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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)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1946.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Norman Ware (5 March 1911 – 26 August 2003[1]) 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.[1][2] 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.[4][5]

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

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References

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  1. ^ a b Lines, Chris (25 August 2003). "Norm Ware dies aged 92". The Age.
  2. ^ "1941 Brownlow Medallist: Norman Ware". westernbulldogs.com.au. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  3. ^ "Stories". AFL Players' Association Limited. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  4. ^ "Last Ever Captain-Coach". carltonfc.com.au. 31 July 2009. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  5. ^ "Malcolm Blight - History | North Melbourne FC". nmfc.com.au. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
  6. ^ "Sale Footballer For Footscray". Gippsland Times. Victoria. 2 November 1931. p. 3. Retrieved 16 March 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
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