Fred Waugh
South Melbourne
AFL career
22 games3 goals
- Debut
- R1 1897 v MEL8 May 1897
- Most recent
- R14 1900 v COL18 Aug 1900
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Bio
A local South Melbourne product who featured in the club's inaugural VFL campaign, Fred Waugh is best remembered for the harrowing personal circumstances that interrupted his football career. Establishing himself as a reliable contributor during the league's foundation year of 1897, Waugh’s season was cut short after Round 11 following a severe personal crisis involving a relationship breakdown and a suicide attempt that shocked the football community. Despite the gravity of the incident and the physical trauma involved, he displayed remarkable resilience to recover and eventually return to the Lake Oval for a second stint three years later. He added a further season to his tally in 1900, cementing his place as a brave figure in the club's early history before retiring with 22 games to his name.
Profile
- Born
- 01 Dec 1869
- Died
- 23 June 1919 (aged 49y 204d)
- Birthplace
- South Melbourne, VIC
- Deathplace
- City of Melbourne, VIC
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Bio
1 revisionA local South Melbourne product who featured in the club's inaugural VFL campaign, Fred Waugh is best remembered for the harrowing personal circumstances that interrupted his football career. Establishing himself as a reliable contributor during the league's foundation year of 1897, Waugh’s season was cut short after Round 11 following a severe personal crisis involving a relationship breakdown and a suicide attempt that shocked the football community. Despite the gravity of the incident and the physical trauma involved, he displayed remarkable resilience to recover and eventually return to the Lake Oval for a second stint three years later. He added a further season to his tally in 1900, cementing his place as a brave figure in the club's early history before retiring with 22 games to his name.