It is with great sadness that we advise of the passing of past player Norm Oldham. Norm played with the Mentone Football Club in the Federal League in the 1950’s.
He was a 2006 SBMT Hall of Fame inductee and a member of the famous 1956 Tiger premiership team against arch rivals and red hot favourites Mordialloc at the Cheltenham Oval. In front of a huge crowd Mentone came from behind at three quarter time to land the flag and the bets.
Norm was a versatile player as at 6’2″ he could play key positions as well as being an on-baller.
This was best exemplified by his 1956 finals series. He was on the bench in the Senior’s Second Semi Final game, played in the side the following week in the replayed match, followed this up by playing centre half back in the Reserves Grand Final team, and was then selected as a ruck rover in the Senior Premiership team.
Norm was truly one of our Tigers of Old. RIP Norm.