Percy Trotter

Percival George "Percy" Trotter (1 September 1883 – 27 August 1959)[2] was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL), Essendon Association in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) and East Fremantle in the West Australian Football League (WAFL).[3][4]

Percy Trotter
Cigarette card of Trotter in 1905
Personal information
Full name	Percival George Trotter
Date of birth	1 September 1883
Place of birth	Fitzroy, Victoria
Date of death	27 August 1959(1959-08-27) (aged 75)
Place of death	Willagee, Western Australia
Original team(s)	St Luke's Fitzroy
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1901–1906	Fitzroy	109 (145)
1907–1909	Essendon Association
1910–1919	East Fremantle	059 0(72)[1]
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1919.
Career highlights
2× VFL premiership player: 1904, 1905 Fitzroy Club Champion: 1903 4× Fitzroy leading goalkicker: 1902, 1903, 1904, 1906 VFL interstate representative (2 games, 6 goals) Fitzroy team of the century
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Trotter played as a rover and was versatile in that he could kick well with both feet. He debuted in 1901 at the age of 18. In 2002 Trotter was named on the interchange bench in Fitzroy's official 'Team of the Century'.

Trotter's time with East Fremantle was interrupted by his service in World War I[5] during which time he took part in the famous "Pioneer Exhibition Game" of Australian Rules football, held in London, in October 1916. A news film was taken at the match.[6][7]