Norm Couper
South Melbourne
AFL career
12 games4 goals
- Debut
- R1 1939 v CAR22 Apr 1939
- Most recent
- R18 1940 v RCH31 Aug 1940
Stats
Bio
Recruited from Emerald in the Dandenong Ranges, Norm Couper was a solidly built utility who broke into the South Melbourne lineup on the eve of the Second World War. Standing 180cm and weighing 82kg, he possessed the physical dimensions of a key position player of that era, allowing him to compete in contested situations and drift forward to impact the scoreboard. He made his senior debut in Round 1, 1939, and managed to hold a place in the side for two seasons, playing 12 games and booting four goals during a period when the club was heavily reliant on its "Foreign Legion" of interstate recruits. His VFL career concluded at the end of the 1940 season, marking him as a brief but noted contributor to the Bloods' history during a turbulent transitional era.
Profile
- Born
- 02 Aug 1916
- Died
- 28 Feb 1997 (aged 80y 210d)
- Height
- 180 cm
- Weight
- 82 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Emerald in the Dandenong Ranges, Norm Couper was a solidly built utility who broke into the South Melbourne lineup on the eve of the Second World War. Standing 180cm and weighing 82kg, he possessed the physical dimensions of a key position player of that era, allowing him to compete in contested situations and drift forward to impact the scoreboard. He made his senior debut in Round 1, 1939, and managed to hold a place in the side for two seasons, playing 12 games and booting four goals during a period when the club was heavily reliant on its "Foreign Legion" of interstate recruits. His VFL career concluded at the end of the 1940 season, marking him as a brief but noted contributor to the Bloods' history during a turbulent transitional era.