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Encyclopedia > Troy Cook
Troy Cook

Personal information
Birth August 12, 1976 (1976-08-12) (age 31),
Recruited from Perth Football Club
Height/Weight 176cm / 82kg
Playing career¹
Debut Round 3, 11 April 1997, Sydney vs. Melbourne, at SCG
Team(s) Sydney (1997-1999)

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126 games, 51 goals

¹ Statistics to end of 2005 season
Career highlights

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Early career

Cook grew up in Carnarvon where he played for the Warriors FC and he spent his last year of school and underage football with St Patricks in Geraldton. In 1993 he was a member of the WA Under 18 team playing alongside future team-mates Shaun McManus and Peter Bell. Cook played 40 games for Perth in the West Australian Football League between 1994 & 1996 and was runner-up in the Sandover Medal in 1996. Carnarvon jetty. ... Location of Geraldton, Western Australia Geraldton ( ) is a city and port in Western Australia located 424 km north of Perth. ... Shaun McManus (born 9 February 1976) is an Australian rules footballer. ... Peter F. Bell (born March 1, 1976) is an Australian rules footballer. ... Categories: Stub | Western Australian Football League clubs ... The West Australian Football League (WAFL) (pronounced waffle) is the premier state based Australian rules football league in Western Australia. ... The Sandover Medal is an Australian Rules Football award, given annually since 1921 to the best and fairest player in the Western Australian Football League. ...


Sydney Swans

At the 1996 AFL Draft Cook was chosen at pick 26 by the Swans. Cook spent the next 3 years developing his skills under coach Rodney Eade. During his time at Sydney he perfected one of his greatest assets, his tackling. He also worked with assistant coach Damian Drum who he would later meet again at Fremantle. The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Sydney Swans is an Australian Football League (AFL) club based in Sydney, New South Wales. ... Rodney Rocket Eade (born April 4, 1958) is a former Australian rules footballer and coach. ... Sydney Swans is an Australian Football League (AFL) club based in Sydney, New South Wales. ... Damian Kevin Drum (born July 28, 1960) is the Nationals member for Northern Region in the Victorian parliament, Australia. ... Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed The Dockers and known informally as Freo, is one of 16 teams in the Australian Football League (AFL). ...


Fremantle Dockers

On his return to WA in 2000 Cook immediately showed he was determined to be a part of the Fremantle line-up with a strong pre-season and impressive early form. By the end of the season he had played all 22 games, lead the club in disposals and was named the club champion.


2003 onwards

Cook played all 88 regular season games (a club record for consecutive games at the time) in his first four seasons at Fremantle, but broke his ankle in the final round of 2003, forcing him to miss Fremantle's first ever finals match.


Recovering from the broken ankle, he started the 2004 season in the WAFL before eventually playing 18 games. He missed two games late in the season with a hamstring strain and was used mainly in defence. As hard at the ball as ever and, despite his slow start to the season, was fifth on Fremantle's tackles list.


On August 26, 2007 Cook announced that 2007 will be his final season of AFL football. is the 238th day of the year (239th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...


External links

  • Troy Cook profile on the Official AFL Website of the Fremantle Football Club
  • Troy Cook's statistics from AFL Tables
Preceded by
Adrian Fletcher
Fremantle Best and Fairest winner
2000
Succeeded by
Peter Bell


 

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