Norman John Goss (born 3 March 1951) is a former

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footballer who played with South Melbourne and

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in the

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(VFL). Goss was originally from Port Melbourne, the club that

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had played for. He was their best and fairest in back to back years, 1969 and 1970. In 1972 Goss joined South Melbourne and in 1974 he won the

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for their best and fairest player and also topped their goalkicking for the year with 37 goals. He moved to Hawthorn in 1978 and was a

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in his debut season. In August 2003 he was selected in Port Melbourne's official 'Team of the Century'. Norm was chairman of selectors for Allan Jeans at Hawthorn and Stan Alves at StKilda.

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* 1951 births Living people Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) Sydney Swans players Hawthorn Football Club players Hawthorn Football Club Premiership players Port Melbourne Football Club players Bob Skilton Medal winners One-time VFL/AFL Premiership players {{AFL-bio-1950s-stub