Australian Football

AustralianFootball.com Celebrating the history of the great Australian game

AFL
- Adelaide
- Brisbane
- Carlton
- Collingwood
- Essendon
- Fremantle
- Geelong
- Gold Coast
- Greater Western Sydney
- Hawthorn
- Melbourne
- North Melbourne
- Port Adelaide
- Richmond
- St. Kilda
- Sydney
- West Coast
- Western Bulldogs
- Former clubs
  - Fitzroy
  - University
SANFL
- Adelaide Reserves
- Central District
- Glenelg
- North Adelaide
- Norwood
- Port Adelaide Magpies
- South Adelaide
- Sturt
- West Adelaide
- Woodville West Torrens
- Former clubs
WAFL
- Claremont
- East Fremantle
- East Perth
- Peel Thunder
- Perth
- South Fremantle
- Subiaco
- Swan Districts
- West Coast Reserves
- West Perth
- Former clubs
VFL
- Box Hill
- Brisbane Reserves
- Carlton Reserves
- Casey
- Coburg
- Collingwood Reserves
- Essendon Reserves
- Footscray
- Frankston
- Geelong Reserves
- Gold Coast Reserves
- GWS Reserves
- North Melbourne Reserves
- Northern Bullants
- Port Melbourne
- Richmond Reserves
- Sandringham
- Southport
- Sydney Reserves
- Werribee
- Williamstown
- Former clubs
TSL
- Clarence
- Glenorchy
- Kingborough
- Lauderdale
- Launceston
- North Hobart
- North Launceston
- Former clubs
  - Burnie Dockers
  - Burnie Hawks
  - Cananore
  - City (Hobart)
  - Cricketers
  - Derwent
  - Devonport
  - East Launceston
  - Hobart
  - Hobart City
  - Holebrook
  - Lefroy
  - New Norfolk
  - Sandy Bay
  - South Launceston
  - Southern Districts
  - Summerton
  - Union
  - Wellington
  - Western Storm
VFA
- Former clubs
  - Albert Park (Original)
  - Ballarat
  - Ballarat Imperial
  - Barwon (Original)
  - Berwick
  - Box Hill
  - Brighton
  - Brunswick
  - Camberwell
  - Carlton
  - Casey
  - Caulfield
  - Coburg
  - Collingwood
  - Dandenong
  - East Melbourne
  - Essendon
  - Essendon Association
  - Fitzroy
  - Frankston
  - Geelong
  - Geelong Association
  - Geelong West
  - Hawthorn
  - Kilsyth
  - Melbourne
  - Melbourne City
  - Moorabbin
  - Moorabbin (Original)
  - Mordialloc
  - North Melbourne
  - Northcote
  - Northern Bullants
  - Oakleigh
  - Port Melbourne
  - Prahan (Original)
  - Prahran
  - Richmond
  - Sandringham
  - South Ballarat
  - South Williamstown
  - St. Kilda
  - Sunshine
  - Sydney
  - University
  - Waverley
  - Werribee
  - West Melbourne
  - Western Bulldogs
  - Williamstown
  - Yarraville
TL
QAFL
- Aspley
- Broadbeach
- Coolangatta
- Labrador
- Morningside
- Mount Gravatt
- Noosa
- Palm Beach Currumbin
- Redland Victoria Point
- Sandgate
- Sherwood Districts
- Surfers Paradise
- Wilston Grange
- Former clubs
AdFL
VAFA
REP
- Former clubs
IR
- Former clubs
  - Australia
  - Ireland
AFLW
- Adelaide
- Brisbane
- Carlton
- Collingwood
- Essendon
- Fremantle
- Geelong
- Gold Coast
- GWS
- Hawthorn
- Melbourne
- North Melbourne
- Port Adelaide
- Richmond
- St. Kilda
- Sydney
- West Coast
- Western Bulldogs

Key Facts

Full name
Ross Capes

Known as
Ross Capes

Hall of fame
Western Australian Football Hall Of Fame, Inducted 2004

Ross Capes

Ross Capes was the highest profile and, by popular consent, the finest West Australian umpire of the 1970s. His career, which saw him umpire a total of 275 senior WANFL games over the period 1971-1982, witnessed the seminal changeover from the single to dual umpire system.

Capes umpired Grand Finals under both systems, and a total of eight in all, including seven in a row from 1973 to 1979. He also umpired numerous interstate matches, and after retirement served as the WAFL umpires coach..

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Footy's WA Football Companion

Key Facts

Ross Capes

Sources

Footnotes