Harry Weidner

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).

Harry Weidner
Personal information
Full name	Norman Henry John Weidner
Born	(1907-03-03)3 March 1907 Warragul, Victoria
Died	29 January 1962(1962-01-29) (aged 54) Ventnor, Victoria
Original team	Warragul
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1926–1932	Richmond	96 (128)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1932.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

The son of Williamstown and Prahran footballer,^[2] 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.^[3]

His cousin, Alexander Leslie "Les" Gallagher (1904-1973), also played VFL football for Richmond.

Football

Weidner was a half forward flanker from Warragul^[4] 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.^[5]

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.^[5][6] In total, he kicked 15 goals from the nine finals that he played during his career.^[5] 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.^[7]

He represented the 1928 Victorian interstate team which defeated South Australia in Melbourne by nine points.^[8]

Weidner later coached Warragul in the Central Gippsland League.^[9]

Death

He died at Ventnor, Victoria on 29 January 1962.