Hercules Anthony Vollugi (15 June 1880 – 11 October 1960) was an
Australian rules football
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er who played with
Essendon Essendon may refer to:
Australia
*Essendon, Victoria
**Essendon railway station
**Essendon Airport
*Essendon Football Club, in the Australian Football League
*Electoral district of Essendon
*Electoral district of Essendon and Flemington
United Kin ...
in the
Victorian Football League
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(VFL).
Vollugi was a wingman in Essendon's 1901 premiership team, which came in his first league season.
He also played in the
1902 VFL Grand Final, which Essendon lost.
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He later served Essendon as a committeeman.
Vollugi was also a first-grade ]cricket
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er for East Melbourne
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, and a golfer. He became secretary of Elsternwick Golf Club.
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1880 births
Australian rules footballers from Melbourne
Essendon Football Club players
Essendon Football Club premiership players
1960 deaths
VFL/AFL premiership players
People from Carlton, Victoria
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