Harry Weidner Explained

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).

Family

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

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

He died at Ventnor, Victoria on 29 January 1962.

References

Notes and References

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