Ross Thornton
| Ross Thornton | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 23 October 1956 | ||
| Date of death | 25 April 2024 (aged 67) | ||
| Original team(s) | Camperdown (HFL) | ||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1980–1989 | Fitzroy | 146 (26) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1989. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Ross Thornton (23 October 1956 – 25 April 2024) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the VFL during the 1980s.[1]
Thornton originally arrived at Fitzroy from Hampden Football League club Camperdown in 1975 but was unable to make the senior team so joined Victorian Football Association 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 Thornton won Fitzroy's Best and fairest award.
In 2003 Thornton was selected in Prahran's Team of the Century.
Thornton appeared on the second season of The Amazing Race Australia with his daughter Tarryn,[2] and was eliminated in 8th place in Turkey on Episode 6.
In later years, Thornton was appointed to the Brisbane Lions Board.[3]
Thornton died from cancer on 25 April 2024, at the age of 67.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Vale champion Roy Ross Thornton". www.fitzroyfc.com.au. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ Quirk, Clare (31 May 2012). "Amazing adventure for father-daughter team with local ties". The Standard. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ "Fitzroy Football Club |".
- ^ "Vale Ross Thornton". Brisbane Lions. 26 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
Sources
[edit]- Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
External links
[edit]- Ross Thornton's playing statistics from AFL Tables