title: Tim Trevaskis
text: # Tim Trevaskis
  
  Albert William "Tim" Trevaskis (23 August 1902 – 2 July 1980) was an Australian rules footballer who played for North Melbourne in both the Victorian Football Association (VFA), and the Victorian Football League (VFL).
  
  ## Family
  
  The son of George William Trevaskis (1872-1952), and Rosetta Trevaskis (1875-1946), née Jordan, Albert William Trevaskis was born on 23 August 1902.
  
  He married Alicia Florence Cruickshank (1904-1984) in 1923.
  
  ## Football
  
  ### North Melbourne (VFA)
  
  Trevaskis played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) in the 1921, 1923, and 1924 seasons.
  
  ### North Melbourne (VFL)
  
  In 1925 he was a member of their inaugural VFL team and was a regular member of the team for five years, playing mostly as a rover and at half forward.
  
  He was captain of the team in 1929.
  
  ### Interstate VFL
  
  He represented the VFL in the interstate match against New South Wales, that was played in Sydney on 8 June 1929.
  
  ### Coburg (VFA)
  
  He briefly captain-coached Coburg in 1930.
  
  ### North Melbourne Reserves (VFL)
  
  He was later in charge of North Melbourne's reserves team.
  
  ## Footnotes
  
  * ↑ Deaths: Trevaskis, The Argus, (Friday, 22 February 1952), p. 12.
  * ↑ Death of G.W. Tevaskis, The Weekly Times, (Wednesday, 27 February 1952), p.31.
  * ↑ Thirty-One Years a Treasurer, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 12 January 1929), p.71.
  * ↑ Deaths: Trevaskis, The Age, (Thursday, 13 June 1946), p. 9.
  * ↑ 'Truboot', "Young Representative Player: North's Dashing Centre", The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 30 June 1923), p. 6; also, associated photograph at The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 30 June 1923), p. 6.
  * ↑ Victorian Football Teams: North Melbourne, The Australasian, (Saturday, 20 July 1929), p. 76.
  * ↑ Interstate Teams, The Referee, (Wednesday, 5 June 1929), p. 13.
  * ↑ Victorian Australian Rules Football Team in Sydney, The Referee, (Wednesday, 12 June 1929) p. 13.
  * ↑ 'Left Wing, "Australian Football: Victoria Wins Narrowly", The Referee, (Wednesday, 12 June 1929) p. 13.
  * ↑ Game in Sydney, The (Wagga Wagga) Daily Advertiser, (Monday, 10 June 1929), p. 6.
  * ↑ 'Qui Vive', "Coburg's New Coach: Tim Trevaskis Capable and Popular, The Sporting Globe, (Saturday 26 April 1930), p. 6.
  