Noel Ross Explained
| Noel Ross |
| Fullname: | Albert Noel Ross |
| Birth Date: | 25 December 1922 |
| Birth Place: | Auburn, Victoria |
| Death Place: | Foster, Victoria |
| Originalteam: | Foster |
| Height: | 183 cm |
| Weight: | 83 kg |
| Position: | Half Forward |
| Statsend: | 1949 |
| Years1: | 1945–47, 1949 |
| Games Goals1: | 35 (38) |
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]
Family
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.
Military service
Prior to his VFL football career, Ross served in the Australian Army during World War II.[2]
Football
Foster
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]
Richmond (VFL)
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]
Mirboo North
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]
References
- World War Two Nominal Roll: Private Albert Noel Ross (VX78626), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
- A13860, VX78626: World War Two Service Record: Private Albert Noel Ross (VX78626), National Archives of Australia.
- B883, VX78626: World War Two Service Record: Private Albert Noel Ross (VX78626), National Archives of Australia.
- Hogan P: The Tigers Of Old, Richmond FC, (Melbourne), 1996.
- Book: The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 . Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim . 2014 . 10th . 978-1-921496-32-5 . BAS Publishing . Seaford, Victoria.
Notes and References
- Holmesby & Main (2014), p.768.
- Nominal Roll.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article23422023 Foster Player Breaks Leg, The Argus, (Monday, 10 May 1954), p.15.
- Hogan (1996), p.195.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1093418 VFL Permits: To Richmond, The Argus, (Thursday, 19 April 1945), p.12.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article178113026 de Lacy, H.A., "Noel Ross has always been a Tiger", The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 18 May 1946), p.5.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article206875447 New Offer to Fanning, The Age, (Tuesday, 20 April 1948), p.8.
- Hogan (1996), pp.195, 274, 312.
- Web site: 1951 - CGFL Awards . Trove Newspapers . Morwell Advertiser (Morwell, Vic) . 6 . 23 August 1951.
- Web site: 1951 - Rodda Medal . Trove Newspapers . Sporting Globe (Melbourne, Vic) . 12 . 22 August 1951.
