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Alfred Edward ` Topsy ' Waldron -LRB- 26 February 1857 -- 7 June 1929 -RRB- was an Australian rules footballer who played mostly for Norwood in the South Australian Football Association -LRB- SAFA -RRB- during the 19th century .. Norwood. Norwood Football Club. South Australian Football Association. South Australian National Football League. He also played two first-class cricket matches for South Australia .. first-class cricket. first-class cricket. South Australia. Southern Redbacks. Waldron , who was captain of Norwood for a club record ten seasons , and played in nine of their early premiership teams , six as captain  : his career total of ten premierships is a record for elite Australian rules football , equal with David `` Dolly '' Christy .. Norwood. Norwood Football Club. Australian rules football. Australian rules football. He started his career at Albert-park , playing most of that season in the Second Twenty before being chosen for a match against Melbourne , and played a season with Carlton Imperial .. Albert-park. Albert Park Football Club ( VFA ). Carlton. Carlton Football Club. When the club folded , he crossed to Carlton in the newly formed Victorian Football Association -LRB- VFA -RRB- , playing in their 1877 VFA premiership side .. Carlton. Carlton Football Club. Victorian Football Association. Victorian Football League. At the end of 1878 , Waldron was convinced by a friend to go to Norwood and he joined them for their second season in the SAFA .. Norwood. Norwood Football Club. In 1888 , Waldron captained Norwood to victory in the inaugural Championship of Australia .. Norwood. Norwood Football Club. Championship of Australia. Championship of Australia. The club took on South Melbourne at Kensington Oval for the title and won the series 3 -- 0 .. South Melbourne. Sydney Swans. Kensington Oval. Kensington Oval, Adelaide. He also captained South Australia in three inter-colonial games and played in six games in all .. South Australia. Southern Redbacks. When the South Australian Football Hall of Fame was opened to inductees in 2002 , Waldron was one of the first added , and the oldest .. South Australian Football Hall of Fame. South Australian Football Hall of Fame. His two first-class cricket matches were played almost five years apart , in 1881 / 82 and 1887 / 88 .. first-class cricket. first-class cricket. Waldron failed with the bat in both but took 3 for 18 against Victoria at the Adelaide Oval in what was the only innings he bowled in .. Adelaide. Adelaide. Victoria. Victorian Bushrangers. Adelaide Oval. Adelaide Oval. One of those wickets was Test cricketer Tup Scott .. Tup Scott. Tup Scott