Tony Trudgett
{{Short description|Australian rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2015}}
{{Use Australian English|date=March 2015}}
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|fullname = Tony Keith Trudgett
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|03|29|df=yes}}
|birth_place = St Marys, New South Wales, Australia
|retired = yes
|position = {{rlp|FE}}
|club1 = St George Dragons
|year1start = 1978
|year1end = 83
|appearances1 = 135
|tries1 = 26
|goals1 = 0
|fieldgoals1 = 0
|points1 = 80
|club2 = Penrith Panthers
|year2start = 1985
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|tries2 = 5
|goals2 = 0
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|points2 = 20
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|yearAstart = 1979
|yearAend = 80
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|triesA = 0
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Tony Trudgett (born 29 March 1955) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He was a one time premiership winning player with St. George Dragons.
Playing career
Trudgett played for Oberon during his early career. He was signed by English club Workington Town for the 1974–75 season on the recommendation of Tony Paskins, who had played for Workington himself in the 1950s.{{cite news |title=Players will be fined for brawling |work=The Guardian |date=4 October 1974 |location=London |page=22 |id={{ProQuest|185755752}}}}
He represented Illawarra and Country Seconds between 1976 and 1977, Sydney Seconds in 1979, and New South Wales against Great Britain in 1979.Big League Magazine: Player Profile. Grand Final Edition 19/9/1979 Vol.60 No.31
He transferred to St. George from Dapto in 1978 and played six seasons with the club between 1978 and 1983. Trudgett won a premiership with St. George in 1979. He had one last season at Penrith in 1985 where he made 21 appearances as the club made the finals for the first time in their history. Trudgett played in the clubs inaugural match in the finals against Parramatta where they lost 38-6. Trudgett then moved to Nambucca Heads, New South Wales in 1986 as a player.Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995. ({{ISBN|1875169571}})
References
{{Reflist}}
{{St. George Dragons squad 1979 NSWRFL premiership}}
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Category:Workington Town players
Category:St. George Dragons players
Category:Penrith Panthers players
Category:New South Wales rugby league team players
Category:Country New South Wales rugby league team players
Category:Australian rugby league players
Category:Rugby league five-eighths
Category:Rugby league players from Penrith, New South Wales
Category:20th-century Australian sportsmen
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