Australian Football

After his debut season with Port Adelaide in 1966 Ross Haslam was widely touted as the recruit of the year, but although he continued to give the Magpies capable service for another five years it is probably fair to say that he never totally fulfilled that early potential. Recruited from SAAFL club University, he was hard at the ball, industrious, and extremely brave, performing equally effectively either as a rover or on a half forward flank. The last of his 113 senior games in a Magpie jumper came in the losing Grand Final of 1971 against North Adelaide. 

Once his SANFL career was over Haslam returned to amateur ranks with Scotch Old Collegians, establishing himself as one of the finest players in that form of football in the country. A regular member of SAAFL interstate teams, he played in three successive carnivals, in 1973, 1976 and 1979 (as captain). The 1973 and 1976 carnivals were both won by the South Australians.

Author - John Devaney