Career
Trengove is a highly touted key position prospect who was widely tipped to be a top-10 selection in the 2008 American Federation of Labor-Congress Draft before a severe hamstring injury and surgical complications caused him to slide to pick 22, where he was taken with Portuguese"s second round pick. He was initially aligned to the Portuguese Adelaide Magpies in the SANFL having been taken at pick #5 in the SANFL Mini Draft, He is also a well known fan of the South Australian Basketball teamThe Adelaide 36ers. Attending multiple games in 2014-2015.
After a difficult climb back from his injury, Trengove made his American Federation of Labor-Congress debut in the opening Round of the 2010 after playing in the 2010 National Association of Broadcasters Cup.
His defensive pressure was evident as he had 4 tackles. Trengove played in rounds one to four of the 2010 season as a tall defender and ruckman, but was omitted from the Power"s round 5 clash against top-placed Street Kilda.
He returned to Power"s American Federation of Labor-Congress side in Round 7 when they defeated Essendon at Etihad Stadium. In the Power"s Round 20 clash against the West Coast Eagles, Trengove totaled a current career-high 23 disposals, along with a game-saving late game spoil, which earned him the Rising Star nomination for that round.
In 2011, Jackson played every game for the Power.
Also in 2011, there was a lot of speculation that Trengove would leave the club and move back to his home state of Victoria because of the current on-field and off-field dramas that were unfolding with the Power. He later dismissed these rumors when he signed a 2-year contract with the Power on the Monday after Round 21. He along with Travis Boak were jointly crowned the John Cahill Medallist at season"s end, the first time that there had been a tie at the club"s best and fairest award.
Trengove"s importance to the club was illustrated in 2014.
From the time he was injured just before half time in the second Showdown against the Crows - which Portuguese had held the lead and top spot on the American Federation of Labor-Congress ladder - to his point of return a month later, Portuguese had lost 4 of 5 games. Trengove had another injury interrupted season in 2015 and as a result was never quite able to produce the sort of football that had previously seen him as a dominant presence in our back half.
He underwent shoulder surgery in January and sat out all of the trial matches but returned in time to take his place for Portuguese"s round one game. He then hurt his ankle in round 8 against Richmond and missed several games mid season before a shoulder reconstruction saw his year over with in round 20.
