Ray Cross

{{Short description|Australian rules footballer}}

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

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

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| name = Ray Cross

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| fullname = Raymond L. Cross

| birth_date = {{birth date|1941|9|7|df=y}}

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| originalteam = Omeo/East Hampton{{cite web |url=http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/R/Ray_Cross.html |title=AFL Tables: Ray Cross |website=afltables.com}}

| height = 180 cm

| weight = 83 kg

| position = Defender

| statsend = 1967

| years1 = 1962–1967

| club1 = St Kilda

| games_goals1 = 57 (4)

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Raymond Cross (born 7 September 1941) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Cross was a half back flanker during his league career, but played on the half forward flank against Essendon in the 1965 VFL Grand Final, having come into the side in place of the injured Kevin Roberts.The Age,[https://news.google.com.au/newspapers?id=rngpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NJUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4030,4409410 "Players switched for final"], 24 September 1965, p. 1 His role on grand final day was to tag Hugh Mitchell but his efforts couldn't stop St Kilda losing by 35 points.{{cite book|last1=Holmesby|first1=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim|title=The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers| publisher=BAS Publishing|year=2007|isbn=978-1-920910-78-5}}

He was hampered by knee injuries while at St Kilda and it was a strained knee ligament which meant he didn't participate in his clubs drought breaking premiership in 1966.The Age,[https://news.google.com.au/newspapers?id=SgIRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YZMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1341,3905786 "Baldock decides to take no risks for finals"], 23 August 1966, p. 15