1901 VFL season
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The 1901 VFL season was the fifth season of the Victorian Football League, the highest-level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured eight clubs and ran from 4 Ma
Essendon 1901 VFL premiership team
Albert Thurgood
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Albert John Thurgood was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football Association, Victorian Football League and the Western Australian Football Association.
1901 VFL season
…and Geelong, field umpire Henry "Ivo" Crapp experimented with clearly calling out his decisions. In Essendon's grand final victory against Collingwood, Albert Thurgood kicked three of Essendon's six goals. One of his goals was scored with an 86-yard (79 m) drop-kick, and another (measured immediately after the match…
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