Norm Glenister
Norm Glenister | |||
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Personal information | |||
Date of birth | 23 August 1915 | ||
Date of death | 17 November 1963 | (aged 48)||
Original team(s) | Geelong West (GDFL) | ||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1934–40, 1945–46 | Geelong | 124 (262) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1946. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Norman 'Norm' Mick Glenister (23 August 1915 – 17 November 1963)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the VFL during the 1930s and 1940s.
Whether playing as a half forward flanker, centreman or rover, Glenister was a consistent goalkicker for Geelong and bar his debut year when he played just two games never failed to kick 20 goals in a season. He missed Geelong's 1937 premiership due to injury and topped their goalkicking in 1939 with 36 goals. His best season tally however was 50 goals which he kicked in 1938. A Victorian interstate representative, he kicked five goals in a game against South Australia in 1939.
Glenister also played for Victorian Football Association club Coburg, crossing without a clearance in 1941 during the throw-pass era,[2] before returning to Geelong in 1945 after his suspension for crossing without a clearance had ended.
Glenister's brother Harold played alongside him in the same team briefly.
References
- ^ "Norm Glenister - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- ^ "League players for Coburg". The Argus. Melbourne, VIC. 17 April 1941. p. 12.
- Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
External links
- Norm Glenister's playing statistics from AFL Tables