Trent Ormond-Allen (born 11 June 1976) is a former

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er who played with Melbourne and Adelaide in the

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(AFL) during the 1990s. Melbourne secured Ormond-Allen with the tenth pick of the 1993 AFL draft, from South Australian National Football League (SANFL) club

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. A half-back, he broke into the seniors just once in

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and after playing just seven further games in

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was traded to Adelaide for pick 83 in the draft, Ashley Gehling. Ormond-Allen played 18 AFL games in

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, including a semifinal and preliminary final but missed the Grand Final due to glandular fever. Adelaide made another grand final in 1998 and Ormond-Allen, despite making 15 appearances in the home and away season, once again missed out on selection. He was de-listed at the end of

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, after not playing a senior game all season. Trent was aligned to the Port Adelaide Magpies in the SANFL when not playing AFL and won an SANFL premiership with Port Adelaide in 1998. https://www.portadelaidefc.com.au/news/819091/port-gazette-they-said-we-couldnt-do-it

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ormond-Allen, Trent 1976 births Melbourne Football Club players Adelaide Football Club players Port Adelaide Magpies players Living people Australian rules footballers from South Australia