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Key Facts

Full name
John Trethowan

Known as
John Trethowan

Born
28 October 1936

Place of birth
Rockbank, VIC (3335)

Died
1 April 2020 (aged 83)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 18y 184d
Last game: 25y 280d

Height and weight
Height: 188 cm
Weight: 92 kg

Senior clubs
South Melbourne

Jumper numbers
South Melbourne: 20, 26

State of origin
VIC

Family links
Pat Trethowan (Brother)

John Trethowan

Advanced stats
Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
South MelbourneV/AFL1955-196281130.1637%———1
Total1955-196281130.1637%———1

AFL: 6,551st player to appear, 3,020th most games played, 4,552nd most goals kickedSouth Melbourne: 767th player to appear, 192nd most games played, 419th most goals kicked

John Trethowan was a fairly useful ruckman from Rockbank who debuted in the VFL with South Melbourne in 1955. From then until 1962 he played 81 VFL games for the Swans and scored 13 goals.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Publications

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.