Jonathon Ross
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Jonathon Ross is a former Australian rules football
er in the Australian Football League
. He played with the Adelaide Crows
.
A well-built, strong key position player, Jonathon Ross had the potential to go far. However, his career was hampered by knee injuries and off-field drama and after playing 12 games in his debut season (1992
) he managed just eight more games in the next four years. He was offered a chance at Collingwood but lost his place for disciplinary reasons.
As of the end of the 2009 AFL season
, Ross still holds the record for the most Free Kicks Against
in a single AFL game. In Round 16, 1992, Ross had 10 Frees Against.
He is the son of former St Kilda player Lester Ross
.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er in the Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
. He played with the Adelaide Crows
Adelaide Crows
The Adelaide Football Club, nicknamed The Crows, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Adelaide, South Australia, playing in the Australian Football League ....
.
A well-built, strong key position player, Jonathon Ross had the potential to go far. However, his career was hampered by knee injuries and off-field drama and after playing 12 games in his debut season (1992
1992 AFL season
Results and statistics for the Australian Football League season of 1992. The AFL Grand Final this year was won by the West Coast Eagles, who became the first non-Victorian club to win a Premiership.-Ladder:...
) he managed just eight more games in the next four years. He was offered a chance at Collingwood but lost his place for disciplinary reasons.
As of the end of the 2009 AFL season
2009 AFL season
-Round 1 :-Round 2:-Round 3 :-Round 4:-Round 5 :-Round 6:-Round 7:-Round 8:-Round 9 :-Round 10:...
, Ross still holds the record for the most Free Kicks Against
Free kick (Australian rules football)
A free kick in Australian rules football is a penalty awarded by a field umpire to a player who has been infringed by an opponent or is the nearest player to a player from the opposite team who has broken a rule.-Protocol:...
in a single AFL game. In Round 16, 1992, Ross had 10 Frees Against.
He is the son of former St Kilda player Lester Ross
Lester Ross
Lester Ross is a former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League .Ross, who started his senior football career at Victorian Football Association club Prahran, spent the 1958 season with Moe and won the Latrobe Valley Football League "Best and Fairest"...
.