Trevor Somerville
| Trevor Somerville | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 18 April 1944 | ||
| Date of death | 22 December 2001 (aged 57) | ||
| Original team(s) | Trafalgar | ||
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1963–1967 | South Melbourne | 49 (4) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1967. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Trevor Somerville (18 April 1944 – 22 December 2001)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
A ruckman, Somerville came to South Melbourne from Latrobe Valley Football League club Trafalgar.[2] He made 49 league appearances for South Melbourne, from 1963 to 1967.[3] In 1968 he coached in the Northern Tasmanian Football Association, at North Launceston.[4] For the next two years he played with and coached Maffra, back in Latrobe Valley, then switched to Sale in 1971 and steered his new club to a premiership that season.[5][6]
He is the younger brother of Essendon player John Somerville.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Trevor Somerville - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ^ The Age, "South Sign Top Player", 15 November 1962, p. 15
- ^ "Trevor Somerville". AFL Tables.
- ^ "Honour Boards". North Launceston Football Club.
- ^ The Age, "This year it's the final six", 9 April 1970, p. 29
- ^ "Coaches". Sale Football Club.
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.