Ross Glendinning
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| Birth | 17 September 1956 , |
| Recruited from | East Perth Football Club |
| Height and weight | 188 cm / 89 kg |
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| Debut | 1978, vs. , at |
| Team(s) | North Melbourne (1978-1986)
190 games, 214 goals West Coast (1987-1988) 40 games, 111 goals |
| ¹ Statistics to end of 2006 season | |
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Ross Glendinning (born 17 September 1956) was an Australian rules footballer for the North Melbourne Kangaroos and West Coast Eagles in the Victorian Football League/Australian Football League.
Glendinning started his senior football career with East Perth in the WAFL. He joined under the father-son rule, father Angus played 69 games from 1941 to 1951. Ross played 56 games for East Perth from 1974-77.
He joined North Melbourne in 1978, twice winning the club's Best and Fairest award and in 1983, winning the Brownlow Medal after finishing second the previous year. Strongly built, he could play at centre half-forward or centre half-back.
Glendinning formed part of the initial West Coast Eagles squad in 1987, was the inaugural captain of West Coast, and won the club's goal kicking in 1987 and 1988.
In 2000 Glendinning was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame. In 2004 he was inducted to the WA Football Hall of Fame. He is also in the North Melbourne Team of the Century.
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| Preceded by David Dench |
North Melbourne Best and Fairest winner 1982-1983 |
Succeeded by Kym Hodgeman |
| Preceded by Brian Wilson |
Brownlow Medallist 1983 |
Succeeded by Peter Moore |
| Preceded by inaugural |
West Coast Eagles captain 1987-1988 |
Succeeded by Murray Rance |
