David Trewhella (born 9 June 1962,

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footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. After playing junior football in Newcastle, he started his senior football career in Queensland, playing for Redcliffe.

Club career

While at Redcliffe, Trewhella was named their player of the year in 1984. In 1986 he moved to

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where he played for the

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. A when playing for the Dolphins, he was moved to the forwards by Easts coach Arthur Beetson, playing mostly at

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and later as a . Trewhella played 81 games for the Roosters from 1986 to 1991. Trewhella's last season of first grade football was with the

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in 1992. He only played in 9 games for Cronulla before retiring at the end of the season. Trewhella's first

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coach at Easts (Beetson) was also his coach for his last season with the Sharks.

Representative career

Despite having played most of his senior football in the

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competition, Trewhella was ruled to be eligible to play for

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after having first play senior football as a teenager in the

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. He was selected on the bench for Game 1 of the

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at the

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, and at hooker in Game 3 of the 1989 series at

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where he scored his only try in representative football. Trewhella was also selected for the 1988 replay, but ruled himself out with a back injury. Following the 1989 Origin series (and thanks to injuries to South Sydney's

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and Balmain's Benny Elias), Trewhella was selected as a hooker in the 20 man squad for the mid-season 1989 Kangaroo Tour of New Zealand. He played in 3 of the 6 games on tour, but was not selected for any of the tests against

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with coach Bob Fulton preferring

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and

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rake

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in the role. Trewhella also played 2 games for

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in 1988 and 1989.

Personal life

Trewhella ran a clothing and swimwear company, Charra Holdings, during his playing career.

References

External links

David Trewhella at yesterdayshero.com.au
1962 births Australian rugby league players Redcliffe Dolphins players Sydney Roosters players Country New South Wales Origin rugby league team players Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks players New South Wales Rugby League State of Origin players Maitland Pickers players Rugby league players from Maitland, New South Wales Living people Rugby league halfbacks Rugby league locks Rugby league hookers Australia national rugby league team players {{Australia-rugbyleague-bio-1960s-stub