Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Ernest James Norman
- Nickname(s)
- Bunty
- Born
- Monday, 12th August, 1912
- Died
- Tuesday, 3rd August, 1993 (Aged 80 years and 356 days)
- Place Of Birth
- Paddington, New South Wales, Australia
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- Test Series
- New Zealand vs Australia 1935
- Interstate Series
- 1936, 1937
- NSWRFL Premiership (NRL)
- 1935, 1936, 1937
Biography
Easts junior, graded as a centre/five-eighth at the age of 17 in 1930, made his international debut just two years later. A NSW rep in 1931, Norman was selected for Australia in the opening match of the 1932 Ashes series following his game for Sydney against the visiting Lions. Norman was moved to the centres for the Second Test but he was injured in Australia's heroic 15-6 win in the 'Battle of Brisbane' and missed the deciding Test in Sydney. The following year he was unfortunately ruled out of the 1933-34 Kangaroo tour with torn knee ligaments but was later a member of the champion Easts' club that won three consecutive premierships (1935-37). Norman played in three Tests against NZ on the 1935 Kiwi tour after replacing the injured Vic Hey and was the preferred pivot against England in the 1936 Ashes series. Norman finally made a tour of England and France when he was the only specialist five-eighth selected on the 1937-38 Kangaroo tour. He played in two Tests against NZ and two against England on tour but following his retirement, lived in relative seclusion in the Eastern Suburbs area until his death in 1993, at the age of 80.
- 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 | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
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| The Ashes | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 0 | 28.57% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | New South Wales Firsts | - | 14 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 64.29% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Sydney Roosters | - | 5 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80.00% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Metropolis | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Australia | - | 30 | 6 | - | - | 18 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 63.33% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Sydney Firsts | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Test Series | 1 | 12 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 41.67% | List | ||||
| Interstate Series | 2 | 13 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 61.54% | List | ||||
| City vs Country Firsts | - | 5 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 60.00% | List | ||||
| NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) | 3 | 101 | 26 | - | - | 78 | 78 | 20 | 3 | 77.23% | List | ||||
| NSWRFL Finals | - | 10 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| City Cup | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
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Test Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Australia | 1932, 1935-37 | 12 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 41.67% | List | ||||
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Australia - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| NSW Firsts | 1931-32, 1936-37 | 17 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 70.59% | List | ||||
| NSW City Firsts | 1931-33, 1936-37 | 5 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 60.00% | List | ||||
| NSW City Probables | 1931-32 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Metropolis | 1932 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| NSW City Seconds | 1935 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Sydney Firsts | 1936 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1931-1937 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 60.71% | List | ||||
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NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1931 | 14 | - | - | - | - | 10 | 4 | 0 | 71.43% | List | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1932 | 9 | 4 | - | - | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 88.89% | List | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1933 | 12 | 5 | - | - | 15 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1934 | 17 | 4 | - | - | 12 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 76.47% | List | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1935 | 18 | 5 | - | - | 15 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 94.44% | List | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1936 | 12 | 4 | - | - | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 91.67% | List | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1937 | 8 | 4 | - | - | 12 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 75.00% | List | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1938 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25.00% | List | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1939 | 7 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 3 | 0 | 57.14% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Eastern Suburbs | 1931-39 | 101 | 26 | - | - | 78 | 78 | 20 | 3 | 77.23% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Rugby League Tables, Max Turner, Paul Carter, Tony McCarron, Alan Katzmann, Wests Archives, Bill Bates, Tim Costello
Sources:
Newspapers, 2006 Official Rugby League Annual
Your Say
31/07/2013
My name is Kirsty, and Ernie Norman was my Great Grandfather. He is an inspiration to me and was a really great player. He has passed onto me a love of the great game of Rugby League and I have always gone for the Roosters. I am very happy to see him being recognised for his achievements.
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