Sebastian Ross

Sebastian Ross (born 7 May 1993) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is the cousin of Jobe Watson and nephew of Tim Watson.

Sebastian Ross
Ross playing for St Kilda in April 2019
Personal information
Full name Sebastian Ross
Date of birth (1993-05-07) 7 May 1993
Original team(s) Horsham (Vic.)/North Ballarat Rebels
Draft No. 25, 2011 National Draft, St Kilda
Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 86 kg (190 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current club St Kilda
Number 6
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2012– St Kilda 167 (30)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 7, 2022.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

AFL career

Ross was recruited by the club with draft pick 25 in the 2011 National Draft. He made his debut in Round 22, 2012, against Greater Western Sydney at Docklands Stadium.[1]

On August 20, 2016 he received the Ian Stewart Medal for best on ground in the Saint's Round 22 victory over Richmond.[2] In 2017 and 2019 he won the Trevor Barker Award for St Kilda's best and fairest.[3]

Ross was one of the league's most consistent midfielders between 2016 and 2019, averaging at least 26 disposals per game each year. He averaged over 10 Brownlow votes in this period, highlighted by a 14-vote effort in the 2017 Brownlow Medal.

Statistics
Statistics are correct to the end of round 7, 2022[4]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2012 St Kilda 6100538040.00.05.03.08.00.04.00
2013 St Kilda 613317212519735420.20.15.59.615.22.73.20
2014 St Kilda 613121129420635430.10.28.67.215.82.73.30
2015 St Kilda 61013938918226410.10.39.38.918.22.64.10
2016 St Kilda 6223529928358295960.10.213.612.926.54.34.410
2017 St Kilda 6225931833965779940.20.414.515.429.93.64.314
2018 St Kilda 62138337295632114830.10.416.014.030.15.44.06
2019 St Kilda 6226732324957284900.30.314.711.326.03.84.112
2020[lower-alpha 1] St Kilda 6162214614128729450.10.19.18.817.91.82.81
2021 St Kilda 6205822519542091610.30.411.39.821.04.63.10
2022 St Kilda 6710968017628200.10.013.711.425.14.02.9TBA
Career 167 30 45 2026 1893 3919 616 619 0.2 0.3 12.1 11.3 23.5 3.7 3.7 43

Notes

  1. The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

References
  1. Hunter-Smith, James (25 August 2012). "Young guns given a chance as St Kilda eye the future". Herald Sun. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  2. Gabelich, Josh (22 August 2016). "Monday Wash Up: Round 22 v Richmond". St Kilda Football Club. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  3. Navaratnam, Dinny (6 October 2017). "Rising mid claims the Saints' brightest halo". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  4. "Sebastian Ross". AFL Tables. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
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