David Norman (Australian footballer)
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David Norman is a former Australian rules football
er who played with Collingwood
in the Victorian Football League
(VFL) during the 1960s.
Norman starred for North Ballarat in the 1960 BFL
season and won the league's "Best and Fairest" award, known as the Henderson Medal. The following season he joined Collingwood where he would spend six seasons as a rover and small forward.
Known for his strength and courage, Norman appeared as a half forward flanker in the 1964 VFL Grand Final
but ended up on the losing team. He kicked a career high 40 goals that year, bettering his 36 goal effort in 1962. Neither were enough to top Collingwood's goal-kicking but he earned that accolade in 1965 when he booted 32 goals. Norman also twice kicked bags of six goals in his career, against North Melbourne
.
He finished his career back in the Ballarat Football League
, with Beaufort
.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er who played with Collingwood
Collingwood Football Club
The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
in the Victorian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(VFL) during the 1960s.
Norman starred for North Ballarat in the 1960 BFL
Ballarat Football League
The Ballarat Football League is an Australian rules football competition that operates in the Ballarat region of Victoria, Australia.The competition formed in 1893 as the Ballarat Football Association and was renamed Ballarat Football League in 1908 and was briefly known as the Ballarat-Wimmera...
season and won the league's "Best and Fairest" award, known as the Henderson Medal. The following season he joined Collingwood where he would spend six seasons as a rover and small forward.
Known for his strength and courage, Norman appeared as a half forward flanker in the 1964 VFL Grand Final
1964 VFL Grand Final
The 1964 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Collingwood Football Club and Melbourne Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 19 September 1964. It was the 68th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to...
but ended up on the losing team. He kicked a career high 40 goals that year, bettering his 36 goal effort in 1962. Neither were enough to top Collingwood's goal-kicking but he earned that accolade in 1965 when he booted 32 goals. Norman also twice kicked bags of six goals in his career, against North Melbourne
North Melbourne Football Club
The North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Kangaroos, is the fourth oldest Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League and is one of the oldest sporting clubs in Australia and the world...
.
He finished his career back in the Ballarat Football League
Ballarat Football League
The Ballarat Football League is an Australian rules football competition that operates in the Ballarat region of Victoria, Australia.The competition formed in 1893 as the Ballarat Football Association and was renamed Ballarat Football League in 1908 and was briefly known as the Ballarat-Wimmera...
, with Beaufort
Beaufort Football Club
The Beaufort Football Club are an Australian rules football club from which competes in the Central Highlands Football League. They previously played in the Ballarat Football League and Lexton Plains Football League.-Premierships:...
.