I am saddened to hear of the passing of David Norman.
38 years ago, as a 13 year old, I was finally allowed to go to the footy.
I knew nothing about where to sit or how things worked. But I knew about the cheer squad and thought it would be a good place to sit.
David welcomed me with open arms, always made sure I had a flag or a flogger. He often made sure that I got the chance to get out on the ground and hold the banner up, not that I was helping much. I couldn’t believe that I was seeing stars like Dale Weightman and Peter Wilson up so close.
In short David helped me feel like I belonged to the club, and even though we were so hopeless at the time it cemented a life long love affair with the club.
My condolences to his friends and family.
