Norm Honey
Footscray
AFL career
10 games4 goals
- Debut
- R11 1933 v FIT8 July 1933
- Most recent
- R18 1934 v MEL15 Sept 1934
Stats
Bio
Arriving at the Western Oval during the hard-scrabble years of the Great Depression, Norm Honey stands as a unique figure in league history—quite literally. Measuring just 157cm (5ft 2in), he remains the equal-second shortest player to ever play VFL/AFL football, tied with Essendon's Charlie Hardy and sitting just behind "Nipper" Bradford. A diminutive rover who relied on a low centre of gravity and elusive speed to evade lumbering opponents, Honey managed to break into the Footscray side in 1933. While his senior career was brief—spanning just 10 games and four goals over two seasons—his ability to compete at the highest level despite such a significant size disadvantage remains a testament to his grit. He drifted out of the VFL system after the 1934 season, leaving behind a legacy as one of the game's ultimate "pocket rockets" and a statistical curiosity for the ages.
Profile
- Born
- 26 Jan 1914
- Died
- 19 June 1994 (aged 80y 144d)
- Deathplace
- Albury, NSW
- Height
- 157 cm
- Weight
- 60 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionArriving at the Western Oval during the hard-scrabble years of the Great Depression, Norm Honey stands as a unique figure in league history—quite literally. Measuring just 157cm (5ft 2in), he remains the equal-second shortest player to ever play VFL/AFL football, tied with Essendon's Charlie Hardy and sitting just behind "Nipper" Bradford. A diminutive rover who relied on a low centre of gravity and elusive speed to evade lumbering opponents, Honey managed to break into the Footscray side in 1933. While his senior career was brief—spanning just 10 games and four goals over two seasons—his ability to compete at the highest level despite such a significant size disadvantage remains a testament to his grit. He drifted out of the VFL system after the 1934 season, leaving behind a legacy as one of the game's ultimate "pocket rockets" and a statistical curiosity for the ages.