| Noel Ross | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Albert Noel Ross | ||
| Date of birth | 25 December 1922 | ||
| Place of birth | Auburn, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 18 March 2003 (aged 80) | ||
| Place of death | Foster, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Foster | ||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Half Forward | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1945–47, 1949 | Richmond | 35 (38) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1949. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Albert Noel Ross (25 December 1922 – 18 March 2003) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
The son of John Ross (1896–1985), and Lillian Florence Ross (1898–1975), née Bridgman, Albert Noel Ross was born at Auburn, Victoria on 25 December 1922.
Prior to his VFL football career, Ross served in the Australian Army during World War II.[2]
He played with the Foster Football Club in the Alberton League over many years: 1937-1944, 1948 (when he won the competition's best and fairest), 1954,[3] 1957, 1959, 1960 (captain-coach in 1954 and 1959), playing his last match at the age of 37.[4]
Recruited from Foster in 1945.[5][6] He played with Richmond over four seasons, 1945, 1946, 1947, and 1949 — he returned to Foster for the 1948 season[7] — playing in 35 First XVII games and 21 Second XVIII games (including the 1947 Second's Grand Final).[8]
He played with Mirboo North for two seasons (1950-1951); and, in 1951, won the Mid Gippsland Football League's best and fairest award.[9][10]