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Key Facts

Full name
Ross Dillon

Known as
Ross Dillon

Born
10 December 1947 (age 76)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 18y 136d
Last game: 24y 239d

Height and weight
Height: 187 cm
Weight: 84 kg

Senior clubs
Melbourne; Norwood

Jumper numbers
Melbourne: 24

Recruited from
Melbourne (1973)

Ross Dillon

Advanced stats
ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
MelbourneV/AFL1966-1972851331.5627%10.061.986.0719
NorwoodSANFL1973-19781142422.12—————
Total1966-19781993751.88—————

AFL: 7,782nd player to appear, 2,868th most games played, 769th most goals kickedMelbourne: 830th player to appear, 199th most games played, 57th most goals kicked

A strong, one grab mark, and an accurate kick for goal, Ross Dillon joined Melbourne from Goulburn Valley Football League side Kyabram and played 85 VFL games for the club between 1966 and 1972. He topped the Demons' goal kicking in 1969 with 53 goals and the following year with 47. In 1973 he joined Norwood and added another 114 league games over the next six seasons. He was the Redlegs' top goal kicker in his debut season at the club with 46 goals, and again in 1975 with 66. He won the club's best and fairest award in 1975, and was at centre half forward in that year's Grand Final as the Redlegs downed Glenelg by two goals. Dillon, who had earlier represented the VFL at the 1969 Adelaide carnival, also played two games of interstate football for South Australia.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Footy's SA Football Companion

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.