Sebastian Ross | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Sebastian Ross | ||
Date of birth | 7 May 1993 | ||
Original team(s) | Horsham (Vic.)/North Ballarat Rebels | ||
Draft | No. 25, 2011 National Draft, St Kilda | ||
Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | St Kilda | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2012– | St Kilda | 200 (33) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 2, 2024. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Sebastian Ross (born 7 May 1993) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is the cousin of Jobe Watson and nephew of Tim Watson.
Ross was recruited by the club with draft pick 25 in the 2011 National Draft. He made his debut in Round 22, 2012, against Greater Western Sydney at Docklands Stadium. [1]
On August 20, 2016 he received the Ian Stewart Medal for best on ground in the Saints' Round 22 victory over Richmond. [2] In 2017 and 2019 he won the Trevor Barker Award for St Kilda's best and fairest. [3]
Ross was one of the league's most consistent midfielders between 2016 and 2019, averaging at least 26 disposals per game each year. He averaged over 10 Brownlow votes in this period, highlighted by a 14-vote effort in the 2017 Brownlow Medal.
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks |
Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
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G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
2012 | St Kilda | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0 |
2013 | St Kilda | 6 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 72 | 125 | 197 | 35 | 42 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 5.5 | 9.6 | 15.2 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 0 |
2014 | St Kilda | 6 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 112 | 94 | 206 | 35 | 43 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 8.6 | 7.2 | 15.8 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 0 |
2015 | St Kilda | 6 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 93 | 89 | 182 | 26 | 41 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 9.3 | 8.9 | 18.2 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 0 |
2016 | St Kilda | 6 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 299 | 283 | 582 | 95 | 96 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 13.6 | 12.9 | 26.5 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 10 |
2017 | St Kilda | 6 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 318 | 339 | 657 | 79 | 94 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 14.5 | 15.4 | 29.9 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 14 |
2018 | St Kilda | 6 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 337 | 295 | 632 | 114 | 83 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 16.0 | 14.0 | 30.1 | 5.4 | 4.0 | 6 |
2019 | St Kilda | 6 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 323 | 249 | 572 | 84 | 90 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 14.7 | 11.3 | 26.0 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 12 |
2020 [lower-alpha 1] | St Kilda | 6 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 146 | 141 | 287 | 29 | 45 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 9.1 | 8.8 | 17.9 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 1 |
2021 | St Kilda | 6 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 225 | 195 | 420 | 91 | 61 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 11.3 | 9.8 | 21.0 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 0 |
2022 | St Kilda | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 96 | 80 | 176 | 28 | 20 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 13.7 | 11.4 | 25.1 | 4.0 | 2.9 | TBA |
Career | 167 | 30 | 45 | 2026 | 1893 | 3919 | 616 | 619 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 12.1 | 11.3 | 23.5 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 43 |
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