 A midfielder, he was a member of the All-Australian team eight times and won the Brownlow Medal twice, in 1997 and 1998, for the best and fairest player in the Australian Football League. In addition, he was voted the AFL's MVP in 1997 by his peers and also won the Trevor Barker Award for St Kilda's best and fairest four times. He played in one grand final, in 1997, when the Saints lost to the Adelaide Crows. His brother, Anthony, played for St Kilda and captained Norwood to the 1997 SANFL premiership.
