Robert Troughton (17 June 1904 – 17 August 1988) was an
Australian rules football
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er who played with
Geelong
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in the
Victorian Football League
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(VFL) during the early 1930s.
Troughton played as both a wingman and rover, also at times used up forward. He started his career at
Broken Hill Football League
The AFL Broken Hill (formerly, Broken Hill Football League) is an Australian rules football competition based in the Broken Hill region of New South Wales, Australia. Although located in the state of New South Wales the league is an affiliated m ...
club North Broken Hill before moving to Adelaide to play for
South Australian National Football League
The South Australian National Football League, or SANFL ( or ''S-A-N-F-L''), is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the state's governing body for the sport.
Originally formed as the ...
(SANFL) club
West Torrens, topping their goalkicking in 1928 and 1929. Geelong recruited him for the
1930 VFL season
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and he played in their losing
Grand Final
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that year and their premiership the
following season.
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1904 births
1988 deaths
Australian rules footballers from New South Wales
Geelong Football Club players
Geelong Football Club Premiership players
West Torrens Football Club players
North Broken Hill Football Club players
One-time VFL/AFL Premiership players
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