Trevor John Leo (born 1936) is a former
Australian rules footballer from Tasmania who played during the 1950s and 1960s and was chosen at state representative level.
Rover Trevor Leo came to Hobart from Cooee where he was a Best and fairest winner.
He made his
Hobart debut in 1954 and was a member of their premiership side that year as well as in 1959 and 1960. His greatest individual achievement as a player was winning the
William Leitch Medal
The William Leitch Medal, named after the highly regarded former Australian rules player and Tasmanian Football Administrator William Douglas Leitch (1863-1943), was an annual award which was presented to the best and fairest player in the TANFL ...
in 1957 and he also won two Best and fairests while at Hobart.
In 1962 he was captain-coach of
Launceston.
Leo joined
New Norfolk
New Norfolk is a town on the River Derwent, in the south-east of Tasmania, Australia. At the 2011 census, New Norfolk had a population of 5,543.
Situated north-west of Hobart on the Lyell Highway, New Norfolk is a modern Australian region ...
in 1963 and was immediately appointed their captain-coach. In 1968 he steered the club to their inaugural TANFL/TFL premiership and also the
Tasmanian State Premiership
The Tasmanian State Premiership was an Australian rules football tournament which was contested at the conclusion of the season, initially between the reigning Tasmanian Football League (TFL/TANFL) and Northern Tasmanian Football Association (N ...
. He retired as a player following his 1968 triumphs but stayed on as coach for one more year. In 1974 he returned to Hobart where he was coach for the season.
On 18 occasions during his career he represented Tasmania at interstate football, including the 1956, 1958 and 1961 carnivals. He was Tasmania's coach at the
1966 Hobart and
1969 Adelaide Carnival
The 1969 Adelaide Carnival was the 17th edition of the Australian National Football Carnival, an Australian rules football interstate competition.
Four teams competed in the carnival, South Australia, the Victorian Football League, Tasmania and ...
s.
After his retirement from the game, Leo spent a few years as a member of the local ABC-TV football panel.
Trevor Leo was inducted into the Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame in 2005.
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1936 births
Cooee Football Club players
Hobart Football Club players
Hobart Football Club coaches
Launceston Football Club players
New Norfolk Football Club players
New Norfolk Football Club coaches
William Leitch Medal winners
Australian rules footballers from Tasmania
Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame inductees
Launceston Football Club coaches
Living people