Norman J. MacLeod (8 October 1904 - 7 October 1951) 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 oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

er who played for Collingwood in the

Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ...

(VFL) during the late 1920s and early 1930s. MacLeod, a wingman, appeared in the opening three rounds of the

1927 VFL season The 1927 VFL season was the 31st season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured twelve clubs, ran from 30 April until 1 October, and comprised an 18- ...

but didn't play another game after that until the following year. In just his 18th league game, MacLeod became a premiership player when he was a member of the Collingwood side which defeated Richmond in the 1928 Grand Final.

References

* *Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing. * 1904 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Collingwood Football Club players Collingwood Football Club premiership players 1951 deaths VFL/AFL premiership players {{AFL-bio-1904-stub