Ross Glendinning
Ross Glendinning | |||
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Personal information | |||
Date of birth | 17 September 1956 | ||
Place of birth | Subiaco, Western Australia | ||
Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1974–1977 | East Perth | 56 (2) | |
1978–1986 | North Melbourne | 190 (214) | |
1987–1988 | West Coast | 40 (111) | |
Total | 286 (327) | ||
Representative team honours | |||
Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
1977–1988 | Western Australia | 15 (44) | |
Victoria | 2 (0) | ||
Coaching career | |||
Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
1996–1997 | Western Australia | 2 (0) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1988. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Ross William Glendinning (born 17 September 1956) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the East Perth Football Club in the West Australian National Football League (WANFL) and for the North Melbourne Football Club and the West Coast Eagles in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Solidly built but agile and skilful in equal measure, Glendinning was considered one of the finest key-position players of his era. Inducted into the
Playing career
Glendinning started his senior football career with
He joined North Melbourne in 1978, after being denied a clearance from East Perth in 1977.
When West Coast was formed in 1986, Glendinning returned to his home state and was appointed the club's inaugural captain.[3] Playing mainly at centre half-forward, he was the club's leading goal kicker in 1987 and 1988.[4]
Post-football career
Following retirement, Glendinning was an expert commentator for Channel 7 from 1989 till 1998 while also serving as a panelist on the sportsworld football panel.
In March 2000, while serving as Fremantle's match committee chairman, Glendinning attracted attention for making remarks on television claiming Essendon's star full-forward Matthew Lloyd was suspect under physical pressure. Essendon coach Kevin Sheedy showed a video of the interview to his players in the lead-up to the match at Subiaco Oval.[5] For the record, Essendon won the match by 36 points and would go on to claim the premiership at the end of the season, losing only one game along the way.
In recent years, Glendinning returned to the West Coast Eagles as corporate relations manager.
Honours
Glendinning has been inducted into the WA Hall of Champions (1994),
He was the coach of the
Personal life
Glendinning is married to Kerry and has three daughters.[12]
References
- ^ Grant, Trevor (29 March 1978). "It can be tough at the top". The Age. p. 26.
- ^ "Glendinning's Brownlow". The Age. 20 September 1984. p. 42.
- ^ Carter, Ron, "Glendinning says he's worth $60,000", The Age, (Monday, 26 January 1987), p.25.
- ^ "West Coast Goalkicking Records". AFL Tables.
- ^ Denham, Greg (25 March 2000). "Essendon furious at Docker slur on Lloyd". The Age. Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ "WA Hall of Champions Inductee Ross Glendinning". Western Australian Institute of Sport. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013.
- ^ "Australian Football Hall of Fame: Players". Australian Football League. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012.
- ^ "Glendinning a Hall of Famer". North Melbourne Football Club. 14 November 2012.
- ^ McClure, Geoff (29 April 2003). "And the award goes to ..." The Age. p. 14. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016.
- ^ "State Games 1951 - 2011". West Australian Football Commission.
- ^ East, Alan (21 June 1997). "Ross' west side story". The Sunday Age. p. 12.
- ^ Lennon, Sasha (16 September 2013). "Ross Glendinning: Good as gold". The Footy Almanac. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
External links
- Ross Glendinning at AustralianFootball.com
- Ross Glendinning's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Profile at WA Football Hall of Fame website
- AFL Hall of Fame - Players