Ross Wright

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Ross Wright
Personal information
Full name Ross D. Wright
Date of birth (1952-09-28) 28 September 1952 (age 68)
Original team(s) East Ringwood
Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 85 kg (187 lb)
Position(s) Defender
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1973–74 Essendon 11 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1974.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Ross Wright (born 28 September 1952) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [1] He won Essendon's under-19s best and fairest in 1971. Wright later played for Hobart in the Tasmanian Football League from 1975 to 1977, coming runner-up in the league best and fairest in 1976. He then spent five season with Camberwell in the Victorian Football Association (VFA), winning premierships in 1979 and 1981. At a representative level, Wright played for Tasmania in 1976 and the VFA from 1979–81. He finished his career playing for his old side East Ringwood.

Notes

  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 975. ISBN   978-1-921496-32-5.


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