| Norm Ware | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Ware in 1942 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Norman Ware | ||
| Born | 5 March 1911 | ||
| Died | 26 August 2003(2003-08-26) (aged 92) | ||
| Original team | Sale | ||
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 91 kg (201 lb) | ||
| Position | Ruckman | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1932–1946 | Footscray | 200 (220) | |
| Coaching career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 1941–1942 | Footscray | 33 (20–13–0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1946. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Norman Ware (5 March 1911 – 26 August 20031) was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
A ruckman for Footscray, Ware is the only person to have won the Brownlow Medal while being both captain and coach.12 He is likely to remain so indefinitely, as it would be highly unlikely for a captain of an AFL team to act as a coach today, due to salary cap regulations implemented in 1987 in order to prevent wealthier clubs from circumventing the restrictions of the salary cap and salary floor.3 Additionally, while captain-coaches used to be relatively common in earlier years of the game, the practice has been phased out, with the last captain-coach of an AFL team being Alex Jesaulenko in 1979 and the last player-coach being Malcolm Blight in 1981.45
He was recruited from Sale. His brother Wally played for Hawthorn.6
In 2001 Ware was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.
Career highlights
- Brownlow Medal: 1941
- Footscray Best and Fairest: 1934, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1942
- Footscray captain: 1940
- Victorian representative (10 games, 6 goals)
- Footscray Team of the Century (2002)
- Footscray-Western Bulldogs Hall of Fame: Legend (2018)
- Australian Football Hall of Fame (2001)
References
References
- Lines, Chris (25 August 2003). "Norm Ware dies aged 92". The Age.
- "1941 Brownlow Medallist: Norman Ware". westernbulldogs.com.au. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
- "Stories". AFL Players' Association Limited. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
- "Last Ever Captain-Coach". carltonfc.com.au. 31 July 2009. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
- "Malcolm Blight - History | North Melbourne FC". nmfc.com.au. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
- "Sale Footballer For Footscray". Gippsland Times. Victoria. 2 November 1931. p. 3. Retrieved 16 March 2015 – via National Library of Australia.