Norm Strong

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Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Born
1929
Place Of Birth
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Biography

Rated by Norths president Harry McKinnon as one of the finest clubmen to play for any Sydney premiership side, hooker Norm Strong held the record for first grade matches with the Bears until it was broken by Greg Florimo in 1997. Norths were infrequent visitors to the semi-finals during Strong's 15-year association with the club but the local junior was a rugged competitor and a highly consistent forward who mastered the subtle skills and ploys of hooking. Strong is also credited with bringing the mouthguard into vogue when he opted to wear the device in the mid-1950s. After retiring at the end of 1960, he made a comeback the following year. He went on to break Newtown captain 'Bumper' Farrell's record 250 grade games before hanging up his boots.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.

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Competitions

Competition   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NRL 211 10 -   - 30 84 119 8 39.81% List
NRL Finals 4 - -   - - 1 3 0 25.00% List
Country Carnival 4 - -   - - 3 1 0 75.00% List
Tour Matches Sydney Colts 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
Tour Matches Metropolis 1 1 -   - 3 0 1 0 0.00% List
Tour Matches Sydney Firsts 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
City Cup 6 1 -   - 3 5 1 0 83.33% List
Craven Mild Cup 3 - -   - - 0 2 1 0.00% List


Representative

Australia - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NSW City Seconds 1953 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
Sydney Colts 1955 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
Possibles (AU) 1955 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
Sydney Firsts 1956 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
Metropolis 1956 1 1 -   - 3 0 1 0 0.00% List
Overall1953-1956 5 1 0   0 3 3 2 0 60.00% List


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
North Sydney NSWRFL 1947 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
North Sydney NSWRFL 1948 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
North Sydney NSWRFL 1949 8 1 -   - 3 3 4 1 37.50% List
North Sydney NSWRFL 1950 18 - -   - - 3 15 0 16.67% List
North Sydney NSWRFL 1951 16 - -   - - 5 11 0 31.25% List
North Sydney NSWRFL 1952 7 - -   - - 4 3 0 57.14% List
North Sydney NSWRFL 1953 19 4 -   - 12 10 8 1 52.63% List
North Sydney NSWRFL 1954 17 1 -   - 3 8 7 2 47.06% List
North Sydney NSWRFL 1955 18 - -   - - 10 8 0 55.56% List
North Sydney NSWRFL 1956 18 - -   - - 5 12 1 27.78% List
North Sydney NSWRFL 1957 15 - -   - - 6 8 1 40.00% List
North Sydney NSWRFL 1958 17 2 -   - 6 9 8 0 52.94% List
North Sydney NSWRFL 1959 16 - -   - - 7 9 0 43.75% List
North Sydney NSWRFL 1960 6 - -   - - 2 4 0 33.33% List
North Sydney NSWRFL 1961 17 - -   - - 9 8 0 52.94% List
North Sydney NSWRFL 1962 17 2 -   - 6 3 12 2 17.65% List

NRL/NSWRL - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
North Sydney 1947-62 211 10 -   - 30 84 119 8 39.81% List

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Contributions: Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Rugby League Tables, Alan Katzmann, Shawn Dollin, Paul Carter, Max Turner