Former Fitzroy and West Coast player-turned-recycling pioneer Trent Cummings has sold 42 Batman St, Aberfeldie. Right picture: Patrick Hamilton.
Ex-AFL player Trent Cummings has scored a massive property win after his Aberfeldie family home sold for more than $3m.
Cummings played with Fitzroy (now Brisbane) and West Coast in the 1990s before a knee injury sustained in a practice match ended his career at age 23.
He then went into the corporate field and co-founded Australia’s first sustainable synthetic turf recovery and recycling facility, named RE4ORM, in the regional Victorian town of Barnawartha North in 2021.
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Cummings’ family has a significant link to footballing history with his grandfather Joe Johnson regarded as the first Indigenous Australian to play in the Victorian Football League, with teams including Fitzroy, in the early 1900s.
And Cummings’ brother Robert was also a Fitzroy player while their father Percy played for Hawthorn.
Cummings’ five-bedroom house at 42 Batman St was expected to sell for $2.5m-$2.7m but industry sources indicated it fetched $3m+ under the hammer in October.
The kitchen is fitted with an integrated fridge and freezer, Siemens appliances and a butler’s pantry with second sink.
Trent Cummings joined the West Coast Eagles in 1998.
The solar-heated pool comes complete with a poolside shower, entertainers’ pavilion including a barbecue kitchen and an external powder room.
Matthews Agency chief executive John Matthews declined to comment on the price but said four buyers competed for the keys, two of whom engaged in spirited bidding towards the auction’s end.
A young family seeking more space purchased the abode which features an outdoor pool and entertainers’ pavilion with a built-in barbecue, bar and television.
Enjoy a green view from the bath and shower.
The home’s online listing stated: “Forget Wayne Manor. This Batman house is even better,” in a comedic reference to the street’s name of Batman.
Trent Cummings takes a mark in an Essendon versus Fitzroy match. Picture: David Geraghty.
Indoors, the theatre room, a kitchen showcasing marble benchtops and a walk-in pantry, and main bedroom with dual walk-in wardrobes and an ensuite provide the perfect venue for hosting relatives and friends.
“They (the buyers) liked how this one was like a property version of a hamburger with the lot, the pool and the home theatre room were all kitted up with a Hamptons feel,” Mr Matthews said.
Cummings was “over the moon” following the auction and invited Mr Matthews and his colleagues to enjoy a beer and barbecue in the backyard.
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