| Jack Trengove | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Jack Trengove | ||
| Date of birth | 2 September 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Naracoorte, South Australia | ||
| Original team | Sturt | ||
| Draft | 2nd overall, 2009 Melbourne |
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| Height/Weight | 185 cm / 82 kg | ||
| Position(s) | forward/midfield | ||
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| Current club | Melbourne | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2010– | Melbourne | 37 (21) | |
| International team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 2011 | Australia | 0 | |
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1 Playing statistics to end of 2011 season .
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Jack Trengove (born 2 September 1991 in Naracoorte, South Australia, Australia) is an Australian rules footballer for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Trengove was selected by Melbourne with the second pick in the 2009 AFL Draft, on 26 November 2009. On 27 March 2010, Trengove was presented with the number 9 jersey by former Melbourne captain and games record holder, David Neitz. Trengove made his AFL debut for the Demons in Round 1, 2010, alongside 2009 AFL Draft number 1 pick Tom Scully.[1]
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Originally from Naracoorte, near the Victorian border in south-east of South Australia, Trengove 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]
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]
Trengove's first representation for the Melbourne Football Club was at Subiaco in Western Australia, in a pre-season match, against the Fremantle Football Club on 21 February 2010. Unfortunately for Trengove and the Demons, Fremantle won by a 47-point margin.[4] This match was also the first game that Tom Scully represented Melbourne and that the Number 4 pick of the 2009 Draft, Anthony Morabito, represented Fremantle.
Trengove's official debut for Melbourne came on 27 March 2010 against the Hawthorn Football Club, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Trengove's debut came alongside fellow Melbourne 2009 draft selection, Tom Scully.
On 27 April 2010, Trengove was announced as the Round Five nominee for the AFL Rising Star Award after the Demon's 50-point win over the Brisbane Lions. Trengove gathered 24 disposals, took six marks, made four tackles and kicked two goals.[5]
Jack Trengove controversially got handed a three-week suspension for what seemed like a fair tackle on Adelaide Crow, Patrick Dangerfield. This incident has sparked a lot of interest from players and coaches in the AFL, who some feel that tackling has almost gone out of the game. Jack was praised by coaches by his effort, who felt that it was a great tackle, and Jack says he has no plans to change his gameplay. After a successful season he finished fifth in the Melbourne best and fairest in just his second season.
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Disposals | Kicks | Handballs | Marks | Tackles | Goals | Behinds |
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| 2010 | Melbourne | 9 | 18 | 343 (19.1) | 156 (8.7) | 187 (10.4) | 63 (3.5) | 75 (4.2) | 8 (0.4) | 11 (0.6) |
| Totals | 18 | 343 (19.1) | 156 (8.7) | 187 (10.4) | 63 (3.5) | 75 (4.2) | 8 (0.4) | 11 (0.6) | ||
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