Joe Rugolo (born 2 September 1965) is a former

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er who played for

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in the

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(VFL) during the 1980s. Rugolo was an Assumption College recruit and spent three seasons with Melbourne. His brother Frank was on the Melbourne list at the same time but they never played a game together. A ruckman, Rugolo played with

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after leaving Melbourne. In 1992, a premiership year, he won a

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, having narrowly missed out on it the previous two seasons. Rugolo finished the year with a

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winning performance in the Grand Final win.

References

* *Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing. {{DEFAULTSORT:Rugolo, Joe 1965 births Living people Melbourne Football Club players Sandringham Football Club players J. J. Liston Trophy winners Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) People educated at Assumption College, Kilmore