One time South Sydney premiership winner in 1914, who also played in the 1916 premiership final.
Early in life Norman understood that kicking with both feet was a important skill for a half. While not able to run fast, he was a very good tackler and would make make openings for his outside men.
Player Relatives
Brother - Norman, Rex
Brother - Norman, Roy (Annandale)
(Glebe)
(Wests)
Brother - Norman, Bernard (Annandale)
Representative Qualification
NSW City
Date of Birth
Leichhardt, NSW - 30th November 1888 (Died - 1971)
Previous Clubs First Grade
M T G FG Pt
Annandale RU (1906-07)
Glebe RU (1908-09)
Annandale (1910-13) 46 12 26 - 88
Previous Rep Honours M T G FG Pt
Sydney Metropolis (1912) 1 2 - - 6
New South Wales (1912-13) 16 7 21 - 63
Playing Career at South Sydney (1914-16)
South Sydney First Grade Debut
1914 Rd01 v Balmain (25y 153d)
First Grade
Premiership : City Cup : Tour
M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts
1914 12 12 - 2 1 - 8 : 3 3 - 1 - - 3 : - - - - - - -
1915 12 12 - 3 - - 9 : - - - - - - -
1916 14 14 - - - - - : 1 1 - - - - - : 1 1 - 1 - - 3
TOTAL 38 38 - 5 1 - 17 : 4 4 - 1 - - 3 : 1 1 - 1 - - 3
SS Cup 4 4 - 1 - - 3
SS FG 43 43 - 7 1 - 23
Short Form
Short-Game Knockout
M S R T G/A FG Pts
1915 - - - - - - -
TOTAL - - - - - - -
SS SF - - - - - - -
Captaincy Record at South Sydney
South Sydney First Grade Captaincy Debut
1916 CC-01 v Glebe
First Grade
Year Premiership( W- D-L %) : Other( W- D-L %)
1916 : 1( 0- 0-1 0%)
TOTAL : 1( 0- 0-1 0%)
SS FG 1( 0- 0-1 0%)
Suspension at South Sydney
Year Grade v Wk CHARGE never
Representative Honours at South Sydney
Domestic CvC / Interstate : Tourists : Other
M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts
Sydney Metropolis 1914 : 1 1 - 1 - - 3 :
New South Wales 1914 : 1 1 - - - - - :
TOTAL 2 2 - 1 - - 3
International Internationals : Other
M S R T G/A FG Pts : M S R T G/A FG Pts
Australia 1914 1 1 - 1 - - 3 :
TOTAL 1 1 - 1 - - 3
ALL REPS 3 3 - 2 - - 6
Year Pos Team Versus Match T G/A FG
1914 5/8 Sydney Metropolis v England Tour Match 1 - -
1914 5/8 New South Wales v England 1st Match - - -
1914 5/8 Australia v England 1st Test 1 - -
After Leaving South Sydney
Subsequent Clubs First Grade
M T G FG Pt
Eastern Suburbs (1917-21) 52 3 15 - 39
Subsequent Rep Honours M T G FG Pt
Combined FG (1917) 1 - - - -
Sydney Metropolis (1920) 1 2 1 - 8
New South Wales (1919-20) 5 1 1 - 5
Australia (1919-22) 3 - - - -
He would go on and coach Eastern Suburbs in 1923 and later Manly-Warringah in 1954.
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