Harry Weidner
| Harry Weidner | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Norman Henry John Weidner | ||
| Date of birth | 3 March 1907 | ||
| Date of death | 29 January 1962 (aged 54) | ||
| Original team | Warragul | ||
| Height/Weight | 175 cm / 72 kg | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1926-1932 | Richmond | 96 (128) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1932 season. | |||
Norman Henry John "Harry" Weidner (3 March 1907 - 29 January 1962)[1][2] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
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.[3] He represented the 1928 Victorian interstate team which defeated South Australia in Melbourne by nine points.[4]
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.[3][5] In total kicked 15 goals from the nine finals that he played during his career.[3] 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.[3]
References
- ↑ "Genealogy". Ancestry. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
- ↑ "Harry Weidner - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 AFL Tables: Harry Weidner
- ↑ The Advertiser,"Inter-State Football", 27 August 1928, p. 10
- ↑ Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.