Norman James "Norm" Waugh (10 May 1874 – 6 August 1934) was an

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an Australian rules football playing field, oval field, often a modified ...

er who played for the

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in the

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(VFL). In the first year of competition, he became one of the club's and leagues first premiership players, during the

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, under the captaincy of

George Stuckey George Stuckey (6 July 1871 – 15 March 1932) was an Australian rules footballer who played with and captained the Essendon Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Football Stuckey played as both a wingman and half back during h ...

. Waugh made his debut against in Round 1 of the season, at

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. Waugh was also Essendon's first-ever leading goalkicker in a VFL season. His 23 goals was the third-highest in the League, behind

Jack Leith John Goodwin Leith (12 August 1872 – 24 April 1935) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club in the early years of the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian r ...

of Melbourne (26), and

Eddy James Edwin Ernest James (14 February 1874 – 16 September 1937) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong in the years before and following the formation of the VFL. Football James started his career as a backman, playing a game ...

of Geelong (27). He was the youngest son of Dr James S. Waugh, the first president of Wesley College. After retiring from football, he entered the insurance industry and became the

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of the National Mutual Company in South Africa. He died in

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in 1934, aged 60.

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* * 1874 births 1934 deaths Australian rules footballers from Melbourne Essendon Football Club players Essendon Football Club premiership players People educated at Wesley College (Victoria) Essendon Football Club (VFA) players VFL/AFL premiership players People from Prahran, Victoria {{AFL-bio-1870s-stub