Jonathon Ross (footballer)

{{short description|Australian rules footballer, born 1973}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}

{{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1973|11|3}}

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| position = Key Position Utility

| statsend = Round 1, 1998

| years1 = 1992–1996

| club1 = Adelaide Crows

| games_goals1 = 20 (4)

| years2 = 1997

| club2 = Collingwood

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Jonathon Ross (born 3 November 1973) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. He played with the Adelaide Crows.

A well-built, strong key position player, Jonathon Ross had the potential to go far. However, his career was hampered by knee injuries and off-field drama and after playing 12 games in his debut season (1992) he managed just eight more games in the next four years. He was offered a chance at Collingwood but lost his place for disciplinary reasons.{{cite web|url=http://www.afc.com.au/TheClub/History/PastPlayerProfiles/PastPlayersPZ199games/tabid/14424/Default.aspx |title=Past Players P-Z (1-99 games) - Official AFL Website of the Adelaide Football Club |accessdate=2011-05-01 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110227082324/http://www.afc.com.au/TheClub/History/PastPlayerProfiles/PastPlayersPZ199games/tabid/14424/Default.aspx |archivedate=27 February 2011 }}

Ross was sacked by the Magpies after being charged with unlawful assault, being drunk in a public place, four counts of assaulting police and resisting arrest shortly after arriving at the club.{{Cite web|url=http://newsstore.theage.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=smh&kw=melbourne&pb=all_ffx&dt=enterRange&dr=1month&sd=01%2F12%2F1996&ed=15%2F12%2F1996&so=date&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=200&rm=200&sp=adv&sc=sport+or+sport+monday&clsPage=1&docID=news961210_0135_2796|title = Fairfax Syndication Photo Print Sales and Content Licensing}}

He is the son of former St Kilda player Lester Ross.