Frank Rugolo | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Francesco Rugolo | ||
Date of birth | 5 September 1963 | ||
Original team(s) | St Peters East Bentleigh. Assumption College | ||
Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1983–86 | Melbourne | 11 (11) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1986. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
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He later played in the Victorian Football Association for Sandringham. He was the leading goalkicker of the 1991 home-and-away season with 78 goals, before finishing second overall after the finals. [2] [3]
Rugolo's brother Joe also played for Melbourne during the 1980s.
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