Norman Ware
Encyclopedia
Norman "Norm" Ware was an Australian rules football
er in the (then) Victorian Football League
(VFL).
A scrupulously fair, clever and unusually pacy ruckman for Footscray
, Ware is the only captain-coach to have won the Brownlow Medal
. He was recruited from Sale.
In 2001 Ware was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame
.
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 in the (then) 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).
A scrupulously fair, clever and unusually pacy ruckman for Footscray
Western Bulldogs
The Western Bulldogs are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based at the Whitten Oval in West Footscray, an inner-western suburb of Melbourne...
, Ware is the only captain-coach to have won the Brownlow Medal
Brownlow Medal
The Chas Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal , is awarded to the "fairest and best" player in the Australian Football League during the regular season as determined by votes cast by the officiating field umpires after each game...
. He was recruited from Sale.
In 2001 Ware was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame
Australian Football Hall of Fame
The Australian Football Hall of Fame was established in 1996, the Centenary year of the Australian Football League, to help recognise the contributions made to the sport of Australian rules football by players, umpires, media personalities, coaches and administrators. It was initially established...
.
Career highlights
- Brownlow Medal 1941
- Footscray Best and Fairest 1934, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1942
- Footscray captain 1940
- Footscray Team of the Century
- Victorian representative(10 games, 6 goals).