Percival George "Percy" Trotter (1 September 1883 – 27 August 1959) was an

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er who played for the

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in the

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(VFL), Essendon Association in the

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(VFA) and

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in the

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(WAFL).

Family

The son of George Thomas Trotter (1858-1910), and Mary Trotter (1857-1951), née Brookman, Percival George Trotter was born at

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on 1 September 1883. He married Annie Ethel Martin (1887-1928) on 5 October 1904.

Football career

Fitzroy (VFL)

Trotter played as a rover and was versatile in that he could kick well with both feet. He debuted in 1901 at the age of 18. In 2002 Trotter was named on the interchange bench in Fitzroy's official 'Team of the Century'.

East Fremantle (WAFL)

Trotter's time with East Fremantle was interrupted by his service in

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Training Units team (AIF)

He played in the famous "Pioneer Exhibition Game" of Australian Rules football, held in London, in October 1916. A news film was taken at the match.The 2019 remastered and colourised version of the original newsreel:

Footnotes

References

''Pioneer Exhibition Game Australian Football: in aid of British and French Red Cross Societies: 3rd Australian Division v. Australian Training Units at Queen's Club, West Kensington, on Saturday, October 28th, 1916, at 3pm'', Wightman & Co., (London), 1919.
* Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing. * Photograph a
Butler, Steve (2017), "Haydn Bunton Jr accepts elevation of his father to WA Football Hall of Fame in emotional final event at Subiaco Oval", ''The West Australian'', Monday, 27 November 2017.

An Incident in the Game: Running with the Ball, ''The Winner'', (Wednesday, 10 January 1917), p.4.

First World War Embarkation Roll: Private Percy George Trotter (5791), collection of the ''Australian War Memorial''.

First World War Nominal Roll: Private Percy George Trotter (5791), collection of the ''Australian War Memorial''.

First World War Service Record: Private Perry (sic) George Trotter (5791), ''National Archives of Australia''.
* Richardson, N. (2016), ''The Game of Their Lives'', Pan Macmillan Australia: Sydney.

External links

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Percy Trotter, at ''The VFA Project''.
1883 births 1959 deaths Australian rules footballers from Melbourne Australian Rules footballers: place kick exponents Fitzroy Football Club players Fitzroy Football Club premiership players Participants in "Pioneer Exhibition Game" (London, 28 October 1916) Essendon Association Football Club players Mitchell Medal winners East Fremantle Football Club players Australian military personnel of World War I VFL/AFL premiership players People from Fitzroy, Victoria Military personnel from Melbourne {{AFL-bio-1883-stub