Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Born
- 1929
- Place Of Birth
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- Bulimba Cup
- 1952
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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| 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 | |||
| Representative Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country Carnival | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) | - | 211 | 10 | - | - | 30 | 84 | 119 | 8 | 39.81% | List | ||||
| NSWRFL Finals | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25.00% | List | ||||
| Bulimba Cup | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| City Cup | - | 6 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 83.33% | List | ||||
| Preseason Cup | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 223 | 12 | - | - | 36 | 91 | 127 | 9 | 40.81% | List | |||||
Australia - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Toowoomba | 1952 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Overall | 1952-1956 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - 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 | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - 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 | ||||
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Rugby League Tables, Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann, Paul Carter, Tony McCarron, Max Turner, Tim Costello
Your Say
17/05/2025
Won of the great Australian people I have ever met a great
f a good man a great father a friend
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