Tim Trevaskis

Australian rules footballer, born 1902

Australian rules footballer

Tim Trevaskis
Personal information
Full name	Albert Willam Trevaskis
Date of birth	(1902-08-23)23 August 1902
Place of birth	West Melbourne, Victoria
Date of death	2 July 1980(1980-07-02) (aged 77)
Place of death	Glenroy, Victoria
Original team(s)	North Melbourne (VFA)
Height	173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1921–24	North Melbourne (VFA)	29 (13)
1925–29	North Melbourne (VFL)	64 (26)
1930	Coburg (VFA)	11 (5)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 1930.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Albert William "Tim" Trevaskis (23 August 1902 – 2 July 1980) was an Australian rules footballer who played for North Melbourne in both the Victorian Football Association (VFA), and the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Family

The son of George William Trevaskis (1872-1952),^[1]^[2]^[3] and Rosetta Trevaskis (1875-1946), née Jordan,^[4] Albert William Trevaskis was born on 23 August 1902.

He married Alicia Florence Cruickshank (1904-1984) in 1923.

Football

North Melbourne (VFA)

Trevaskis played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) in the 1921, 1923, and 1924 seasons.^[5]

North Melbourne (VFL)

In 1925 he was a member of their inaugural VFL team and was a regular member of the team for five years, playing mostly as a rover and at half forward.

He was captain of the team in 1929.^[6]

Interstate VFL

He represented the VFL in the interstate match against New South Wales, that was played in Sydney on 8 June 1929.^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]

Coburg (VFA)

He briefly captain-coached Coburg in 1930.^[11]

North Melbourne Reserves (VFL)

He was later in charge of North Melbourne's reserves team.

Footnotes

^ Deaths: Trevaskis, The Argus, (Friday, 22 February 1952), p. 12.
^ Death of G.W. Tevaskis, The Weekly Times, (Wednesday, 27 February 1952), p.31.
^ Thirty-One Years a Treasurer, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 12 January 1929), p.71.
^ Deaths: Trevaskis, The Age, (Thursday, 13 June 1946), p. 9.
^ 'Truboot', "Young Representative Player: North's Dashing Centre", The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 30 June 1923), p. 6; also, associated photograph at The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 30 June 1923), p. 6.
^ Victorian Football Teams: North Melbourne, The Australasian, (Saturday, 20 July 1929), p. 76.
^ Interstate Teams, The Referee, (Wednesday, 5 June 1929), p. 13.
^ Victorian Australian Rules Football Team in Sydney, The Referee, (Wednesday, 12 June 1929) p. 13.
^ Left Wing, "Australian Football: Victoria Wins Narrowly", The Referee, (Wednesday, 12 June 1929) p. 13.
^ Game in Sydney, The (Wagga Wagga) Daily Advertiser, (Monday, 10 June 1929), p. 6.
^ 'Qui Vive', "Coburg's New Coach: Tim Trevaskis Capable and Popular, The Sporting Globe, (Saturday 26 April 1930), p. 6.