Jack Trengove

Jack Trengove (born 2 September 1991) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A midfielder, 1.85 metres (6.1 ft) tall and weighing 88 kilograms (194 lb), Trengove is 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, where he played in the 2009 SANFL Grand Final. He represented South Australia in the 2009 AFL Under 18 Championships, where 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, where 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 three seasons were hampered by a navicular bone injury which saw him play just five AFL matches from the start of the 2014 season to the end of the 2016 season.