Simon Lee Tregenza (born 9 March 1971) is a former professional

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er who played for the

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in the

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(AFL). An old-fashioned wingman, Tregenza is a four-time SANFL premiership player with the

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, but missed out on Adelaide's back-to-back premierships due to persistent soft tissue injuries.

SANFL career

Tregenza made his debut with

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in 1988, playing just 2 games amidst the Magpies' first Premiership success since 1981. 1989 proved to be his breakout year as he performed brilliantly, playing 31 games including Port's demolition of

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in the Grand Final and finishing second in the

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count behind

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. In 1990 Tregenza once again starred, playing in yet another flag and again finishing second in the Magarey Medal count, this time to teammate

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. After his

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retirement Tregenza returned to play for

in the SANFL, playing in the club's back-to-back Premierships of 1998 and 1999. Tregenza retired at the end of the 2000 season. Tregenza's outstanding service for the club was recognised with the Life Membership in 2005.

AFL career

Tregenza was originally drafted by Footscray with pick #59 in the 1987 VFL Draft but chose to remain in South Australia. With the formation of the

and its entrance in the Australian Football League for season 1991, Tregenza was one of the coveted young stars expected to form the backbone of the club's pioneering years. For years Tregenza remained a valued first teamer before an ACL tear suffered in the Round 2, 1996 victory over Fitzroy marked the turning point of his career. Tregenza played just 19 more times before his AFL retirement in 1999, which was largely due to persistent hamstring injuries. Despite this disappointing end to his AFL career, Tregenza won selection to the Adelaide Football Club Team of the Decade in the wing position and was awarded Life Membership of the club in 1999. In lieu of Tregenza not fulfilling the usual 10 years or 200 games stipulation for Life Membership, the Club's Board recommended that due to 'Outstanding Service' Tregenza, Matthew Liptak,

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and Rod Jameson should be granted the honour. "While they have played nine years, and not the 10 as required normally, the board's view is that as foundation squad members, and given their service during the tough times in the establishment of the club, they are worthy recipients of this honor", said then

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Bill Sanders.

Coaching and cricket

Following his retirement from football, Tregenza took up coaching Sacred Heart Old Collegians in the South Australian Amateur League where he guided the club to the 2001 Premiership. Following this success he was appointed Reserves coach of Port Adelaide in the SANFL for a number of years.Rucci, M. 'Former Magpies Return To The Nest', ''The Advertiser'', 7 November 2002. Today he plays for Sacred Heart Old Collegians in the Adelaide Turf Cricket competition.

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External links

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Simon Tregenza Profile at ThePowerFromPort.com.au (Registration required)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tregenza, Simon 1971 births Living people Adelaide Football Club players Port Adelaide Magpies players South Australian State of Origin players Australian rules footballers from South Australia Port Adelaide Football Club (SANFL) players Port Adelaide Football Club players (all competitions) Australian people of Italian descent People educated at Sacred Heart College, Adelaide