Lester Ross is a former Australian rules football

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er who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League

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 (VFL).

Ross, who started his senior football career at Victorian Football Association

Victorian Football League

The Victorian Football League which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association , taking its new name as from the 1996 season, is the premier Australian rules football league in Victoria The Victorian Football League (VFL) which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association...

 club Prahran

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, spent the 1958 season with Moe and won the Latrobe Valley Football League "Best and Fairest" award.

He was granted a clearance to join St Kilda in 1959 and the centreman is credited with having outperformed Footscray's Ted Whitten

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 in his very first game. After playing in the opening ten rounds of the season, Ross was demoted to the seconds, causing a dispute which would see him walk out on the club.

Norwood

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 secured his services in 1961 and he spent two seasons with them, in the South Australian National Football League

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. In his first season he finished third in the Magarey Medal

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, even though he had missed five games.

He played the next five years with South Adelaide

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, after joining the club in 1963. Playing mostly as a half forward flanker, he was a good performer for South Adelaide and was a member of their 1964 premiership team.

His final destination was Subiaco

Subiaco Football Club

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 in Western Australia but he played only one senior game. After his debut, Ross seriously injured his arm when he unwittingly smashed it through a window. The injury required 60 stitches and ended his career.

Ross had sons who were also good footballers; Lester junior who played with Norwood and Jonathon who played at both Norwood and Adelaide.