Jack Trengove

Jack Trengove
Trengove training with Melbourne in March 2017
Personal information
Full name	Jack Trengove
Date of birth	(1991-09-02) 2 September 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Naracoorte, South Australia
Original team(s)	Sturt (SANFL)
Draft	No. 2, 2009 national draft
Debut	Round 1, 2010, Melbourne vs. Hawthorn, at MCG
Height	186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	88 kg (194 lb)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2010–2017	Melbourne	86 (39)
2018–2019	Port Adelaide	03 0(0)
Total		89 (39)
International team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
2011	Australia	2 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2019. 2 State and international statistics correct as of 2011.
Career highlights
Melbourne Co-Captain: 2012–2013 AFL Rising Star nominee: 2010 A.R. McLean Medal (2019)
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Jack Trengove (born 2 September 1991) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club and the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A midfielder, 1.86 metres (6 ft 1 in) tall and weighing 88 kilograms (194 lb), in his playing days Trengove was capable of contributing as both an inside and outside midfielder. After growing up in Naracoorte, South Australia, he moved to Adelaide to attend Prince Alfred College and played in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) with the Sturt Football Club, in which he played in the 2009 SANFL Grand Final. He represented South Australia in the 2009 AFL Under 18 Championships, in which he captained the side, received All-Australian honours and won the state most valuable player. His achievements as a junior saw him considered as the potential number one draft pick in the 2009 AFL draft alongside Tom Scully, he was ultimately recruited by the Melbourne Football Club with the second selection in the draft.

Trengove made his AFL debut during the 2010 season and earned an AFL Rising Star nomination, in which he finished fourth overall. After his first two seasons in the AFL where he represented Australia in the International Rules Series and finished in the top five of the club best and fairest, he was named the co-captain of the club alongside Jack Grimes in 2012. His first match as captain saw him become the youngest captain in VFL/AFL history; he retained the captaincy for two seasons before he relinquished the role at the end of the 2013 season to focus on his playing form. His next two seasons were hampered by a navicular bone injury, which saw him play just seven AFL matches from the start of the 2014 season to the end of the 2017 season. He was delisted by Melbourne at the end of the 2017 season before signing with Port Adelaide as a free agent during the 2017 trade period. He played for Prince Alfred OC in the Adelaide Footy League (SAAFL) and now currently plays at his former club the Kybybolite Tigers in the Kowree Naracoorte Tatiara Football League.