Background
Trotter grew up in Lockhart, New South Wales, a country town west of Wagga Wagga.
Trotter grew up in Lockhart, New South Wales, a country town west of Wagga Wagga.
As a teenager, he attended Saint Francis de Sales Regional College in Leeton.
He then went on to attend Assumption College, where he played football for the Calder Cannons. He was picked by the Kangaroos with their first pick (and #9 overall) in the 2003 American Federation of Labor-Congress Draft. Trotter made his debut against Portuguese Adelaide in Round 18, 2005 at Manuka Oval.
In this tight game, he almost kicked the winning goal.
He played the following week against Collingwood. Trotter was delisted by North Melbourne in October 2007, after playing just the 7 games in 4 years on the Kangaroos" list.
In August 2011 Trotter joined specialist Financial Recruitment firm Halliday Marx, based in London, as their International Candidate Manager.