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Andy Norval

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Playing Career

All information provided below is based only on data available in the RLP database and should be used as a guide only.

Vital Statistics

Position(s)
Lock
Full Name
Andrew McLaren Norval
Born
Friday, 26th April, 1912
Died
Sunday, 16th May, 1999 (Aged 87 years and 20 days)
Place Of Birth
Hindmarsh, South Australia, Australia

Known Family Links

Brother
Bob Norval

Competitions Won

Test Series
1938/39 France vs Australia
Interstate Series
1938, 1941
NSW City vs Country Firsts
1938, 1941
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL)
1935, 1936, 1937, 1940

Honours & Awards

National Rugby League Hall Of Fame
2008

Biography

Brilliant Easts lock during the club's ‘golden era’ in the 1930s started his career in Newcastle after playing Australian Rules football in South Australia. Norval played in Easts’ final victories in 1935-36 before showing his versatility on the 1937-38 Kangaroo Tour. Incredibly, he made his Test debut on the wing in the Third Test against England before playing in the first two Tests staged in France. Norval took his place in Easts’ ‘international’ pack (Stehr, Pearce and Pierce) and played in one more premiership success in 1940. He represented NSW between 1938-41 but did not play in another Test because of the advent of World War II.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International Comp WinsStartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Tests (Senior International Matches) -3-33-3---9---3--100.00%List
The Ashes -1-11-1---3---1--100.00%List
Tour MatchesAustraliaAUS-16-169-9---27---114168.75%List
Tour MatchesNew South Wales FirstsNFI-2-2----------11-50.00%List
Tour MatchesSydney FirstsSDF-1-11-1---3-----10.00%List
Test Series 13-33-3---9---3--100.00%List
Representative Career - Australia Comp WinsStartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Interstate Series 25-53-3---9---32-60.00%List
NSW City vs Country Firsts 24-45-5---15---31-75.00%List
NSW City vs Country 29-97-7---21---63-66.67%List
Club Career - Australia Comp WinsStartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Tour MatchesSydney RoostersSYD-6-64-4---12---6--100.00%List
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) 4106-10642-421--128--27424869.81%List
NRL Finals -9-95-5---15---72-77.78%List
City Cup -4-41-1---3---31-75.00%List
Overall StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
First Class 149-14967-671--203--2104351069.80%List

Test Matches - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Australia1937-38 3-33-3---9---3--100.00%List

Australia - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
NSW City Seconds1934-37, 1939 5-52-2---6---32-60.00%List
NSW City Possibles1935 1-1------------10.00%List
Possibles (AU)1936-37 2-21-1---3----110.00%List
NSW City Firsts1937-38, 1941 3-34-4---12---21-66.67%List
Sydney Firsts1938, 1940-41 3-32-2---6---11133.33%List
NSW Firsts1938, 1940-41 7-73-3---9---43-57.14%List
Thompson's Team1940 1-1----------1--100.00%List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

TeamSeason StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs19341934 NSWRFL 16-168-8---24---124-75.00%List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs19351935 NSWRFL 14-149-9---27---131-92.86%List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs19361936 NSWRFL 13-132-2---6---11-284.62%List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs19371937 NSWRFL 8-84-41--14---6-275.00%List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs19381938 NSWRFL 15-158-8---24---66340.00%List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs19391939 NSWRFL 12-125-5---15--175-58.33%List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs19401940 NSWRFL 15-155-5---15--1113173.33%List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs19411941 NSWRFL 13-131-1---3---85-61.54%List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Eastern Suburbs1934-41 106-10642-421--128--27424869.81%List

Your Say

  • Andy Norval
    4 May 2009 2:40pm

    Andy Norval was a humble and gifted player of the 1930s who enjoyed the game and was a Eastern Suburbs club player always. Andy had great admiration for his team mates.
    He played the game at all levels and retired without ever playing in lower grades.
    He was a wonderful husband and father and passed away in 1999.

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Sources:News Reports, 2006 Official Rugby League Annual