Trent Cummings (born 28 December 1973) is a former

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er who played with Fitzroy and the

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in the

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(AFL). Cummings, the third member of his family to play for Fitzroy, was seen mostly on a wing or at half forward. His great-grandfather, Joe Johnson, was a Fitzroy footballer and credited with being the first

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to play in the Victorian Football League. An elder brother,

Robert Cummings Charles Clarence Robert Orville Cummings (June 9, 1910 – December 2, 1990) was an American film and television actor who appeared in roles in comedy films such as ''The Devil and Miss Jones'' (1941) and ''Princess O'Rourke'' (1943), and in d ...

, also played for Fitzroy and their father, Percy, was a Hawthorn player. The sixth selection of the 1993 AFL Draft, Cummings spent three seasons with Fitzroy and despite making 27 appearances he only played in three wins. At the end of

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, the

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were formed and Cummings didn't make their squad, instead secured by the West Coast Eagles with pick 57 in the

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despite having recently undergone a knee reconstruction. He played just two games at his new club in

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and instead spent most of the year in the

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(WAFL) with

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. A knee injury, sustained in a practice match during the 1998 pre-season, ended his league career. In 2003, he sued both the Eagles and

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authorities for loss of earning, and received a six-figure settlement.'' Courier Mail'', "Lions' Scott Harding may sue over drop-in centre wicket", 20 July 2008, Damien Stannard

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cummings, Trent 1973 births Australian rules footballers from South Australia Fitzroy Football Club players West Coast Eagles players Central District Football Club players Peel Thunder Football Club players Indigenous Australian players of Australian rules football Living people