20 Facts About Rod Tregenza

Rodney Donald "Rod" Tregenza was born on 16 January 1979 and is a former Australian rules footballer.

Originally playing for the South Mandurah Football Club in the Peel Football League, Tregenza was a member of Peel Thunder's squad for their first season in the West Australian Football League, and later played for East Fremantle, winning the Bernie Naylor Medal as the leading goalkicker in the competition in 1999 and 2000.

Rod Tregenza was recruited by the Kangaroos in the Australian Football League in the 2001 Rookie draft, but did not play a game for the club, subsequently signing with the South Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian National Football League.

Rod Tregenza returned to Western Australian in 2005, playing one final season with East Fremantle.

Rod Tregenza remains a prolific goalkicker with South Mandurah, having kicked over 1000 goals in his time at the club.

Rod Tregenza played for Western Australia at the national under-18 carnival in 1997.

Rod Tregenza returned to Westar Rules football via East Fremantle in 1999, playing 18 games and kicking 57 goals to win the Bernie Naylor Medal as the competition's leading goalkicker.

Rod Tregenza played in the 1999 state game against the Tasmanian State Football League, kicking 10 goals to earn the Simpson Medal as best on ground.

Rod Tregenza continued this form in 2000, kicking a total of 86 goals from 21 games, which included 11 goals against Swan Districts in round 9.

Rod Tregenza played in East Fremantle's losing Grand Final side against East Perth.

Rod Tregenza was recruited to the Kangaroos in the AFL with pick 29 in the 2001 Rookie draft.

Rod Tregenza had a knee reconstruction in 2001, forcing him to miss the entire season.

Rod Tregenza returned to football in 2002 with the Kangaroos' VFL-affiliate, the Murray Kangaroos, kicking 58 goals before his season was ended midway through the year with broken ribs.

Rod Tregenza was de-listed by the Kangaroos at the end of the 2002 season, and was recruited by South Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League.

Rod Tregenza spent two seasons at the club, leading the goalkicking in both seasons.

Rod Tregenza returned to East Fremantle for the 2005 season, playing seven games and kicking 14 goals before stepping down midway through the season.

Rod Tregenza continued with South Mandurah in 2006, kicking 172 goals to break his own record set in 1998.

Rod Tregenza played in South Mandurah's winning grand final side.

In 2008, Rod Tregenza kicked 223 goals for the season from 23 games, a record for any senior football league in Western Australia.

Rod Tregenza kicked his 1000th career goal for South Mandurah in July 2010, and was appointed coach for the 2011 season.