He was one of three players that Essendon traded to Sydney at the end of 1992 in return for the 20th draft pick, which was used on Scott Cummings.
Ambrose, who hailed from Shepparton, finally made his league debut in 1993 when he was part of the Sydney team which took on the West Coast Eagles at the SCG.
At this stage the league was named the Westar Rules and he was the competition's best player in 2000 when he won the Sandover Medal as a centre half forward.
[4] He polled 34 votes to beat teammate Michael Symons and in doing so became the first ever forward from Subiaco to win the award.
He currently resides in Bryon Bay Australia with his partner Alice and their young daughter Dorothea.