Ross Thornton

Infobox afl player | firstname = Ross
lastname = Thornton




birthdate = 23 October 1956
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originalteam = Camperdown
heightweight = 179 cm / 81 kg
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debutdate = 1980
debutteam = Fitzroy
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Fitzroy (1980-89)
* 146 games, 26 goals
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statsend = 1989
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Ross Thornton (born 23 October 1956) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the VFL during the 1980s.

Thornton originally arrived at Fitzroy in 1975 but was unable to make the seniors so joined VFA club Prahran. He returned to Fitzroy in 1980 and became a regular fixture in their defence for the rest of the decade, usually occupying a back pocket from where he liked to run the ball up the ground. A personal highlight came in 1984 when he won Fitzroy's Best and fairest award.

References

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*Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). "The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers". 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.