Norman Henry John Weidner (3 March 1907 – 29 January 1962)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

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 career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1926–1932 Richmond 96 (128)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1932.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

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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

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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.[2]

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.[2][3] In total, he kicked 15 goals from the nine finals that he played during his career.[2] 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.[2]

He represented the 1928 Victorian interstate team which defeated South Australia in Melbourne by nine points.[4]

Death

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He died at Ventnor, Victoria on 29 January 1962.

Notes

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  1. ^ AustralianFootball.com.
  2. ^ a b c d AFL Tables.
  3. ^ Holmesby & Main, 2007.
  4. ^ The Advertiser,"Inter-State Football", 27 August 1928, p. 10

References

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  • 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.
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