THE FORGOTTEN MAN

Jack Trengove has been a wonderful servant of the Melbourne Football Club. He was thrust into the co-captaincy at a young age in a team that was beset by problems at a time when serious foot injuries prevented him from playing at all for two seasons and ultimately stifled his ability to return to the form of the prodigious young talent who was once a #2 draft pick.

 

Our forgotten man fought his way back into the AFL side for short stints on two occasions in the past two years but he wasn’t able to sustain his place and was better suited to the pace of the VFL. Sadly, even fairy tales don't come true and he might was delisted last week but it would be a good touch to keep him around the club helping out the younger players at Casey as a mature age rookie and then, who knows what might happen then?

Date of Birth: 2 September, 1991

Height: 185cm

Weight: 88kg

Games MFC 2017: 2

Career Total: 86

Goals MFC 2017: 0

Career Total: 39

Games 2017 CDFC: 19

Goals 2017 CDFC: 2

 

Season 2017 AFL Statistics

 

Kicks: 17

Handballs: 12

Disposals: 29

Marks: 4

Scores: 0 goals 0 behinds

Goal Assists: 0

Tackles: 4

Hitouts: 0

Clearances: 1

Clangers: 4

Inside 50s: 5

Rebound 50s: 2

Frees For: 0

Frees Against: 2

Very sad what happened to Trengove

Unfortunately he is too slow and moderately skilled for the modern game; if you are bereft of speed, you have to make up front with other attributes that Jack has clearly lacked since the foot injury 

His story is a tale of symptomatic woe since joining us and unfortunately he is probably best served playing out a fine career at lower levels

A wretched shame given how strong his first couple of seasons were

Everyone was hoping that this would have a fairy tale ending but alas it was not to be.

Good luck Jack whatever you decide to do next.

A Great Person no doubt, but he should never have gone at number 2 in the draft, he was never that good. 

Being made Captain was just ludicrous, not his fault but i wish he had declined the offer. 

But the real sad one was playing weekly with such an injury for tthe best part of 2 years. Many on here could see there was a problem, but Jack was continually played. I am suprised Legal action was not instigated tbh. 

The thought of playing Senior AFL with a serious bone injury i cannot even imagine, but i question why it was allowed to go on for those 2 seasons. 

The club really was a shell back then...

He is one of the last reminders of our darkest days. He deserved better than what he got career wise, but he got to live his dream of being a league footballer which is more than many of us achieve.

Thanks for being a bright spot during our darkest days.

I wish him nothing but luck in the future, he really deserves it. It would be nice to see him picked up by another AFL club, even perhaps as a mature age rookie but as much as I would like to see it happen I doubt it. He doesn't look up to the speed of AFL footy and his weapons when he was a young player, power to bust through and accurate penetrating kick, appear to be behind him.

We will never know whether it was the clubs poor management of him that affected/created the injury that crippled his career, but it doesn't take a genius to know it was a bad decision making him and Grimes co-captains. There weren't good options back then, but that wrong the wrong one.

Good luck Jack.

I have said it before in other threads that we should keep Trengove as a Demon. Not as a mature age rookie as suggested but off our AFL list (and outside our salary cap) as a part of our Casey team where he has shown that he has lots to offer. Hopefully players graduating from our Casey Development League Premiership side can show the senior VFL and AFL sides that a Demon Premiership is possible in our lifetime and Trenners can be an integral part of that! ?

Men like Jack dont come along everyday. He's earnt his pay even if he wasnt able to repay  it in a kind we would have hoped.  I totally agree he should be kept at the club in some capacity even part time  (to allow him his own avenues of interest )

If anyone knows how hard it is, and how to keep focused and how to push through...it's this bloke.

Again..I have absolute respect for Jack. I feel those coming through would instantly have it too.

another thought

Often in footy it's not the out and out champions that make the best mentors/coaches. Many players can go through their careers enjoying the fruits of their talents but not necessarily ever being pushed to the brink emotionally nor experiencing the 'black dog' effect.  It's often those that have survived adversities; personal, physical or otherwise that have that insight and ability to understand it in others and convey the methods of dealing with it in return. These often are ones who can nurture and elevate others to be their best.

memo to MFC....keep Jack close

Edited September 19, 20178 yr by beelzebub

Congrats Trenners in his last year to get the B&F for Casey! He tried his heart out this season and was well deserved.

that's awesome, well done trenners

i imagine he'll have many more in years to come for the double blues in the sanfl

He gave it his best shot

I'll really miss Jack. 

29 minutes ago, RalphiusMaximus said:

I'll really miss Jack. 

which one,,,,, from three jacks to one king