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Key Facts

Full name
Ross Brewer

Known as
Ross Brewer

Born
14 August 1953 (age 70)

Occupation
Banker

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 18y 231d
Last game: 29y 280d

Height and weight
Height: 188 cm
Weight: 75 kg

Senior clubs
Melbourne; Collingwood; Richmond; Sandringham; Waverley

Jumper numbers
Melbourne: 27, 6
Collingwood: 20
Richmond: 26

Recruited from
Melbourne (1979); Collingwood (1982); Richmond (1984); Sandringham (1986)

Family links
Ian Brewer (Brother)

Ross Brewer

Advanced stats
ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
MelbourneV/AFL1972-19781211961.6232%10.683.484.366
CollingwoodV/AFL1979-198147851.8166%6.743.473.280
RichmondV/AFL1982-1983681.3367%5.503.004.000
SandringhamVFA1984-1985331514.58—————
WaverleyVFA1986-198718744.11—————
V/AFL1972-19831742891.6643%9.433.464.056
VFA1984-1987512254.41—————
Total1972-19872255142.28—————

AFL: 8,428th player to appear, 928th most games played, 211th most goals kickedMelbourne: 907th player to appear, 123rd most games played, 27th most goals kickedCollingwood: 795th player to appear, 364th most games played, 101st most goals kickedRichmond: 835th player to appear, 827th most games played, 450th most goals kicked

Seventeen years younger than his brother Ian, Ross Brewer was an equally accomplished footballer who shared the same strong marking ability and beautiful kicking style. Recruited from Bentleigh-McKinnon Youth Centre, he made his VFL debut with Melbourne in 1972, and went on to give the club seven years of commendable service which yielded 121 games and 196 goals. In 1973, 1974 and 1977 he was the Demons' top goal kicker. From 1979 to 1981 Brewer added 47 VFL games and 85 goals with Collingwood, before crossing to Richmond where he managed just half a dozen games and the same number of goals over two seasons. He rounded off his senior career at Sandringham in 1984 where his 94 goals for the year was good enough to head the club's goal kicking list. 

Author - John Devaney

Sources

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Footnotes

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+ Score at the end of extra time.