Robert Troughton (17 June 1904 – 17 August 1988) was an

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er who played with

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in the

Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ...

(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 The 1930 VFL season was the 34th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured twelve clubs, ran from 3 May until 11 October, and comprised an 18-g ...

and he played in their losing

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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 {{AFL-bio-1904-stub