Albert Thurgood

Albert Thurgood

Albert John "The Great" Thurgood (11 January 1874 – 8 May 1927) was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football Association (VFA), Victorian Football League (VFL) and the Western Australian Football Association (WAFA).

He is considered one of the great champion players of the VFA and VFL, described as "an ideal footballer." He usually played at centre-half-forward, but his versatility enabled him to be switched to any position on the ground.

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