Thomas Victor "Vic" Trood (16 December 1891 – 16 October 1977) was an Australian rules footballer who played with University in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1][2]
| Vic Trood | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Thomas Victor Trood | ||
| Date of birth | 16 December 1891 | ||
| Place of birth | Sale, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 16 October 1977 (aged 85) | ||
| Place of death | Canterbury, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Sale (GFA) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1911–14 | University | 41 (11) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1914. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Born in Sale, Victoria, Trood was the son of Charles Trood and the brother of leading Sale footballer, Arthur.[3]
Making his VFL debut in the 1911 VFL season, Trood was involved in a nasty incident in round 4 1911 when he was knocked unconscious.[4] Carlton's Martin Gotz was charged and found guilty of assault, although this was later quashed on Appeal.[5]
Following the commencement of World War I, University withdrew from the VFL at the conclusion of the 1914 season and Trood returned to Sale after the War to join his brother Arthur at Sale Football Club.[6][7]
Trood was a former President of the Gippsland Football League and was instrumental in the formation of the Latrobe Valley League in 1954, as the league's inaugural President.[8]
The best and fairest award in the Gippsland Football League has been known as the Trood Award since 1928 after Trood initially donated this award and continued to do so for many years in his role as Sale Football Club delegate and Gippsland Football League president.
References
edit- ^ The University Team, The Leader, (Saturday, 4 May 1912), p.29.
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 893. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "1917 - A returned soldier". Gippsland Farmers Journal. 1 June 1917. p. 4. Retrieved 21 January 2021 – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "Round 4, 1911". Blueseum. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
- ^ "1911 - Football Incident". The Argus. 30 August 1911. p. 15. Retrieved 31 January 2021 – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "1919 - Football: Gippsland Times Cup". Gippsland Times. Vic. 12 May 1919. p. 3. Retrieved 21 January 2021 – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "Football". Gippsland Times. Victoria. 12 July 1920. p. 4. Retrieved 28 March 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Latrobe Valley League". Morwell Advertiser. Morwell, Vic. 25 February 1954. p. 1. Retrieved 28 March 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
edit- Vic Trood's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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