Tulloch was a member of the Collingwood side which played in the inaugural VFL season, in 1897.

A versatile player who was used at all ends of the ground, Tulloch was appointed Collingwood captain in 1902 and led Collingwood to the premiership that season, putting his name into history as the club's first ever VFL premiership winning captain.

Tulloch remains the only person in VFL/AFL history to have captained a premiership team and umpired a Grand Final.

[3] Later that season police struggled to protect Tulloch when he was mobbed by angry fans after a match between Carlton and St Kilda.

[4] Tulloch married Sarah Caroline Marshall (1872–1961) in Carlton, Victoria on 24 September 1903.