Reginald Percival Trigg (12 July 1916 – 22 April 2002) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Reg Trigg | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Reginald Percival Trigg | ||
| Date of birth | 12 July 1916 | ||
| Place of birth | Geelong, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 22 April 2002 (aged 85) | ||
| Original team(s) | Parkside | ||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1937–38 | Fitzroy | 4 (8) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1938. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Football
editTrigg made his senior debut for Fitzroy late in the 1937 season, scoring three goals in a game against South Melbourne[2] and then scoring again against Essendon in the next round.[3]
He played two further senior games for Fitzroy early in the 1938 season before being cleared to VFA side Northcote in the middle of the year.
World War II
editTrigg served in the Australian Army during World War II.[4] After a year of service he was placed in the Army Reserve for medical reasons.
Notes
edit- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 893. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "CRIPPLED SOUTH". The Age. No. 25, 682. Victoria, Australia. 9 August 1937. p. 16.
- ^ "STRONG FINISH". The Argus. No. 28, 394. Victoria, Australia. 23 August 1937. p. 14.
- ^ "World War II Roll: TRIGG, Reginald Percival". Department of Veterans Affairs.
External links
edit- Reg Trigg at AustralianFootball.com
- Reg Trigg's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Reg Trigg's playing statistics from The VFA Project
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