Neil Trezise

Neil Trezise
Neil Tresize
Personal information
Birth 8 February 1931, Ballarat, Victoria
Recruited from Redan, Victoria
Death 20 August 2006,
Playing career¹
Debut 16 July 1949, Geelong v.
Footscray, at Kardinia Park
Team(s)

Geelong (1949–1959)
186 games, 272 goals

¹ Statistics to end of 2007 season
Career highlights
  • Geelong Premiership sides 1951, 1952

Neil Benjamin Trezise (8 February 1931 – 20 August 2006) was an footballer in the VFL and Australian Labor Party politician, of Cornish descent.[1]

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Football career

Originally from Redan, Victoria, Trezise played 186 games for 272 goals between 1949 and 1959 at the Geelong Football Club in the VFL, playing in the 1951 and 1952 premiership sides.[2] Following his retirement in 1959 (a year in which he was Geelong captain), Trezise continued his service to the club, coaching the reserves side and then becoming club president in 1974.[3]

Commonly called "Nipper", Tresize acquired the nickname as a your recruit at Geelong.[4]

Political career

After leaving football, Trezise pursued a political career with the Australian Labor Party. He stood unsuccessfully for the Victorian Legislative Assembly seat of Geelong in 1961, but won the seat of Geelong West (later Geelong North) in 1964. In 1982 he became Minister for Youth, Sport and Recreation (from 1985 just Minister for Sport and Recreation), a portfolio he held until 1992—throughout the entire terms of Premiers John Cain and Joan Kirner.[5]

His son, Ian Trezise, also entered politics, representing Geelong in the Victorian Legislative Assembly.

Death

Trezise died of a heart attack on 20 August 2006, with his funeral held on the 24 August.[6]

References

  1. ^ Payton, Philip, Making Moonta: The Invention of Australia's Little Cornwall
  2. ^ Neil Trezise, AFL Tables.
  3. ^ Neil Trezise was a champ, Herald Sun, 22 August 2006.
  4. ^ Strong, Geoff (25 August 2006). "Nipper farewelled at his old 'church'". The Age. http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/nipper-farewelled-at-his-old-church/2006/08/24/1156012674178.html?from=rss. Retrieved 19 July 2011. 
  5. ^ Trezise, Neil Benjamin, Re-Member ('Biographical Register of the Victorian Parliament).
  6. ^ Former Vic Govt minister Trezise dies, ABC News Online, 21 August 2006.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Bob Davis
Geelong Football Club captain
1959
Succeeded by
Ron Hovey
Victorian Legislative Assembly
Preceded by
Robert Gillett
Member for Geelong West
1964–1967
District abolished
District created Member for Geelong North
1967–1992
Succeeded by
Peter Loney
Political offices
Preceded by
Brian Dixon
Minister for Youth, Sport and Recreation
1982–1985
Youth portfolio abolished
Youth portfolio abolished Minister for Sport and Recreation
1985–1992
Succeeded by
Tom Reynolds

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