 "Albert the Great" Thurgood (1874-1927) Albert John "The Great" Thurgood (born 11 January 1874 in North Melbourne, died 8 May 1927) was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League and the Western Australian Football Association. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
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Year 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
High marking is a key skill and spectator attribute of Aussie Rules Precise field and goal kicking using the oval shaped ball is the key skill in Aussie Rules Football Australian rules football, also known as Australian football, Aussie rules, or simply football or footy is a code of football...
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He was no mere footballer but considered a champion of his era. He usually played at centre-half-forward, but his versatility enabled him to be switched to any position on the ground.
Early life
Born on January 11, 1874 at Errol Street, North Melbourne, to John Thurgood, a builder and Amelia, née Buckland. After his education at Brighton Grammar School, he joined the Essendon Football Club in the Victorian Football Association. North Melbourne is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia in the state of Victoria. ...
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Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club that is part of the Australian Football League. ...
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Football career
VFA Thurgood played for Essendon in the VFA (1892-94) during its run of four successive premierships (1891-94). At six feet tall (182 cm) and twelve stone (76.2 kg), Thurgood possessed qualities that made him a versatile key position player: extraordinarily fast, a superb mark, as nimble and agile as a hare, and his greatest asset a brilliant kick; usually playing at centre half-forward, he could regularly punt-kick over 80 yards (73.1m) and drop-kick over 90 yards (82.3m) while one place-kick at the East Melbourne ground on 22 June 1899 was measured at 107 yards two feet and one inch (98.48m)[1]. During an era of low scoring games, he became the first player to kick more than 50 goals in a season (1892) and in one game against the hapless Richmond in 1893 scored twelve of the team’s fourteen goals, a remarkable feat. Although records of the time are somewhat unreliable, it is believed that he played a total of 163 VFA games for Essendon and kicked 625 goals.[2] In the sport of Australian rules football, a key position refers to positions on the ground that are considered vital to the structure of a team. ...
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Western Australia Between 1895 and 1898, he left Essendon to seek work in Western Australia and played for the (defunct until recently) Fremantle club in the Western Australian Football Association (WAFA). During his stint there he topped the WAFA goal kicking list on three consecutive occasions between 1895 and 1897, helping the side lift premierships in the first two of those years. Capital Perth Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Ken Michael Premier Alan Carpenter (ALP) Federal representation - House seats 15 - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05) - Product ($m) $100,900 (4th) - Product per capita $50,355/person (3rd) Population (December 2006) - Population 2,050,900 (4th) - Density 0. ...
The Western Australian National Football League (WANFL) was formed in 1885 and was later changed to the Western Australian Football League (WAFL) on 6 February 1980 and has since remained the premier Australian rules football league in Western Australia. ...
VFL He returned to Essendon in 1898 in the newly formed Victorian Football League (VFL later AFL) heading the goalkicking list in 1900 (25) and 1902 (33). While contemporaries noted that Thurgood was slower, heavier and less keen, he produced his finest performance in the 1901 VFL Grand Final against arch-rival Collingwood when he kicked three of the side’s six goals and was a major contributor to Essendon's victory. The same year he was voted Champion of the Colony (1893, 1894 & 1901) for the third time. VFL/AFL is the term used to refer to the competition established in 1897, which was originally known as the Victorian Football League. ...
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The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies after the black and white striped guernseys worn by the players, is an Australian rules football club, playing in the elite Australian Football League. ...
The Champion Of The Colony was, prior to the Brownlow Medal, the most prestigious individual award in Australian rules football in Victoria. ...
In 1902 there were widespread allegations that he had 'laid down' against Collingwood in the challenge final, which Essendon lost by the heavy margin for the time of 33 points. In disgust, Thurgood demanded, and was refused, a clearance to the Magpies, whereupon he decided to retire. He was tempted back to Essendon four years later, but after playing 8 games he was forced to retire permanently when he sustained a serious ankle injury. Grays Fig. ...
The sport of Australian rules football is known for its high level of physical body contact compared to other sports such as soccer and basketball, and the fact that unlike gridiron, no padding whatsoever is worn. ...
Other Thurgood married Ida Alma Mary Thomas at Fairfield on 26 April 1899.
He was a better than average cricketer and golfer. After his retirement from football Thurgood became active in horse-racing, for some years as a bookmaker and subsequently as an owner. He ran a number of successful horses, including Amazonia which won the Bagot Handicap in 1921 and was placed third in the Melbourne Cup that year. The 1976 cup won by Van Der Hum. ...
Albert Thurgood died in 1927 as the result of a car accident and was buried with Anglican rites in Brighton cemetery.. His wife and two daughters survived him.
In 1996 Thurgood was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame. He was named in the Essendon Team of the Century which was selected in their VFL/AFL centenary year of 1997. In 2004 he was inducted into the WA Football Hall of Fame. The Australian Football Hall of Fame was established in 1996, the Centenary year of the Australian Football League, to help recognise the contributions made to the sport of Australian rules football by players, umpires, media personalities, coaches and administrators. ...
Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club that is part of the Australian Football League. ...
The West Australian Football League (WAFL) (pronounced waffle) is the premier state based Australian rules football league in Western Australia. ...
He is also a relative to the current Hawthorn player Josh Thurgood. Albert is Josh's Great, Great Uncle. Joshua Josh Thurgood (born 5 June 1985) is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. ...
Career highlights Playing career: - Essendon (VFA) 1892-94 (Games: 163 Goals: 625)
- Essendon (VFL) 1899-1902, 1906 (Games: 46 Goals: 89)
- Fremantle (WAFA) 1895-1898 (Games: 48 Goals: 128)
Player honors: - VFL Leading goalkicker Medal 1900 - 25 goals (equal)
- Essendon Best & Fairest 1901
- Essendon leading goalkicker 1900, 1902
- "Champion of the Colony" 1893, 1894, 1901
- WAFA Leading goalkicker 1895, 1896, 1897
- Essendon Team of the Century
References - ^ Holmesby, G & Main, J., “The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers” (1998).
- ^ Ross, John (1999). The Australian Football Hall of Fame. Australia: HarperCollinsPublishers, p. 126. ISBN 0-7322-6426-X.
External links - Australian Dictionary of Biography
- Full Points Footy Bio
- AFL: Hall of Fame
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