Australian rules footballer
| Harry Weidner | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Norman Henry John Weidner | ||
| Date of birth | (1907-03-03)3 March 1907 | ||
| Place of birth | Warragul, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 29 January 1962(1962-01-29) (aged 54) | ||
| Place of death | Ventnor, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Warragul | ||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1926–1932 | Richmond | 96 (128) | |
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1932. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Norman Henry John Weidner (3 March 1907 – 29 January 1962) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Family
The son of Williamstown and Prahran footballer, Alfred Christian Weidner (1880-1959), and Ada Alice Weidner (1880-1963), née Whitmore, Norman Henry John Weidner was born at Warragul, Victoria on 3 March 1907.
He married Violet Camelia Rich (1908-1982) in 1935.
His cousin, Alexander Leslie "Les" Gallagher (1904-1973), also played VFL football for Richmond.
Football
Weidner was a half forward flanker from Warragul who kicked at least 25 goals every season from 1928 to 1931 and was Richmond's second top goal-kicker in the first of those years.
He appeared in Richmond's 1927, 1928 and 1929 grand final losses and managed to kick two goals in both the 1928 and 1929 Grand Finals. In total, he kicked 15 goals from the nine finals that he played during his career. Richmond broke through for a premiership in 1932 but Weidner wasn't part of the success, having played his last game for the club in round 10.
He represented the 1928 Victorian interstate team which defeated South Australia in Melbourne by nine points.
Death
He died at Ventnor, Victoria on 29 January 1962.
Notes
- AustralianFootball.com.
- ^ AFL Tables.
- Holmesby & Main, 2007.
- The Advertiser,"Inter-State Football", 27 August 1928, p. 10
References
- Hogan P: The Tigers Of Old, Richmond FC, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-646-18748-1
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
External links
- Harry Weidner's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Harry Weidner at AustralianFootball.com
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