfielder Jack Trengove faces AFL appeals board". Herald Sun (News Corp Australia). Retrieved 9 March 2012.
  7. ↑ Warner, Michael (12 May 2011). "League sour on tweet sledges". Herald Sun (News Corp Australia). Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  8. ↑ Spits, Scott; Lynch, Jared (3 February 2012). "Trengove and Grimes to captain Demons". The Sydney Morning Herald (Fairfax Media). Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  9. ↑ "Melbourne Demons co-captain Jack Trengove to miss six weeks of pre-season with foot injury". news.com.au (News Corp Australia). 6 December 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
  10. ↑ Barrett, Damian (7 May 2013). "Dees should relieve Jack of captaincy". AFL.com.au (Bigpond). Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  11. ↑ Collins, Ben; Browne, Ashley (6 November 2013). "Trengove steps down as Melbourne captain". AFL.com.au (Bigpond).
  12. ↑ Gleeson, Michael (15 April 2014). "Demon Jack Trengove out for the season". The Age (Fairfax Media). Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  13. ↑ Ryan, Peter (10 October 2014). "Demon Trengove linked to shock move to Tigers". AFL.com.au (Bigpond). Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  14. ↑ Clark, Jay (10 October 2014). "Jack Trengove could be traded to Richmond from Melbourne". Herald Sun (News Corp Australia). Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  15. ↑ "Melbourne stands by Jack Trengove after foot injury, mooted trade to Richmond now dead". news.com.au (News Corp Australia). 14 October 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  16. ↑ "Richmond rules out Trengove trade". richmondfc.com.au (Bigpond). 14 October 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  17. ↑ Guthrie, Ben (30 October 2014). "Trengove may 'sacrifice' 2015 season after foot surgery". AFL.com.au (Bigpond). Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  18. ↑ "Jack Won't Be Back This Season". Triple M. 9 April 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  19. ↑ Dougherty, Tom (25 July 2012). "Team Trengove ready for royal Olympic finale". Herald Sun (News Corp Australia). Retrieved 19 April 2014.
  20. ↑ King, Cindy (14 October 2014). "Jessica Trengove: Making her Mark on the Australian Distance Running Scene". Runners Tribe. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
  21. ↑ Monfries, Alice (31 December 2011). "Team Trengove ready for royal Olympic finale". Adelaide Now (News Corp Australia). Retrieved 19 April 2014.
  22. ↑ "Jack Trengove statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 5 December 2013.

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, April 22, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.