| Trent Cummings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Trent Cummings | ||
| Date of birth | (1973-12-28)28 December 1973 (age 51) | ||
| Original team(s) | Central District | ||
| Draft | 6th,1993 AFL Draft | ||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1994–1996 | Fitzroy | 27 (18) | |
| 1997 | West Coast Eagles | 2 (1) | |
| Total | 29 (19) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1997. | |||
| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com | |||
Trent Cummings (born 28 December 1973) is a formerAustralian rules footballer who played withFitzroy and theWest Coast Eagles in theAustralian Football League (AFL).
Cummings, the third member of his family to play for Fitzroy, was seen mostly on a wing or at half forward. His great-grandfather,Joe Johnson, was a Fitzroy footballer and credited with being the firstIndigenous Australian to play in the Victorian Football League. An elder brother,Robert Cummings, also played for Fitzroy and their father,Percy, was a Hawthorn player.[1]
The sixth selection of the1993 AFL Draft, Cummings spent three seasons with Fitzroy and despite making 27 appearances he only played in three wins.[2] At the end of1996, theBrisbane Lions were formed and Cummings didn't make their squad, instead secured by the West Coast Eagles with pick 57 in thenational draft despite having recently undergone a knee reconstruction.
He played just two games at his new club in1997 and instead spent most of the year in theWestern Australian Football League (WAFL) withPeel Thunder. A knee injury, sustained in a practice match during the 1998 pre-season, ended his league career.[3]
In 2003, he sued both the Eagles andSubiaco Oval authorities for loss of earning, and received a six-figure settlement.[4]
