Former Greats - Andy Norval
Andy Norval
| Plyr No. |
Debut Year |
Final Year |
Birth Date | Death Date | Games | Tries | Points |
| 234 | 1934 | 1941 | 26/04/1912 | 16/05/1999 | 106 | 42 | 128 |
| Debut Club Game | 25/04/1934 | Round 1, 1934 v South Sydney Sydney Sports Ground, Moore Park (Age 21) |
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| Final Club Game | 09/08/1941 | Round 14, 1941 v Canterbury-Bankstown Belmore Sports Ground Moore Park (Age 29) |
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| Seasons | 8 | 1934 - 1941 | |||||
| Debut Club | One Club Player? | Final Club | |||||
| Sydney Roosters | Yes | Sydney Roosters | |||||
Adelaide born Andy Norval arrived at the Roosters from Newcastle and went on to become one of the Roosters’ greatest ever players. Norval is one of just five players to have won four or more premierships at the Club, Dick Dunn rated him the best player he ever saw. “I saw him do things on a football field that were impossible”. He played every position in the backline for Easts, except half back. Not bad for a 1930s lock forward. Opponents ran away from him as he was so punishing in defence and he was also a fine cover defender. He scored 42 tries in 106 first grade appearances.
His NSW appearances were limited whilst Australian captain Wally Prigg was in the side and he went on the 1937/38 Kangaroo tour as Prigg’s understudy but his versatility enabled him to play three test matches on the tour as a winger, scoring a try in each. Norval was named amongst the 100 greatest players of the first century of Australian rugby league and inducted into the Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame in 2008. He was named as lock in both the Roosters Team of the 20th Century and the Roosters Centurions.
| Representative Honours | ||
| Australia | 3 Tests (Player No. 215) | 1937 - 1938 |
| New South Wales | 5 Interstate Games (Player No. 321) | 1938, 1940 - 1941 |
| Club Honours |
| 4 Premiership Titles (1935, 1936, 1937 and 1940) |
| 5 Premiership Deciders (1934, 1935, 1936, 1938 and 1940) |
| Sydney Roosters Life Member (2025) |
| Sydney Roosters Team of the 20th Century Lock Foward (2007) |
| Sydney Roosters Centurions Lock Forward (2000) |
| Game Honours |
| NRL Hall of Fame Inductee No. 37 (2008) |
| Australian Rugby League's 100 Greatest Players (1908 - 2007) |
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