Norman "Norm" Smith (1 October 1946 – 21 February 2019) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
| Norm Smith | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Norman Smith | ||
| Date of birth | 1 October 1946 | ||
| Date of death | 21 February 2019 (aged 72) | ||
| Place of death | Canberra | ||
| Original team(s) | Strathmerton | ||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Ruck-rover | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1967 | Hawthorn | 5 (1) | |
| 1970–1971 | Strathmerton | ||
| 1972–1974 | Tatura | ||
| 1975–1976 | Lemnos | ||
| 1977–1978 | Corowa | ||
| 1979 | Belconnen | ||
| 1980–1982 | West Canberra | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1982. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Early career and Hawthorn
editSmith, a ruck-rover, played his early senior football at Strathmerton in the Murray Football League and won the league's best and fairest medal in 1966.[1][2] The following year he made five VFL appearances for Hawthorn, then spent time away from the game on national service, before returning to Strathmerton in 1970.[3][4]
Goulburn Valley Football League
editIn 1971, Smith started playing in the Goulburn Valley Football League, where he won back-to-back Morrison Medals, with Tatura in 1974 and Lemnos in 1975.[4][5]
Ovens & Murray Football League
editHis two-year stint coaching Corowa, in 1977 and 1978, was the final two seasons that the club played in the Ovens & Murray Football League, before merging with Rutherglen.[4]
Canberra
editIn 1979 he coached Belconnen to its first Australian Capital Territory Football League grand final, which they lost to Ainslie.[6][7] From 1980 to 1982, Smith played at West Canberra.[4] He was coach in the last of those years and again for the 1985 season, in a non-playing capacity.[8][9] In 1986 he was non-playing coach of the Belconnen Magpies, formed by a merger between Belconnen and West Canberra.[9]
Brent Smith, Norman's son, also played football in Canberra and in 1991 won the Mulrooney Medal.[10]
References
edit- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
- ^ "Senior Best & Fairest". Fox Sports Pulse.
- ^ "Norman Smith". AFL Tables.
- ^ a b c d "Smith to hang up his boots after 20 years". The Canberra Times. 27 February 1983. p. 24. Retrieved 28 March 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Morrison Medallists". Fox Sports Pulse.
- ^ "Belconnen makes first grand final". The Canberra Times. 10 September 1979. p. 16. Retrieved 29 March 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Brock pilots Ainslie to first-class premiership". The Canberra Times. 24 September 1979. p. 16. Retrieved 29 March 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Smith to coach Wests". The Canberra Times. 24 December 1981. p. 15. Retrieved 29 March 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b "Belconnen needs a captain-coach". The Canberra Times. 8 October 1986. p. 40. Retrieved 29 March 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Smith keeps apace with Dad's feats". The Canberra Times. 19 September 1991. p. 22. Retrieved 28 March 2014 – via National Library of Australia.