Norm Gravell
St Kilda
AFL career
3 games0 goals
- Debut
- R6 1942 v MEL13 June 1942
- Most recent
- R8 1942 v CAR27 June 1942
Stats
Bio
Recruited from Prahran in the VFA, Norm Gravell arrived at St Kilda during the tumultuous 1942 season when the Association competition was suspended due to the Second World War. With VFL clubs scrambling to fill lists depleted by military enlistments, Gravell crossed to the Junction Oval to provide depth for the Saints. A diminutive figure standing just 170cm, he was brought in to contest the ground level ball, ultimately managing three senior appearances without registering a goal. His brief stint at the top level serves as a classic example of the wartime era, where club lineups were often bolstered by VFA stalwarts filling the breach for absent stars.
Profile
- Born
- 15 July 1915
- Died
- 19 Dec 1978 (aged 63y 157d)
- Birthplace
- South Melbourne, VIC
- Deathplace
- Heidelberg, VIC
- Height
- 170 cm
- Weight
- 67 kg
Teams
Family
- Brother:Jack Gravell
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Prahran in the VFA, Norm Gravell arrived at St Kilda during the tumultuous 1942 season when the Association competition was suspended due to the Second World War. With VFL clubs scrambling to fill lists depleted by military enlistments, Gravell crossed to the Junction Oval to provide depth for the Saints. A diminutive figure standing just 170cm, he was brought in to contest the ground level ball, ultimately managing three senior appearances without registering a goal. His brief stint at the top level serves as a classic example of the wartime era, where club lineups were often bolstered by VFA stalwarts filling the breach for absent stars.