He has exceptional speed over 20 metres and was described in the press as a 'classy' and 'dashing' defender who set up a lot of positive play.
[1] In the 2010 TAC Cup Grand Final against the Calder Cannons, Ross gathered 30 possessions and 14 handball receives off half back and was clearly the Power's best in a side in which future Essendon teammate, Dyson Heppell, gathered 20 possessions.
I walked off the plane ... and the whole family was standing there dressed in Bombers gear and cheering.
[5] He was the substitute player, though he played most of the game after Prismall was carried off with a knee injury in the first 5 minutes.
Ross comes from the town of Garfield in Gippsland and is the grandson of South Melbourne VFL player Max Papley.