Joe Rugolo (born 2 September 1965) is a former

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er who played for

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in the

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(VFL) during the 1980s. Rugolo was an Assumption College recruit and spent three seasons with Melbourne. His brother

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was on the Melbourne list at the same time but they never played a game together. A ruckman, Rugolo played with

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after leaving Melbourne. In 1992, a premiership year, he won a J. J. Liston Trophy, having narrowly missed out on it the previous two seasons. Rugolo finished the year with a

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winning performance in the Grand Final win.

References

* *Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing. {{DEFAULTSORT:Rugolo, Joe 1965 births Living people Melbourne Football Club players Sandringham Football Club players J. J. Liston Trophy winners Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) People educated at Assumption College, Kilmore