Ross Brewer (born 14 August 1953) is a former

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er who played with

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, Collingwood and Richmond in the

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(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

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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. before leaving the VFL. He finished his career in the

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, playing two seasons at Sandringham which yielded 151 goals, and later playing at Waverley.

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1953 births Living people Melbourne Football Club players Collingwood Football Club players Richmond Football Club players Sandringham Football Club players Waverley Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) 20th-century Australian sportsmen {{AFL-bio-1950s-stub