Bill Ross
South Melbourne
AFL career
20 games4 goals
- Debut
- R3 1963 v CAR4 May 1963
- Most recent
- R6 1964 v FSC23 May 1964
Stats
Bio
Recruited to South Melbourne as a teenager, Bill Ross broke into the VFL senior lineup in 1963 and immediately showed he could match it at the elite level. Standing 178cm, Ross was a small-to-medium utility who could rotate through the midfield or flank, making a strong impression in his debut season where he played 15 games and polled four Brownlow Medal votes—a significant achievement for a first-year player in a struggling side. He played his football during the era of the legendary Bob Skilton, often fighting against the odds in a team that finished in the bottom half of the ladder. Despite his promising start, his VFL career was short-lived, concluding after just five appearances in the 1964 season for a total of 20 games and four goals.
Profile
- Born
- 30 Mar 1944
- Died
- 01 Feb 2020 (aged 75y 308d)
- Height
- 178 cm
- Weight
- 80 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited to South Melbourne as a teenager, Bill Ross broke into the VFL senior lineup in 1963 and immediately showed he could match it at the elite level. Standing 178cm, Ross was a small-to-medium utility who could rotate through the midfield or flank, making a strong impression in his debut season where he played 15 games and polled four Brownlow Medal votes—a significant achievement for a first-year player in a struggling side. He played his football during the era of the legendary Bob Skilton, often fighting against the odds in a team that finished in the bottom half of the ladder. Despite his promising start, his VFL career was short-lived, concluding after just five appearances in the 1964 season for a total of 20 games and four goals.