Harry Weidner

Harry Weidner
Harry Weidner
Personal information
Full name	Norman Henry John Weidner
Born	3 March 1907; Warragul, Victoria
Died	29 January 1962 (aged 54); Ventnor, Victoria
Original team	Warragul
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club
1926–1932	Richmond
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1932.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Norman Henry John Weidner (3 March 1907 – 29 January 1962) 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), at Cheltenham, Victoria, on 19 January 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.

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. In total, he kicked 15 goals from the nine finals that he played during his career. Richmond broke through for a premiership in 1932 but Weidner wasn't part of the success, having injured his knee playing against Collingwood in round 10.

He represented the 1928 Victorian interstate team which defeated South Australia in Melbourne by nine points.

Weidner later coached Warragul in the Central Gippsland League.

Death

He died at Ventnor, Victoria on 29 January 1962.

Notes

↑ AustralianFootball.com.
↑ "Richmond's Clever Half-Forward". Richmond Guardian. No. 2632. Victoria, Australia. 6 August 1927. p. 1.
↑ Weddings: Weidner—Rich, Table Talk, (Thursday, 14 February 1935), p.34.
↑ "HARRY WEIDNER". Richmond Guardian. No. 2592. Victoria, Australia. 2 October 1926. p. 3.
1 2 3 AFL Tables.
↑ Holmesby & Main, 2007.
↑ "FOOTBALL INCIDENTS AT COLLINGWOOD TODAY". The Herald. No. 17, 208. Victoria, Australia. 9 July 1932. p. 32.
↑ The Advertiser,"Inter-State Football", 27 August 1928, p. 10
↑ "Football Matches for 19th April". Morwell Advertiser. No. 3144. Victoria, Australia. 10 April 1947. p. 9.

References

Hogan P: The Tigers Of Old, Richmond FC, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-646-18748-1
Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.

External links

Harry Weidner's playing statistics from AFL Tables
Harry Weidner at AustralianFootball.com

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[1] AustralianFootball.com.

[2] "Richmond's Clever Half-Forward". Richmond Guardian. No. 2632. Victoria, Australia. 6 August 1927. p. 1.

[3] Weddings: Weidner—Rich, Table Talk, (Thursday, 14 February 1935), p.34.

[4] "HARRY WEIDNER". Richmond Guardian. No. 2592. Victoria, Australia. 2 October 1926. p. 3.

[AFLTables-5] 1 2 3 AFL Tables.

[6] Holmesby & Main, 2007.

[7] "FOOTBALL INCIDENTS AT COLLINGWOOD TODAY". The Herald. No. 17, 208. Victoria, Australia. 9 July 1932. p. 32.

[8] The Advertiser,"Inter-State Football", 27 August 1928, p. 10

[9] "Football Matches for 19th April". Morwell Advertiser. No. 3144. Victoria, Australia. 10 April 1947. p. 9.