Jack Ross (footballer, born 1911)

Jack Ross
Personal information
Full name	Richard John Ross
Date of birth	(1911-09-09)9 September 1911
Date of death	21 February 1996(1996-02-21) (aged 84)
Original team(s)	Northcote (VFA)
Height / weight	173 cm / 70 kg
Position(s)	Half back
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1931–1940	Collingwood	142 (30)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 1940.

Richard John 'Jack' Ross (9 September 1911 – 21 February 1996)^[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Ross was a utility player who was used mostly at half back. He appeared in five successive Grand Finals from 1935 to 1939, the first two of them premierships. His brother Bob also played at Collingwood.

References

↑ "R. Jack Ross". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 7 September 2014.

Jack Ross's statistics from AFL Tables
Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.

Collingwood Football Club 1935/36 VFL premiers

1935: Collingwood 11.12 (78) defeated South Melbourne 7.16 (58), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground 1936: Collingwood 11.23 (89) defeated South Melbourne 10.18 (78), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

1. H. Collier (c) 4/3. Bowyer 5/4. Carmody 7/2. A. Collier 11/7. Doherty 13/8. Froude 14/9. Fraser 15/21. Pannam 17/12. Kyne 18/13. Morgan 23/17. Riley 24/18. Ross 25/16. Regan 27/19. Stackpole 28/21. Whelan 29/22. Woods

Coach: McHale

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