Rodney Donald "Rod" Tregenza (born 16 January 1979) is a former

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. Originally playing for the South Mandurah Football Club in the

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(PFL), Tregenza was a member of 's squad for their first season in the

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(WAFL), and later also played for , winning the

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as the leading goalkicker in the competition in 1999 and 2000. He was recruited by the in the

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(AFL) in the 2001 Rookie draft, but did not play a game for the club, subsequently signing with the

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(SANFL). Tregenza returned to Western Australian in 2005, playing one final season with East Fremantle. He remains a prolific goalkicker with South Mandurah, having kicked over 1000 goals in his time at the club.

Career

Born in

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to Donald Leo Tregenza and Vicki Maree Dell, Tregenza moved with his family to

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at the age of 11. A chronic knee condition meant Tregenza was unable to play football until he was 17 years old, when he began playing with South Mandurah in the PFL.Tregenza reaches 1000-goal milestone
– ''Mandurah Mail''. Published 8 July 2010. Written by Luke Williams. Retrieved 2 October 2011. Originally playing for 's colts team, he was recruited to for their inaugural season in the

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competition in 1997, playing four games and kicking five goals, but returned to South Mandurah for the 1998 season and kicked 161 goals, at the time a competition record. Tregenza also played for Western Australia at the national under-18 carnival in 1997. He returned to Westar Rules football via in 1999, playing 18 games and kicking 57 goals to win the

as the competition's leading goalkicker. Tregenza also played in the 1999 state game against the Tasmanian State Football League (TSFL), kicking 10 goals to earn the

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. He continued this form in 2000, kicking a total of 86 goals from 21 games, which included 11 goals against in round 9. He also played in East Fremantle's losing Grand Final side against . Tregenza was recruited to the Kangaroos in the AFL with pick 29 in the 2001 Rookie draft.2000 AFL Rookie Draft
– FootyWire. Retrieved 2 October 2011. He had a

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in 2001, forcing him to miss the entire season. He returned to football in 2002 with the Kangaroos' , the

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, kicking 58 goals before his season was ended midway through the year with broken ribs. He was de-listed by the Kangaroos at the end of the 2002 season, and was recruited by

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(SANFL). He spent two seasons at the club, leading the goalkicking in both seasons. Tregenza returned to East Fremantle for the 2005 season, playing seven games and kicking 14 goals before stepping down midway through the season.Tregenza kicks 1000 goals
– inmycommunity.com.au. Published 14 July 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2011. He continued with South Mandurah in 2006, kicking 172 goals to break his own record set in 1998. He also played in South Mandurah's winning grand final side. In 2008, Tregenza kicked 223 goals for the season from 23 games, a record for any senior football league in Western Australia. He kicked his 1000th career goal for South Mandurah in July 2010, and was appointed coach for the 2011 season.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tregenza, Rod 1979 births Australian rules footballers from Tasmania East Fremantle Football Club players Living people Murray Kangaroos Football Club players Peel Thunder Football Club players People from Mandurah South Adelaide Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Western Australia