[1] He was granted a clearance to join St Kilda in 1959 and the centreman is credited with having outperformed Footscray's Ted Whitten in his very first game.
[1][2] After playing in the opening ten rounds of the season, Ross was demoted to the seconds, causing a dispute which would see him walk out on the club.
[3] Norwood secured his services in 1961 and he spent two seasons with them, in the South Australian National Football League.
Playing mostly as a half forward flanker, he was a good performer for South Adelaide and was a member of their 1964 premiership team.
[1] His final destination was Subiaco in Western Australia but he played only one senior game.