Ross Brewer

{{short description|Australian rules footballer}}

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| name = Ross Brewer

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|8|14|df=yes}}

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| death_date =

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| originalteam = Bentleigh-McKinnon Youth Centre

| height = 188 cm

| weight = 75 kg

| position = Forward

| statsend = 1983

| years1 = 1972–1978

| club1 = Melbourne

| games_goals1 = 121 (196)

| years2 = 1979–1981

| club2 = Collingwood

| games_goals2 = 47 (85)

| years3 = 1982–1983

| club3 = Richmond

| games_goals3 = 6 (8)

| years4 = 1984–1985

| club4 = Sandringham

| games_goals4 = 31 (151)

| years5 = 1986–1987

| club5 = Waverley

| games_goals5 = 13 (68)

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Ross Brewer (born 14 August 1953) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne, Collingwood and Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He has a brother Ian who is seventeen years older and also played for Collingwood.

A strong marking forward, Brewer started his career at Melbourne and topped their goalkicking in 1973, 1974 and 1977. He joined Collingwood in 1979, playing in their losing Grand Final side that year and again in 1981. In 1982 and 1983 he played with Richmond, only playing six games but winning the VFL reserves goalkicking in 1983 with 72 goals.{{citation|journal=Football Record|volume=80|issue=28|page=42|title=Scoreboard|date=28 September 1991}} before leaving the VFL. He finished his career in the Victorian Football Association, playing two seasons at Sandringham which yielded 151 goals, and later playing at Waverley.{{cite news|newspaper=The Sun News-Pictorial|publication-place=Melbourne, VIC|author=Paul Cunningham|page=90|date=21 September 1987|title=Springvale grabs historic first flag}}