| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ernie Norman | |
| Date of birth | 1913 | |
| Date of death | 1993 | |
| Club information | ||
| Position(s) | Centre, Five-eighth | |
| Current club | Deceased | |
| Senior clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (points) |
| 1931-39 | Eastern Suburbs | 101 (78) |
| Representative teams | ||
| 1931–1937 1932–1938 |
New South Wales Australia |
15 (9) 12 (3) |
|
* Professional club appearances and points |
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Ernie Norman (1913-1993) was an Australian rugby league player - a state and national representative Centre or Five-eighth. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. History See also History of rugby league The grass roots of rugby league can be traced to early football history, through the playing of ball games A typical Rugby league team consists of thirteen players on the field plus four substitutes on the bench A typical Rugby league team consists of thirteen players on the field plus four substitutes on the bench His club career was with the Eastern Suburbs club in the New South Wales Rugby League competition. The Sydney Roosters is a professional Rugby league club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, Australia. The New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL is the governing body for the Sport of Rugby league in New South Wales and is a member of the Australian Rugby
An Eastern Suburbs junior, Norman played over 100 matches for that club and was a member of the Easts sides that won consecutive premierships in seasons 1935, 1936 and 1937. The Sydney Roosters is a professional Rugby league club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, Australia. The Sydney Roosters is a professional Rugby league club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, Australia. 1935 's New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the twenty-eighth season of the Rugby league competition based in Sydney New South Wales. 1936 's New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the twenty-ninth season of the Rugby league competition based in Sydney New South Wales. 1937 's New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the thirtieth season of the Rugby league competition based in Sydney New South Wales.
Norman was graded with Easts at 17 years of age and made his Australian debut two years later at 19. Throughout his career he made 15 state representative appearances for New South Wales and played in 12 Tests for the Australia national rugby league team. The New South Wales Rugby League team represents the state of New South Wales annually in the Rugby League State of Origin competition against arch-rivals Queensland
Norman, aged 80, died in 1993.
In February 2008, Norman was named in the list of Australia's 100 Greatest Players (1908-2007) which was commissioned by the NRL and ARL to celebrate the code's centenary year in Australia. In late 2007 the Australian Rugby League and National Rugby League commissioned 130 experts to select the 100 best rugby league players in the game's 100-year history in The Australian Rugby League (ARL is the governing body for the Sport of Rugby league in Australia [1][2]
References
- Whiticker, Alan & Hudson, Glen (2006) The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, Gavin Allen Publishing, Sydney
Footnotes
- ^ Peter Cassidy. Alan J Whiticker born 1958 Penrith, New South Wales is a prolific Australian non-fiction author with currently over 35 published books "Controversy reigns as NRL releases top 100 players", Macquarie National News, 2008-02-23. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Retrieved on 2008-02-23. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable
- ^ Centenary of Rugby League - The Players. NRL & ARL (2008-02-23). The Australian Rugby League (ARL is the governing body for the Sport of Rugby league in Australia 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Retrieved on 2008-02-23. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable