James Trezise

James Trezise
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-06-15) 15 June 2002 (age 22)
Original team(s) Tooradin Dalmore (West Gippsland)
Draft No. 13, 2023 AFL mid-season rookie draft
Debut Round 24, 2023, Richmond vs. Port Adelaide, at Adelaide Oval
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 76 kg (168 lb)
Position(s) Medium defender
Club information
Current club Richmond
Number 36
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2023– Richmond 8 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024 season.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

James Trezise (born 15 June 2002) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by Richmond in the 2023 mid-season draft and made his AFL debut in round 24 of the 2023 season.

Early life, junior, country and state-league football

Trezise was raised in the outer south-east of Melbourne, playing junior football in Berwick and schooling at Casey Grammar School and St. Francis Xavier College.[1] In [when?] he joined Tooradin-Dalmore in the West Gippsland Football Netball Competition, where he remained through the club's premiership winning 2022 season, playing as a goal-scoring half-forward.[2] The following year he joined the Richmond reserves program as an exclusively VFL-listed player.[2] During the early months of the 2023 VFL season he impressed scouts from multiple AFL clubs while playing predominately as a half-back.[2]

AFL career

2023 season

Trezise was selected 13th overall by the Richmond Football Club in the 2023 AFL mid-season rookie draft.[3] He continued to play VFL football with the club over the months that followed, before being selected for his AFL debut in the final round of the 2023 season. In that round 24 loss to Port Adelaide at Adelaide Oval he recorded 17 disposals.[4]

Player profile

Trezise plays primarily as a rebounding half-back with impressive speed and acceleration.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Tiger time for Trezise". Pakenham Gazette. Star Community. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Jimmy's journey to Tiger Town". Pakenham Gazette. Star Community. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  3. ^ "VFL Tiger Trezise recruited in Mid-Season Draft". Richmond FC. Richmond Media. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Trezise shows ticker for Tigers". Star Journal. David Nagel. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Youngsters ink Richmond extensions". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.