Harry Weidner | |
Fullname: | Norman Henry John Weidner |
Birth Date: | 3 March 1907 |
Death Place: | Ventnor, Victoria |
Originalteam: | Warragul |
Height: | 175 cm |
Weight: | 72 kg |
Statsend: | 1932 |
Years1: | 1926–1932 |
Club1: | Richmond |
Games Goals1: | 96 (128) |
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).
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.
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]
He died at Ventnor, Victoria on 29 January 1962.