Reg Trigg
Australian rules footballer, born 1916
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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]
Fullname
Reginald Percival Trigg
Born
12 July 1916
Geelong, Victoria
Geelong, Victoria
Died
22 April 2002 (aged 85)
Original team
Parkside
| Reg Trigg | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Reginald Percival Trigg | ||
| Born |
12 July 1916 Geelong, Victoria | ||
| Died | 22 April 2002 (aged 85) | ||
| Original team | Parkside | ||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1937–38 | Fitzroy | 4 (8) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1938. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Football
Trigg 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
Trigg 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.
