Francesco Rugolo
Melbourne
AFL career
11 games11 goals
- Debut
- R21 1983 v HAW20 Aug 1983
- Most recent
- R19 1986 v GEE9 Aug 1986
Stats
Bio
Recruited from the prestigious Assumption College football factory, Francesco "Frank" Rugolo was a livewire small forward and rover who possessed natural goal sense but struggled to command a permanent place at the elite level. His initial tenure at Melbourne saw him listed alongside his brother Joe, yet he remained on the fringe of the senior side, often producing high goal tallies in the reserves without gaining an extended run. A true journeyman of the era, Rugolo moved to Footscray for the 1987 season and then to St Kilda in 1988, but added few games to his tally at both clubs. While his VFL career was fleeting, Rugolo later cemented his status as a VFA icon at Sandringham, where he became a premiership player and the competition's leading goalkicker in the early 1990s.
Profile
- Born
- 05 Sept 1963 (age 63y 46d)
- Height
- 184 cm
- Weight
- 80 kg
Teams
Family
- Brother:Joseph Rugolo
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from the prestigious Assumption College football factory, Francesco "Frank" Rugolo was a livewire small forward and rover who possessed natural goal sense but struggled to command a permanent place at the elite level. His initial tenure at Melbourne saw him listed alongside his brother Joe, yet he remained on the fringe of the senior side, often producing high goal tallies in the reserves without gaining an extended run. A true journeyman of the era, Rugolo moved to Footscray for the 1987 season and then to St Kilda in 1988, but added few games to his tally at both clubs. While his VFL career was fleeting, Rugolo later cemented his status as a VFA icon at Sandringham, where he became a premiership player and the competition's leading goalkicker in the early 1990s.