Norm Robinson

Norm Robinson

Latchem in 1939
Personal information
Full name	Norman Charles Robinson
Born	(1900-10-17)17 October 1900 Balmain, Sydney, Australia
Died	18 March 1980(1980-03-18) (aged 79) Milton, Sydney, Australia
Playing information
Position	Halfback
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1924–27 Balmain 37 11 7 0 47 1928 Cootamundra 1929–33 Balmain 34 8 14 0 52 1934–37 Yanco Total 71 19 21 0 99 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1925–26 New South Wales 5 1 0 0 3 1928 Southern NSW
Coaching information
Club Years Team Gms W D L W% 1930 Balmain 14 5 2 7 36 1944–47 Balmain 72 48 5 19 67 1954–56 Balmain 57 31 2 24 54 Total 143 84 9 50 59 Representative Years Team Gms W D L W% 1948 New South Wales 4 3 0 1 75 1953 American All Stars 1 0 0 1 0 1958 Australia 3 1 0 2 33
Source: Rugby League Project As of 2 June 2013

Norman "Latchem" Robinson (17 October 1900 – 18 March 1980) was an Australian professional

selector and manager. He also served as NSW and Australian coach in 1948 and 1958 respectively.

Playing career

Robinson was graded at

's club.

Coaching career

Robinson had three separate coaching spells with the Balmain club. He coached the

and Game 3 in Sydney.

Administrative career

Robinson was for many years after his playing retirement a Secretary-Manager of the Balmain Leagues Club. Together with the St George administrator Snowy Justice, Robinson's former representative playing peer, he was one of the seminal forces behind the establishment of the Club Managers' Association of Australia at its foundation in 1964. Robinson was awarded a Life Membership of that organisation for outstanding service to the club industry.^[3]

Accolades

The Wests Tigers Team of the Century was announced in 2004, encompassing the best players from both Balmain and Western Suburbs. Norm Robinson was voted the Coach of the Century.^[4]

The "Latchem" Robinson stand at Leichhardt Oval, Balmain's home ground, is named in his honour. Norm Robinson died 12 days before the opening of the stand by Neville Wran, premier of New South Wales and Tiger supporter, in 1980.^[5]

His largely attended funeral was held at St. Thomas's Church,

References

Sources

• Malcolm Andrews (1992). ABC of Rugby League. Sydney:
  ISBN 0-7333-0176-2
  .
• ISBN 978-1-877082-93-1
  .

Footnotes

External links

• Norm Robinson at NRL Stats
• The History of the Balmain Tigers

Sporting positions
Preceded by Arthur Patton 1952–1953	Coach Balmain 1954–1956	Succeeded by Sid Ryan 1957
Preceded by Bill Kelly 1938–1943	Coach Balmain 1944–1947	Succeeded by Athol Smith 1948–1950
Preceded by Reg Latta 1929	Coach Balmain 1930	Succeeded by Cec Fifield 1930